The Audiologist appointment went ... well, I won't say great as great would mean there would be no bad news. We took the donated hearing aids to the doctor to see if they could be used but unfortunately they are to powerful for Z right now and could damage the hearing he has left. The doctor advised we hold onto them as Z might could use them at a later date. We also found out that Zachary's hearing has gotten worse. The right ear more so than the left.
We are very grateful that hearing aids will still be helpful to Zachary, however, we are concerned that his hearing will continue to decline.
A moment I never want to forget, the moment when he hears himself breath, priceless!
I took a video of Z clicking his tongue, very cute, but can not get it to load.
All the clicking and tapping continued all the way home. He played with his jacket zipper, tapped on a football, scuffed his feet across the floor, waved his hand about, knocked on doors and objects, even threw things in the air and hand smacked them. He is amazed at all the different sounds he has missed. We aren't sure when his hearing started to go away we only know when it started to affect us here at home (Sept). Zachary's teachers haven't noticed anything and his grades haven't changed at all. He is a very smart child to be able to keep up, even though his hearing was falling behind.
Zachary has been given a pair of loaner hearing aids to try out for a little while.
Even though our trip to the Audiologist came with some good news there was sad news to be reported as well. We found out that the hearing in his right ear has taken a plummet to the bottom of the hearing chart and that change occurred in only a mere 7 weeks. But watching our son hear himself breath for the first time was priceless. We are so grateful that Zachary is able to hear with the aids. What an amazing blessing that is.
I'm learning that with every trial there are blessings that follow, maybe not the kind of blessings we would ultimately hope for, but blessings they are and I'll take what He is willing to give.
I called the school today and spoke with the guidance counselor about setting up the FM System for Zachary at school. Left him the Audiologists number so that they could get together and set up the FM System for Zachary. I also let him know that Zachary would be in school tomorrow with hearing aids on.
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