On March 19th Kinley had another hearing test. Kinley is followed by an Audiologist at Children's Mercy for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that she is delayed in her speech, and the second reason is because of all the risk factors for hearing loss that go along with CDH and the treatments for it.
The first couple of times Kinley had her hearing tested the results were borderline, but within normal limits. This time Kinley showed some mild, low-frequency hearing loss. The good news is that structurally everything looks good with her ears and the Audiologist does not think that hearing, or even some mild hearing loss should be affecting Kinley's speech.
Kinley will need another follow-up appointment in 1 to 3 months to re-evaluate her hearing. In the meantime Kevin and I are supposed to work with Kinley and get her used to using either headphones or ear buds so that at her next appointment they can try to test each ear individually. Up until this point Kinley's hearing tests have been done in a sound proof room and they are only able to test overall hearing. The hope is that at the next appointment Kinley will be able to tolerate a hearing test with either the headphones or ear buds and that way they can test each ear individually for more accurate results.
Kevin and I have our work cut out for us as Kinley does not usually tolerate anything being put on her head. I am still working on getting her to keep bows in her hair or sunglasses on her face. As soon as I put anything on she just takes it right off. Wish us luck with this challenge.
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I love all the updates! Keep them coming! =)
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