Re: finally got some hearing aids, useless

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Based on my experiences as a teacher of deaf/deafblind infants for

many years, I agree with . Give her a reason to want to keep the

aid(s) in and eventually she will. Initially keep 'hearing aid time'

special - short, sweet, positive and FUN! Give her interesting things

to listen to (like your voice singing hello as soon as aids go in)

and things to do with her hands to keep them occupied (and away from

aids!), without bombarding her with too much.

Fingerplays are great too.

Good luck...slowly, slowly, catchy monkey!

hugs, Sharon from West Oz

>Stick with it stick with it stick with it...don't give up! Kennedy got hers

>first at 9months...we started with a goal of 15 minutes, playing with her

>hands, new little games/toys to occupy her, then built on from there. It is

>HARD at first but don't give up - she will realize soon that they DO help

>and will want them on. We had a special bag of little toys we used for

>'Hearing Aid time " ; she only could see/play with them during that time so

>they were new and interesting. Once she made the connection that they

>helped, she LOVED them. It was really hard at first....perservere!!!!

>Good luck, you'll get there...

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>> Amelie finally got a pair that fit!! BUT she wont keep them in, i have

>> tried huggies bands, hair bands and tape, this cheeky chanette has

>> decided shes not wearing them end of!!, I am fed up of trying and its

>> only been three days, what do you suggest?

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>> I think if they had managed it much earlier she would have been used

>> to them, but shes getting a little minx of a personality, and no way

>> is she having this one!!

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>> all my worrying about getting some sound in may be useless without her

>> tolerating them!

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>> love Les and chanettes x 4 (one cheeky monkey)

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[Guest guest]

Based on my experiences as a teacher of deaf/deafblind infants for

many years, I agree with . Give her a reason to want to keep the

aid(s) in and eventually she will. Initially keep 'hearing aid time'

special - short, sweet, positive and FUN! Give her interesting things

to listen to (like your voice singing hello as soon as aids go in)

and things to do with her hands to keep them occupied (and away from

aids!), without bombarding her with too much.

Fingerplays are great too.

Good luck...slowly, slowly, catchy monkey!

hugs, Sharon from West Oz

>Stick with it stick with it stick with it...don't give up! Kennedy got hers

>first at 9months...we started with a goal of 15 minutes, playing with her

>hands, new little games/toys to occupy her, then built on from there. It is

>HARD at first but don't give up - she will realize soon that they DO help

>and will want them on. We had a special bag of little toys we used for

>'Hearing Aid time " ; she only could see/play with them during that time so

>they were new and interesting. Once she made the connection that they

>helped, she LOVED them. It was really hard at first....perservere!!!!

>Good luck, you'll get there...

>

>

>

>

>>

>> Amelie finally got a pair that fit!! BUT she wont keep them in, i have

>> tried huggies bands, hair bands and tape, this cheeky chanette has

>> decided shes not wearing them end of!!, I am fed up of trying and its

>> only been three days, what do you suggest?

>>

>> I think if they had managed it much earlier she would have been used

>> to them, but shes getting a little minx of a personality, and no way

>> is she having this one!!

>>

>> all my worrying about getting some sound in may be useless without her

>> tolerating them!

>>

>> love Les and chanettes x 4 (one cheeky monkey)

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> CHARGE SYNDROME LISTSERV PHOTO PAGE:

>> http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995

>>

>> Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in

>> the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE Syndrome

>> Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter),

>> please contact marion@... or visit

>> the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org

>>

>> 8th International

>> CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at

>> www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-.

>>