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Audiology - an unexpected update

Audiology update - Second hearing test since getting hearing aids

Just a brief one as I'll blog properly about it after we meet ENT. Elis had his first hearing test since he got his hearing aids in March & his hearing hasn't changed in the slightest. Good that it's not worse but as he's been refusing his aids lately I was hoping it may have improved a little but it really hasn't while even the audiologist noticed his mouth breathing is more audible. Now that we've got a recent audiogram we can hopefully meet our ENT (ear/nose/throat) consultant soon & see what he thinks about Elis' tonsils & adenoids. I will hopefully get around to writing a little about how the hearing test was performed as it is quite interesting to watch so this post will hopefully be updated in the coming weeks. Having talked through the different options with the audiologists (we've been lucky to work with the same team throughout Elis' care the last 2+ years & I have a lot of trust in them as we've built a go...