Guest guest Posted February 18, 2000 Report Share Posted February 18, 2000 wrote--- After I put 's back in, he gave me a big hug and said, " I lub you for get me hearing aid! " ------ Sniff - thanks for the cry this morning! what a wonderful story - nothing like knowing you've done the right thing, huh? I always think about my Sammy when he got his aids. Sam has incredibly big blue eyes. (our audi) put them on him and turned them on and he just stood there with his mouth open and his eyes wide open moving left to right back and forth - it still makes me cry to think about it! My big boy (Sam's now 5) can put his hearing aids in all by himself now! They are the first thing he asks for in the morning. Today he told me " mine are brown, Tom's are white " (not quite true, but...) - thanks for sharing. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2000 Report Share Posted February 19, 2000 I unfortunately am going through the opposite. For a while loved her aids, now she refuses to let me put them on her. Even if I do happen to get them on, she rips them out. What do I do? Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2000 Report Share Posted February 19, 2000 While my children are not aided now, when they were small, we went through a trail, and what I found worked well for stubborn little ones is first, have them wear just the molds for a few min a day to get used to something being in their ear with no sound. Next, start a conditioning program, maybe even make a chart. start with wearing the aids for 20 min a day, check off the chart for a job completed, bribe her (reward, as we prefer to call it, LOL), if she meets her goal for the day or the week she gets whatever, go to mcdonalds, etc. Kids love charts with stickers, etc, as we all know. work up to an hour then half day then full day. after she is conditioned, you can take away the rewards, or change the reward to an extra bedtime story or something else that is easily worked into your daily routine. Finally, I found with my kids that the reason they did not want to wear their aids and constantly ripped them out and hated them was because (they have Auditory neuropathy) they did not help them to hear sounds more clearly, they only amplified a jumbled mess of noise that they could not make sense of. Maybe they are set too loud, maybe the sound is overwhelming, maybe it is neither and she is just being a young child and stubborn, at any rate, the conditioning and reward program did work for me, until I discovered the AN. Good Luck! Re: Digest Number 414 > From: SDunnstern@... > > I unfortunately am going through the opposite. For a while loved her > aids, now she refuses to let me put them on her. Even if I do happen to get > them on, she rips them out. What do I do? > Sheri > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2000 Report Share Posted February 19, 2000 > I unfortunately am going through the opposite. For a while loved her > aids, now she refuses to let me put them on her. Even if I do happen to get > them on, she rips them out. What do I do? I would check (not necessarily in this order) 1) if the earmolds have created a sore spot 2) if the volume setting has been moved and is now too loud/soft 3) if the hearing aids are working properly 4) if your daughter has pressure in her middle ear 5) if there is wax or something blocking the tubing 6) if the tubing has cracked 7) if the earmolds still fit properly 8) if your daughter's hearing changed Usually, if a child loved their aids and they no longer do, it's because something hurts when they wear them, the sound is now too loud, or they're not getting enough sound from them. I'm going to assume your daughter doesn't have PE Tubes (if she does, and they've come out of the eardrum but are still laying in the ear canal, that's the likely culprit. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2000 Report Share Posted February 19, 2000 , I will definitely remember all these techniques, they sound great. has already this morning asked for me to take them out. I enticed him with a bribe to keep them on until after breakfast and then he could have some candy. is my candy lover. So the minute he left the breakfast table he asked for his candy and ripped the aids out of his ears - he was done! We will try again in a little while. Hopefully, he will keep them on a little long this next session. But it I keep having problems, I will have to try your suggestions. Thanks, Sparks wrote: > > > While my children are not aided now, when they were small, we went > through a > trail, and what I found worked well for stubborn little ones is > first, > have them wear just the molds for a few min a day to get used to > something > being in their ear with no sound. Next, start a conditioning program, > maybe > even make a chart. start with wearing the aids for 20 min a day, > check off > the chart for a job completed, bribe her (reward, as we prefer to call > it, > LOL), if she meets her goal for the day or the week she gets whatever, > go to > mcdonalds, etc. Kids love charts with stickers, etc, as we all know. > work > up to an hour then half day then full day. after she is conditioned, > you > can take away the rewards, or change the reward to an extra bedtime > story or > something else that is easily worked into your daily routine. > Finally, I > found with my kids that the reason they did not want to wear their > aids and > constantly ripped them out and hated them was because (they have > Auditory > neuropathy) they did not help them to hear sounds more clearly, they > only > amplified a jumbled mess of noise that they could not make sense of. > Maybe > they are set too loud, maybe the sound is overwhelming, maybe it is > neither > and she is just being a young child and stubborn, at any rate, the > conditioning and reward program did work for me, until I discovered > the AN. > Good Luck! > Re: Digest Number 414 > > > > From: SDunnstern@... > > > > I unfortunately am going through the opposite. For a while > loved > her > > aids, now she refuses to let me put them on her. Even if I do > happen to > get > > them on, she rips them out. What do I do? > > Sheri > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2000 Report Share Posted February 19, 2000 When my son Ben (7 yrs) got his hearing aids when he was about 20 months, we took our video camera. It was so great.....when the audiologist put in the first aid, he first got down on the floor and covered his head, the he picked up his head and was smiling the biggest smile!!! When she put in the other aid, he continued to smile and laugh. He loved them right from the start, we never had any problems with him wearing them. He doesn't like them to be out until he is asleep. If we try to take them out before he is asleep, he says " But Mama, I won't be able to hear you. " So, we leave them in. Its worth the extra batteries to leave them in at night if he wants to. Anyway, he still likes to watch the video of when he got his hearing aids. ____________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:24:15 -0600 Subject: Re: 14-year-old and " the system " a, I enjoyed reading your story about your husband, loved the ultimatum part. LOL I'll post later tonight, after we go to the audiologist. Thanks for the support. Sparks P.S. Has anyone out there video taped the visit to the audiologist when their kids got there aids. I am really tempted to bring the video recorder but didn't know if that would be tacky. But I am definitely bringing my camera to take pictures. __________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2000 Report Share Posted February 20, 2000 Hi All: It's a the HOH lady putting her two cents in again.....hope you all don't mind! Be wary of letting your kids sleep in their aids. It is not healthy for their ears and can lead to some problems. I know, I've been sleeping with one in for quite a while bc those baby alert vibrators never worked with my kids. So I keep one in to keep an ear out for the kids' monitors. Doing it for too long can lead to your ear (s) becoming inflamed and other possible problems. Hope you're all enjoying the weekend. a in St Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2000 Report Share Posted February 20, 2000 What a great story!!! Sparks crsp65@... wrote: > From: crsp65@... > > When my son Ben (7 yrs) got his hearing aids when he was about 20 > months, we > took our video camera. It was so great.....when the audiologist put > in the > first aid, he first got down on the floor and covered his head, the he > picked > up his head and was smiling the biggest smile!!! When she put in > the > other aid, he continued to smile and laugh. He loved them right from > the > start, we never had any problems with him wearing them. He doesn't > like > them to be out until he is asleep. If we try to take them out before > he is > asleep, he says " But Mama, I won't be able to hear you. " So, we > leave them > in. Its worth the extra batteries to leave them in at night if he > wants to. > Anyway, he still likes to watch the video of when he got his hearing > aids. > > _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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