I spoke with the Implant clinic today in regards to the final decision for the CI for Savannah. They had a Medical Board to discuss the results from her day at the clinic last week. Basically they said what i knew already.
She is definitely not a candidate for a Cochlear Implant.
They will however review her in 12mths time to make sure her speech & language are coming along.
The main reason for their decision was that they do not think implanting the right ear will make any difference what so ever to what she will hear. hmmmm not sure if that sounds right to me..??
Did i tell you i LOVE Australia for free health care BUT i HATE HATE HATE that i have no decision in this & even if i wanted to implant her they will not do it.
Makes my decision to want to move back to America that big more incisive...
She is having an aided audio gram next Tuesday & now that she is older im hoping for much more reliable results. I will post the audio gram once i get a copy.
I have also been quiet slack on keeping a record of "new words" & things she is saying. I don't have a video camera i only have my iPhone & that's quiet hard to capture when its just me trying to video & talk to her..lol
I do plan on being a little more pro-active with recording results now though. No more excuses! lol
She is definitely not a candidate for a Cochlear Implant.
They will however review her in 12mths time to make sure her speech & language are coming along.
The main reason for their decision was that they do not think implanting the right ear will make any difference what so ever to what she will hear. hmmmm not sure if that sounds right to me..??
Did i tell you i LOVE Australia for free health care BUT i HATE HATE HATE that i have no decision in this & even if i wanted to implant her they will not do it.
Makes my decision to want to move back to America that big more incisive...
She is having an aided audio gram next Tuesday & now that she is older im hoping for much more reliable results. I will post the audio gram once i get a copy.
I have also been quiet slack on keeping a record of "new words" & things she is saying. I don't have a video camera i only have my iPhone & that's quiet hard to capture when its just me trying to video & talk to her..lol
I do plan on being a little more pro-active with recording results now though. No more excuses! lol
lol i meant aided hearing test..
ReplyDeleteMelinda i woul dstill ge ta 2nd opinion. please email me at deafinitelyASL11@ymail.com
ReplyDeleteHmm, I am surprised they are not implanting the "worse" ear. She does have good access to noise in her good ear. That is awesome! She will do well no matter what since she had her hearing aids so young. Good job mom.
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