December 10, was a very anxious and exciting day for us, Sophia got her first pair of hearing aids. Purple hearing aids of course. If you got to have them might as well be styling, am I right? She did wonderful. The left aid fits perfectly and she goes on about her day of play as if its not even there. That is huge for a baby! The right aid is longer because she needs extra power in that ear and it doesn't fit well and needs to fall out or have extra feed back. They can't adjust the aid because it fits the inside of her ear just doesn't stay behind her lil floppy ear lol. I am sure we will figure something out but in the mean time the left one is working great and that is the most important thing. As far as telling a difference in her hearing it is difficult to tell right away, however, I am noticing her reacting to more sounds and quicker response to others. Time, like always, will tell. I was so afraid they would just look awful on her but quite honestly, they are so cute. From the front view, they are barely noticeable and from the side you just see this tiny purple "blue-tooth" (as daddy calls her new gear). She is precious. We have two new therapists coming to work with her weekly now for auditory and listening development and possible signs. Our hope is that her left ear provides her with enough sound that she can distinguish speech sounds and learn spoken English. If not, we are more than willing to learn a new language as well. It a possibly she will just do both. One of our therapists is deaf herself, since age 4, she speaks great and as of three years ago finally opted for the cochlear implants. I think she is going to be a great fit and be able to provide us with lots of personal assistance. As far as the implants go, we may decide to let Soph make that decision as she gets older and we see what her hearing needs are. As of now, we are watching her and learning a new world right along side of her with her hearing aids.
Absolutely precious!
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