Noah's hearing is returning after several months of silence. We had Noah scheduled for an ear tube surgery several months ago, but instead we listened to a doctor at Primary Children's, who told us to wait six weeks and have him reevaluated. Dr. Muntz didn't mention that Noah was deaf (due to the water pressure in his ears). Upon returning after six weeks the audiologist explained that Noah could not hear "speech frequencies" and said that most likely he hasn't heard a single word since his ear infection in March:( I was livid, if I had any idea I would NOT have waited. Primary Children's set up a surgery date in August, but we decided that it was more important to have it done quickly, and set up a surgery date in American Fork.
Last Thursday we drove to the American Fork hospital for Noah's surgery. They took away my smiling boy and 30 later handed me a very cranky baby. As I was trying to comfort Noah, Jacob said his name and startled the poor little guy. He jumped and my heart jumped too...he heard his name!!! YAY!
After a long nap Noah was back to his charming self. We went out for Pizza that night, and Noah giggled and giggled as he conversed with his dad. I am so grateful for modern medicine. We will have Noah's hearing tested soon, but I have no doubt that it is returning.
Since then Noah has regained a sense of balance. He is constantly pulling himself up on the furniture and cruising around the house.
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i am so sorry about his hearing loss. my oldest had a long bout of fluid in the ears (no infection, but fluid wouldn't clear) and hearing loss, not total, he could hear at everything at a whisper, when he was 2 1/2. after the hearing loss we discovered he was allergic to cats, which we lived with. after about six weeks of heavy allergy meds and steroids, the fluid cleared and he could hear. that's why we do the nasopure regularly. every time he gets a virus he can't keep the snot out of his head, and hearing loss is always a possibility. hope your little one's hearing returns to normal, so glad you got that fixed. kids need to hear or they can't learn!
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