Comments on: On Being Heard, or Not Heard, and what lies between.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:42:10 +0000

Thank you, everyone!

By: laura

laura — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:57:37 +0000

Holly, i grew up in a neighborhood that had the magnet school for hearing-impaired kids. I have multiple friends who can help you if hearing loss is what’s going on….one is an audiologist who is also working on her PhD. Best of luck! I’m praying for you guys.

By: lisa paul

lisa paul — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:39:04 +0000

You aren’t clueless. Your little boy is so smart and adaptive, he’s figured out ways to cover his hearing problems like lip reading and improvising. Good that you’re finally getting it checked.

By: alejna

alejna — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:55:37 +0000

Ah, this parenting gig is hard work. Especially since the job requirements are constantly changing.

Hearing loss is easy to overlook, even in adults, but especially in young kids, who are so adaptable. Will never thought to mention the odd hearing to you either, and he may have just accepted it as normal.

I also was going to say “don’t beat yourself up,” but see that lots of folks said that already. But, well, don’t beat yourself up! What matters is that you are concerned enough to investigate. Any news, by the way?

By: Emily R

Emily R — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:00:19 +0000

it is very common to miss hearing issues for awhile, as well as vision. but you are doing something about it now.

By: kitty

kitty — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:02:48 +0000

I had this same problem with my ears when I was six. I was reading lips. A month or so earlier, I had pus draining from my ears.
Dant dant dan.
Will had that too, huh? (Don’t ask how I remember that)
They ended up taking my tonsils out. Go figure. But it solved the problems and I had no long term hearing loss.

By: Aunt Deb

Aunt Deb — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:34:21 +0000

Will had problems with his ear errupting a while back, maybe he has some inner ear fluid build-up. My ears to this and my hearing goes down dramatically. Doctor told me to take decongestion medication. But the end results is that it can last for six months. The good news is that it doesn’t have a lasting effect on my hearing. I would take Will to an ear nose and throat doctor for a check up and go with his advice.

By: shokufeh

shokufeh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:56:50 +0000

Good luck on this adventure, whatever is revealed. Kudos to you on doing what needs to be done. And don’t beat yourself up. I think we generally fall into one of two categories – assuming our kid is okay, or assuming that everything is wrong. I think the former is preferable in most cases.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:22:49 +0000

Don’t beat yourself up. I realize I am not the first person telling you this, but I am repeating it for emphasis. I am wishing you the best! It could be anything!

By: Janna

Janna — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:20:24 +0000

Don’t beat yourself up about this! How would you know? Yes you had signs, but they were little and would go unnoticed by all parents!

You are doing the right thing taking him, even if it ends up being nothing. I will be thinking good thoughts for Will today.