Comments on: Can You Hear Me Now? How Did I Miss This?

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:54:40 +0000

Miranda – I am sorry I haven’t been on your blog in awhile…. I am so happy to read the updates. How hard this must be for everyone. Your family and your precious boy are in my prayers. I have a feeling he will triumph through this.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:52:38 +0000

How did it go today???

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:48:47 +0000

UPDATE: His sedated hearing test is scheduled for September 15th and has to be done in the PICU so they can monitor him. I’ve been told this test will take about 2 hours. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers please. I’m really nervous about this..both for the hearing issue and the sedation.

By: Lori A.

Lori A. — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:56:24 +0000

You are doing something about it now and that’s what matters! You couldn’t have known there was a problem before. I felt the same way when the results of a vision screening came back for our son when he was 4 years old. Turned out his vision is pretty bad! I felt awful that we didn’t have his vision checked sooner. But, really, how could I have known?? But, glasses have fixed the problem and everything is good.
My son also went through speech therapy. He spoke no words when we took him to his 2 year checkup. He could make sounds but couldn’t form words. His hearing was fine but he ended up in 1.5 years of speech therapy.

By: Melitsa of Play Activities

Melitsa of Play Activities — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:14:43 +0000

You really are not alone. It’s great to have so many people around to support us mums. It truly does take a Village to raise a child. We have a speech delayed family

By: Rabacal

Rabacal — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:57:20 +0000

I have often wondered which would be harder to deal with, a physical disability or a mental one. Life sure doesn’t turn out like you thought it would, does it? Good luck to you in your journey.

By: Lori Z.

Lori Z. — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:44:07 +0000

Here’s the teacher training in me: he’ll be fine. He’s been exposed to language over and over and this development is still early, despite guilt. Consistent exposure will help him with his speech and it will only be better with a speech therapist (I don’t have any background there, but a friend of mine who is a speech therapist works with kids my daughter’s age and she says most always there’s success, and only has had additional delays with ESL kids)

The mom in me has this to offer: I remember when my daughter was born and she failed her hearing tests in the hospital and they kept us an extra day to monitor her, then sent us to a specialist for another test. I cried the whole time she was being tested and the nurse kept saying over and over that it happens all the time and most often it has to do with the baby in the birth canal too long. There’s no way you could have known from that. And your baby will be fine. He’s got you!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:25:04 +0000

I can relate to you in a way. My middle child, AJ who is now 3. Was delayed in speech and we just assumed he was a late talker. My only daughter who is my oldest child has always been a social butterfly and we just assumed they were the opposite because they were boy/girl and he was second born so his big sis talks for him a lot. That ended up not being the case.

A little over a year ago we finally took him to an ENT after having ear infection, after ear infection. We had to seriously fight with our pediatrician to get to an ENT .. it was RIDICULOUS. Come to find out the ENT told us his left ear was so bad that the ear infection had turned to glue and he couldn’t hear out of that ear very well which would explain his delay in speech. He ended up getting tubes placed in his ears and it was an amazing difference!

He is not talking very well and just turned three on the 13th of this month. We can talk with him and everything! I had the same guilt because I should have known or thought of hearing loss .. I mean I am MOM right?! But how would I have known I trusted my pediatrician and thought he knew what he was doing and my poor boy had to suffer from hearing loss that luckily he was able to gain back.

I am with you Mama .. been there … not the “same” story but very similar outcome in that it delayed my sons speech due to hearing loss. If you need a friend I am here!!! I am positive now that this has been addressed your son will start talking with flying colors once you have gone thru the appts!!

By: Pamela M. Kramer

Pamela M. Kramer — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:43:50 +0000

OMG – girl you are not alone. I wrote several posts on this because our son had a severe loss of hearing in both ears. He had ear tubes put in and had great results. They fell out and here we are 3 years later getting them in again.

My hubby and I felt HORRIBLE! Turn down the tv we would say, Can’t you hear me? I’m talking to you….

No – He couldn’t. I know how you feel about crying all the way home. I feel lucky now that he can hear and we know what to look for! Hang in there.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:34:33 +0000

Hi – Both of my young children have hearing loss. You did nothing wrong, initially told everything was fine. No matter what it WILL be fine. Just keep positive thoughts and work with your son daily.

Until you get all the testing done:

*try to cut out background noise while talking to him
*keep eye contact while talking
*try to speak as clearly as possible (not slower or louder, just clear)

Luckily you caught this now and not when he entered school. You are not alone…

Valerie