Tonight made me realise what we take for granted. Just by simply installing our new FM system into the back of our TV, savannah experienced the joy of television straight to her hearing aides without background noise.
I will NEVER forget that smile, beaming from ear to ear & starring straight into the TV as though to say "you do make noise, this is cool"
The innocence of never knowing that this is normal for most of us. Because this is normal to her. Amazing is all i can say really.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
General Update on Savannah
Well Savannah is 6mths old now & making remarkable progress. The last few weeks she has been sick & had fluid in her good ear (which has been extremely noticeable) so we havent pushed too much with her these last few weeks, but it is a little disappointing to say the least. Just before she got sick savannah was beyond her age in her learning & speech. She was so close to saying mama, we almost had it & then she got sick :(
Thats ok though we have hopfeully over the worst even though that nasty cough wont leave, but she is doing much better. A trip to Australian Hearing still showed fluid in the good ear but she is doing much better than before. Hopefully it will drain soon so we can get back to work on her speech & learning!
So whats new with savannah, not really a whole lot, we had our general check-up with the Eye & Ear hospital last week & our ENT Dr was amazed at how well she was doing. We opted this time for genetic testing to see if her hearing loss comes from gene. We are refered to the Childrens Hospital for that, so i will update you once i know the results from that.
Yesterday we had an appt at Australian Hearing for her FM system to be fitted. Mind you FM systems are generally NOT given to children younger than 5! Savannah of course has one now..lol because her mama is a pushy person that wants EVERYTHING for her daughter! hahaha
The FM system will help her tremendoulsy & really help her speech in places that background noise takes over...ie Shopping centres, the car, outside etc... We also realized this amazing little device can allow her to watch tv, listen to the radio or cds! Last night we plugged it into the tv to see if we got a reaction & BAM that smile was from ear to ear. She was actually hearing the TV without any other noise & was most likely hearing it well. She was so giddy! lol
This device is amazing & we only have it because our audiologist at Australian hearing is AMAZING! Anything to help my little girl ! im super lucky to have her!
here is a picture of all the new equiptment we have gotten...this little mp3 looking thing is what i wear so savannah can hear me directly in loud situations :)
I will update again soon :)
Thats ok though we have hopfeully over the worst even though that nasty cough wont leave, but she is doing much better. A trip to Australian Hearing still showed fluid in the good ear but she is doing much better than before. Hopefully it will drain soon so we can get back to work on her speech & learning!
So whats new with savannah, not really a whole lot, we had our general check-up with the Eye & Ear hospital last week & our ENT Dr was amazed at how well she was doing. We opted this time for genetic testing to see if her hearing loss comes from gene. We are refered to the Childrens Hospital for that, so i will update you once i know the results from that.
Yesterday we had an appt at Australian Hearing for her FM system to be fitted. Mind you FM systems are generally NOT given to children younger than 5! Savannah of course has one now..lol because her mama is a pushy person that wants EVERYTHING for her daughter! hahaha
The FM system will help her tremendoulsy & really help her speech in places that background noise takes over...ie Shopping centres, the car, outside etc... We also realized this amazing little device can allow her to watch tv, listen to the radio or cds! Last night we plugged it into the tv to see if we got a reaction & BAM that smile was from ear to ear. She was actually hearing the TV without any other noise & was most likely hearing it well. She was so giddy! lol
This device is amazing & we only have it because our audiologist at Australian hearing is AMAZING! Anything to help my little girl ! im super lucky to have her!
here is a picture of all the new equiptment we have gotten...this little mp3 looking thing is what i wear so savannah can hear me directly in loud situations :)
I will update again soon :)
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