Skip to main content

Audiology - an unexpected update

Post a Comment

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 good relationship) we have 2 different pathways ahead of us pending the ENT review.

If the consultant feels his breathing & sleep apnoea needs the tonsils & adenoids out we will opt for one attempt at grommets during the same operation (I don't want him to have multiple operations for grommets). Having the two removed often helps clear a lot of the fluid build up in the ears so the procedure may help Elis on the two issues. However if they don't need to be removed we will stick to with the hearing aids & continue to avoid grommets for the time being. Feeling happy with both options, and whatever the outcome his hearing will continue to be monitored for the coming years so we'll still work with our lovely audiology team.

(We treated ourselves to a Mickey D's in the car as we live so far from one 😉 and I'm hoping we won't have more Dundee trips for a while.)

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Schiehallion & my dad, Bengt

Today it is one year since my dad died. A few days before he passed I got a message from my two older siblings who live in Stockholm. They'd been out to visit our father at is dementia home to most likely say goodbye. He'd taken a turn for the worse, after many years with Alzheimer's, and had become bedridden. Staff did not think he had long. So the two eldest of his children went to say bye and let him know everyone was well; that his grandchildren were all well. When I got the message about his deteriorating health (at the time we all still thought he might have weeks or months to go) we were snowed in here in Scotland with the "beast from the East". I was 38+ weeks pregnant with our third (who we knew had to be born by C-section for a safe delivery). So I was in a position where I knew there was little I could do other than focus on the life that was about to enter the world. Then the 5th March, 2018, the day before our son's scheduled sec...
1 comment
Read more

Dwarfism awareness with Halloween spirit - adapting clothing

Some Halloween spirit for you while also covering some dwarfism awareness. Husband got the kids some Halloween costumes yesterday - every year we discuss ideas to so as a family and then inevitably we end up buying from the supermarket. One year we'll get round to making some fun themed costumes but not this one! He'd brought back a skeleton baby grow for our son. It's a size 12-18m which is pretty much ideal when it comes to torso length (despite being 2.5 years old his disproportionate form of dwarfism - achondroplasia - means his limbs grow slower than his average height peers which means clothes take extra planning) and it is only a little long in the sleeve. The trousers are a no go though as the bottoms he has that fit are either 6-9 or 9-12 months.  Worth noting that just like average height kids all grow differently so do kids with achondroplasia, their height and limb lengths can vary greatly so what fits Elis just now won't necessarily work for ano...
Post a Comment
Read more

Succulent Carrot Cake

The last few days I've been craving a slice of carrot cake because it's one of my favourite cakes. I used to hate it as a child, I think mostly because it had a vegetable in it to be perfectly honest. However, I have also tasted some pretty awful carrot cakes, often they're dry and sometimes full of nuts and dried fruit. Now I love nuts, but not a fan of them in cakes; I am however not keen on raisins or any other dried fruits so any cake with them puts me off. I turned to the internet to find inspiration for my homemade carrot cake. I took ideas from several different recipes, partially restricted by what ingredients I had at home as I had no intentions of going to the shop today. Pretty pleased with what I came up with as is the rest of the family!  Ingredients Cake batter 3 eggs 200 ml white sugar 100 ml brown sugar (if I hadn't had any in I would've used white instead for all of it but saw it recommended for more moist...
Post a Comment
Read more