Re: [Listen-UP] Retesting the ABR

October 1, 1999

Hello Everyone,

I have a question. My four month old daughter has a moderate hearing loss in

the right ear and severe in the left. I have noticed that she is startling to

noises that she has never startled to before. The dogs can come into the room

playing and their chains rattling and she turns her head to see where the

noise is coming from even when she can't see them. She startles to the phone

ringing now and to alot of other noises. This is all without her hearing

aids. When she wears the hearing aids she gets real irritated with some of

the noises. I talked with the audiologist and she and I decided to have her

retested. The only reason to retest my daughter was because she had a large

some of wax removed from her left ear. I don't want to get my hopes up

though. Has anyone ever heard of a baby's hearing improving? I am wondering

if she is just more aware of sounds because she is older now. (a whole two

months). She also was a severe screamer. She is just now settling down with

the crying. I know we will find out next week but I wanted to get some input

on what everyone thinks. Any ideas or comments? Thank-you.

Elaine D.

October 1, 1999

You might want to look into Super High Frequency Hearing. Or maybe hearing

for some children just develops later neurological?

October 2, 1999

Hi Elaine,

This is exactly what happen with my son . At birth and at 5 weeks of

age his ABR's showed a profound loss in his left ear, and a severe to

profound loss in his right.

So his first hearing aid was set for this loss. He was also irratated by

some sounds to the point his face looked as if it was painful for him, and

immediately had the audie turn his aids down. I decided when he was 6

months old to have another sedated ABR done, I felt something may have

changed, and we found out with the ABR done at 6 months his hearing had

changed!!!! His left ear showed a severe loss and his right ear a Moderate

loss!!! I was thrilled!!! I had been told by another mom to have another ABR

done when my child was a bit older 4,5, 6 months of age, because their BRAIN

is more " wired " . I was grateful I did , because at the beginning, I thought

his right ear was the worse, and we were considering the implant, and would

have had the right ear implanted, and in reality the right ear turns out to

be his BEST ear not his Worse!!!

I would recommend having another ABR done on your child, given the responses

you stated shehaving you do not want her to be over amplified and hurt the

hearing she does have!!!!

If you have any more questions for me, please ask!!!

Debbie

13 Months HOH

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To: Listen-Uponelist

Subject: RE: [Listen-UP] Retesting the ABR

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 00:30:53 EDT

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Hello Everyone,

I have a question. My four month old daughter has a moderate hearing loss in

the right ear and severe in the left. I have noticed that she is startling

to

noises that she has never startled to before. The dogs can come into the

room