Guest guest Posted June 17, 1999 Report Share Posted June 17, 1999 I have a daughter Hayley who has been aided since she was 2.5. She only corrects to about 65 db with aids but I think we are ready for a new aid. She is now almost 7. I am no hearing aid expert but he sounds like he corrects well with the aids. I wonder if has an opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 1999 Report Share Posted June 17, 1999 >Since that surgery he has had 3 infection in that ear >and two in the right ear. He has had his tonsils and adenoids removed in >hopes of clearing up the ear infections, but it didn't work either. We are >now in the process of having him tested for allergies, but the first round >of tests did not show anything specific. Good idea. When we had our son tested for allergies and took steps to control the allergies, his ear infections cleared up. Between the age of 6 months and 1 1/2 years the longest span he went between ear infections was 30 days, with the average time being 7 days. I was just reading this in Healthy Kids Magazine (got it at our Ped's office), such timing you have: (every time someone has timing like this I think of you Leon ;-) In addition to the tried-and-true treatments for ear infections, there are some newer alternatives being tested and developed. Here are a few to watch for: * Injectable antibiotics. As an alternative to oral antibiotics, some pediatricians have been using a single intramuscular injection of ceftriaxone (a broad spectrum antibiotic) to treat some ear-infection patients. The injection is generally reserved for patients who are vomiting and can't keep medicine down, and for those who are unable to comply with the five-to-ten-day course of oral antibiotics. * A pneumococcus vaccine. Sometime next year, your child may be able to receive an immunization against the pneumococcus bug - a major cause of earaches and other illnesses in children. While it's not specifically designed to prevent ear infections, the vaccine should be able to prevent pneumococcal infection. * A nasal flu vaccine. As soon as the Food and Drug Administration gives it a thumbs-up, a nasal spray form of the flu vaccine will be available for children. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the nasal vaccine provided 93% protection against ear infections, which are a common complication of the flu. * Protective chewing gum. According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics, a chewing gum containing xylitol (a sugar free sweetener) can reduce the occurrence of acute otitis media and decrease the need for antibiotics. The gum is thought to work by preventing the streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria from attaching to cells at the back of the throat--and then moving into the middle ear. Further testing is needed to confirm the initial findings. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 1999 Report Share Posted June 17, 1999 At 10:23 AM 6/17/99 -0700, Mapa E PHCA wrote: > > > >I have a daughter Hayley who has been aided since she was 2.5. She only >corrects to about 65 db with aids but I think we are ready for a new aid. >She is now almost 7. I am no hearing aid expert but he sounds like he >corrects well with the aids. I wonder if has an opinion? I would gladly give an opinion for whatever it's worth, but the last post I saw from regarding her son's loss was expressed in a percentage of loss, which is a meaningless number. If she would enter the numbers from the audiogram, maybe she might summon more specific help, especially from those more qualified than myself. Chris << Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >> << Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 At 07:36 6/18/99 EDT, you wrote: >As Dr. Berlin says " Be wary of an audiologist that expresses loss in a >percentage form " Oh good. I was starting to wonder if I should have this info. Our audi has never mentioned percentage's at all, but I've had a few people ask me. I thought about it a bit and I was really wondering how a meaningful percentage could be assigned to hearing loss. Given that speech discrimination can vary so much depending on the environment. Also my daughter has a very unusual loss pattern. I don't think it could be described in percentage's too well. A friend told me that he had met someone who was 50% deaf and I had no idea what that was supposed to mean. That he could only hear half of the sounds around him? That he hears speech at half-volume? Anyway, I'm glad to know that percentages are meaningless. Thanks. Barbara Handley " A lot of us are working harder than we want, at things we don't like to do. Why? It figures! In order to afford the sort of existence we don't care to live. " --Bradford Angier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 In a message dated 6/17/99 9:22:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dehahn@... writes: << her son's loss was expressed in a percentage of loss, which is a meaningless number. >> As Dr. Berlin says " Be wary of an audiologist that expresses loss in a percentage form " Elaine Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 Is it best expressed in a DB loss??? mary - In a message dated 6/17/99 9:22:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dehahn@... writes: << her son's loss was expressed in a percentage of loss, which is a meaningless number. >> As Dr. Berlin says " Be wary of an audiologist that expresses loss in a percentage form " Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 At 04:47 PM 6/18/99 -0700, Mapa E PHCA wrote: > > >Is it best expressed in a DB loss??? mary dBHL >- > >In a message dated 6/17/99 9:22:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dehahn@... >writes: > ><< her son's loss was expressed in a percentage of > loss, which is a meaningless number. >> > >As Dr. Berlin says " Be wary of an audiologist that expresses loss in a >percentage form " >Elaine > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Looking for a new hobby? Want to make a new friend? >http://www.onelist.com >Come join one of 170,000 e-mail communities at ONElist! >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > << Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >> << Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 1999 Report Share Posted June 19, 1999 In a message dated 6/18/99 7:49:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MapaME@... writes: << Is it best expressed in a DB loss??? mary >> Yes, it should be in decibels of hearing loss. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 1999 Report Share Posted July 4, 1999 I would gladly give an opinion for whatever it's worth, but the last post I saw from regarding her son's loss was expressed in a percentage of loss, which is a meaningless number. If she would enter the numbers from the audiogram, maybe she might summon more specific help, especially from those more qualified than myself. Boy, you guys must have photographic memories or something, half the time I can't even remember what I posted. I will be glad to give you what the most recent report I have says, then you all can tell me your thoughts on it. I have had someone else tell me that with his ear infections he would not be considered a candidate at least until they were cleared up. Here it is: Results: Results showed a bilateral mixed hearing loss, moderate to severe for his right ear and moderate to profound for his left. Word recognition was 76% for his right ear and 36% for his left. Aided results using the AVR aid for his right ear showed average 35-40 functional gain. At the bottom it says: RE: SRT: 70 Discrimination 76% at 95 dB HL LE: SRT: 75 Discrimination 36% at 100 dB HL On the chart, and I'm no expert at this, but it looks like in both ears he starts hearing at 50 at 250 hz (?) and then around 80-85 at 750 hz the left ear drops dramatically and the right ear continues to drop slightly and it ends at 100 at 8000 hz. Aided it starts at around 20-25 at 250 hz and the right ends at 45 at 4000 hz and the left ends at 65 at 4000 hz. I hope this helps, sometimes I start thinking I understand these things and then I'm baffled again. But....before anyone says anything, I'm getting a book that will help me learn to read these better and ask the right questions. Also, sorry this is so far behind, it is 2:20 am and I'm trying to muddle through about 1 or 2 weeks worth of e-mail. Let me know what you think about the (hopefully) information I gave you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 1999 Report Share Posted July 7, 1999 At 02:21 AM 7/4/99 -0400, wrote: > >Boy, you guys must have photographic memories or something, half the time I >can't even remember what I posted. I will be glad to give you what the most >recent report I have says, then you all can tell me your thoughts on it. I >have had someone else tell me that with his ear infections he would not be >considered a candidate at least until they were cleared up. Here it is: >Results: Results showed a bilateral mixed hearing loss, moderate to severe >for his right ear and moderate to profound for his left. Word recognition >was 76% for his right ear and 36% for his left. Aided results using the AVR >aid for his right ear showed average 35-40 functional gain. > >At the bottom it says: >RE: SRT: 70 Discrimination 76% at 95 dB HL >LE: SRT: 75 Discrimination 36% at 100 dB HL > >On the chart, and I'm no expert at this, but it looks like in both ears he >starts hearing at 50 at 250 hz (?) and then around 80-85 at 750 hz the left >ear drops dramatically and the right ear continues to drop slightly and it >ends at 100 at 8000 hz. Aided it starts at around 20-25 at 250 hz and the >right ends at 45 at 4000 hz and the left ends at 65 at 4000 hz. Ok, that's what we were asking for. The bottom line is that the child has pretty much a bilateral severe-profound loss, with a low frequency threshold at 50dB unaided. Aided he is pretty much in the speech banana. Could you please post your question again? I got lost... Chris << Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >> << Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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