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I have no experience in this because we discovered our son's hearing loss

when he was about 7. However, one mom I met swore by toupe tape. I thought it

was

hilarious to buy toupe tape to use on a kid who had no hair yet and we had a

bit of a laugh about it. She swore by the stuff, but I have absolutely no clue

where she bought it.

Good luck and welcome to the group!

Jill

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You wrote:

<<<We fought with the HAs all weekend - they are impossible to keep in and

he isn't even pulling on them. They seem to fall out anytime he turns his

head. I am trying out different ways to put them in to see which way makes

them stay in longer. Right now, they have been in 9 minutes without falling

out....we are on our way to a new record!>>>

When my daughter was little, we used some little " pilots cabs " that we

bought at Hanna Andersson. They look kinda strange, but they keep the HA's

from flopping about and prevents the little one from pulling them out. You

can see what they look like if you go www.hannaandersson.com and navigate to

the baby hats.

Good luck.

M. ston (father to Ceci, 2 yrs old, CI 8/11/03)

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Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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You wrote:

<<<We fought with the HAs all weekend - they are impossible to keep in and

he isn't even pulling on them. They seem to fall out anytime he turns his

head. I am trying out different ways to put them in to see which way makes

them stay in longer. Right now, they have been in 9 minutes without falling

out....we are on our way to a new record!>>>

When my daughter was little, we used some little " pilots cabs " that we

bought at Hanna Andersson. They look kinda strange, but they keep the HA's

from flopping about and prevents the little one from pulling them out. You

can see what they look like if you go www.hannaandersson.com and navigate to

the baby hats.

Good luck.

M. ston (father to Ceci, 2 yrs old, CI 8/11/03)

Mston@...

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Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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You wrote:

<<<We fought with the HAs all weekend - they are impossible to keep in and

he isn't even pulling on them. They seem to fall out anytime he turns his

head. I am trying out different ways to put them in to see which way makes

them stay in longer. Right now, they have been in 9 minutes without falling

out....we are on our way to a new record!>>>

When my daughter was little, we used some little " pilots cabs " that we

bought at Hanna Andersson. They look kinda strange, but they keep the HA's

from flopping about and prevents the little one from pulling them out. You

can see what they look like if you go www.hannaandersson.com and navigate to

the baby hats.

Good luck.

M. ston (father to Ceci, 2 yrs old, CI 8/11/03)

Mston@...

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Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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I just got to thinking about something. For over 10 years now, people have

been using and recommending the pilot caps to keep the hearing aids on their

infants. Well, reading the last post re keeping the h/a's on, all of a

sudden created this, " Eureka! " question on my part. Here's my question...my

son insists that he get his hair cut short because whenever it starts to

fall over the back of his hearing aid, he can hardly hear since that is

where the microphone is. ..now, that's hair, not a piece of material. What

impact does covering the microphone with a hat have on an infants effective

use of the hearing aid. If the aid is set while they don't have a cap on and

is based on their hearing needs, if you cover the hearing aid with a cap,

aren't you then underamplifying them and thus giving them more problems w/

language acquisition? Shouldn't the caps be modified with mesh where the

hearing aid is so that sound can get through? I had never considered this

before but I wonder how many infants may be underamplified as a result...any

ideas?

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I just got to thinking about something. For over 10 years now, people have

been using and recommending the pilot caps to keep the hearing aids on their

infants. Well, reading the last post re keeping the h/a's on, all of a

sudden created this, " Eureka! " question on my part. Here's my question...my

son insists that he get his hair cut short because whenever it starts to

fall over the back of his hearing aid, he can hardly hear since that is

where the microphone is. ..now, that's hair, not a piece of material. What

impact does covering the microphone with a hat have on an infants effective

use of the hearing aid. If the aid is set while they don't have a cap on and

is based on their hearing needs, if you cover the hearing aid with a cap,

aren't you then underamplifying them and thus giving them more problems w/

language acquisition? Shouldn't the caps be modified with mesh where the

hearing aid is so that sound can get through? I had never considered this

before but I wonder how many infants may be underamplified as a result...any

ideas?

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At 10:21 AM 3/8/04, you wrote:

> Here's my question...my

>son insists that he get his hair cut short because whenever it starts to

>fall over the back of his hearing aid, he can hardly hear since that is

>where the microphone is. ..now, that's hair, not a piece of material.

My daughter has long hair. I just asked her and she said it makes no difference

whatsoever whether her hair is down over her ears or not. She said it isn't any

quieter with her hair covering her aids than it is when it's up in a ponytail.

Barbara Handley

Another Path: Homeschooling Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

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At 10:21 AM 3/8/04, you wrote:

> Here's my question...my

>son insists that he get his hair cut short because whenever it starts to

>fall over the back of his hearing aid, he can hardly hear since that is

>where the microphone is. ..now, that's hair, not a piece of material.

My daughter has long hair. I just asked her and she said it makes no difference

whatsoever whether her hair is down over her ears or not. She said it isn't any

quieter with her hair covering her aids than it is when it's up in a ponytail.

Barbara Handley

Another Path: Homeschooling Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

http://www.deafhomeschool.com

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I would predict that putting a cap (or any fabric for that matter) would

serve as a filter and filter out certain frequencies. My initial guess would

be that it would filter out high frequencies the most. I never had this

problem with Marissa - but I would be that a headband (athletic?) may work

and not have to cover the microphone.

I assume that your child has a BTE (behind the ear) hearing aid with an

earmold? If the earmold is a secure fit, that should help keep the hearing

aids on. Do you think this may be the problem?

Colin

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I would predict that putting a cap (or any fabric for that matter) would

serve as a filter and filter out certain frequencies. My initial guess would

be that it would filter out high frequencies the most. I never had this

problem with Marissa - but I would be that a headband (athletic?) may work

and not have to cover the microphone.

I assume that your child has a BTE (behind the ear) hearing aid with an

earmold? If the earmold is a secure fit, that should help keep the hearing

aids on. Do you think this may be the problem?

Colin

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I went to the website to see what they look like and under hats all I found was

a reversible bucket hat. Do you know if that hat is seasonal?

New Member

Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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I went to the website to see what they look like and under hats all I found was

a reversible bucket hat. Do you know if that hat is seasonal?

New Member

Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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I went to the website to see what they look like and under hats all I found was

a reversible bucket hat. Do you know if that hat is seasonal?

New Member

Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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Look under baby, then hat

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>

>

> Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure

how

> it works. I will let you know a little about me.

>

> My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We

have

> an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

> little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has

normal

> hearing.

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and

he

> is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with

mild

> to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids

on

> Friday.

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to

work in

> April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if

I am

> not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be

comfortable

> with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do

go

> back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

> vacation.

> I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

> situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

> prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set

up

> and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need

but

> she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get

more

> insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

> with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

> group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

> explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

> :-) Dianne

>

>

>

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>

>

> Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure

how

> it works. I will let you know a little about me.

>

> My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We

have

> an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

> little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has

normal

> hearing.

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and

he

> is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with

mild

> to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids

on

> Friday.

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to

work in

> April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if

I am

> not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be

comfortable

> with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do

go

> back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

> vacation.

> I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

> situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

> prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set

up

> and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need

but

> she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get

more

> insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

> with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

> group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

> explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

> :-) Dianne

>

>

>

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>

>

> Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure

how

> it works. I will let you know a little about me.

>

> My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We

have

> an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

> little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has

normal

> hearing.

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and

he

> is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with

mild

> to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids

on

> Friday.

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to

work in

> April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if

I am

> not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be

comfortable

> with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do

go

> back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

> vacation.

> I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

> situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

> prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set

up

> and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need

but

> she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get

more

> insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

> with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

> group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

> explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

> :-) Dianne

>

>

>

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Hi!

My name is Kellie. I have 3 kids with food allergies and 2 of them

are Hearing Impaired.

If Liam is only 2 months old, the problem with the aids not staying

in may be as simple as He is Growing! Our youngest got her aids at

about that time and we were going back for new molds almost every

month for a while. She got her HA's in 2 weeks after we took the

first molds impressions and by the time we got the molds and her

aids together, she had already outgrown the earmolds. It was

another 12 days before we got ones in that fit! I think around 6

months old we started getting them every 2 to 3 months and then

later it was 6 mos to a year. She is 3 now and it has been almost a

year since we got new ones. Time to go see the audie again!

When you do get them to stay in there are some wonderful straps that

can hold them in place so if the child takes them out you won't lose

them! Critter Clips work for some people, but we found the Safe N

Sound brand to work better for us. I think their website is

getsafensound.com ?

There are also things called Huggies and toupee tape and I've even

seen some children with the BTE part taped to their head with

surgical type tapes! None of that worked for us... the tapes caused

rashes and the Huggies were awkward...

I am staying at home with the 3 yo now. The older 2 are in school.

We had planned it that way before we even knew about the hearing

loss, but between that and the food allergies, i feel a lot safer

with her nearby! also, between doctor visits and the AI teacher

coming to visit one hour a week, it was much easier to be home!!!

I did enroll her in a Mother's Morning Out program for 2 days a

week this year. And next year she will be going 3 days a week. I

hope to work from home some then until she is in Kindergarten and

maybe i can just work when the kids are in school. It is getting

easier now that she can converse with us and knows a bit more of

what's going on and how important the hearing aids are.

Good luck! I think you have found an awesome support group here!

They've helped me tremendously.

Kellie

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> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a

moose and he is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has

been diagnosed with mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears and

he received his hearing aids on Friday. We fought with the HAs all

weekend - they are impossible to keep in and he isn't even pulling

on them. They seem to fall out anytime he turns his head. I am

trying out different ways to put them in to see which way makes

them stay in longer. Right now, they have been in 9 minutes without

falling out....we are on our way to a new record!

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back

to work in April. However, I am considering staying home with him.

After all, if I am not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect

someone else to be comfortable with them. But we'll see. I am a

first grade teacher, so even if I do go back to work, it will only

be for two months and then we have summer vacation.

>

>

>

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Hi!

My name is Kellie. I have 3 kids with food allergies and 2 of them

are Hearing Impaired.

If Liam is only 2 months old, the problem with the aids not staying

in may be as simple as He is Growing! Our youngest got her aids at

about that time and we were going back for new molds almost every

month for a while. She got her HA's in 2 weeks after we took the

first molds impressions and by the time we got the molds and her

aids together, she had already outgrown the earmolds. It was

another 12 days before we got ones in that fit! I think around 6

months old we started getting them every 2 to 3 months and then

later it was 6 mos to a year. She is 3 now and it has been almost a

year since we got new ones. Time to go see the audie again!

When you do get them to stay in there are some wonderful straps that

can hold them in place so if the child takes them out you won't lose

them! Critter Clips work for some people, but we found the Safe N

Sound brand to work better for us. I think their website is

getsafensound.com ?

There are also things called Huggies and toupee tape and I've even

seen some children with the BTE part taped to their head with

surgical type tapes! None of that worked for us... the tapes caused

rashes and the Huggies were awkward...

I am staying at home with the 3 yo now. The older 2 are in school.

We had planned it that way before we even knew about the hearing

loss, but between that and the food allergies, i feel a lot safer

with her nearby! also, between doctor visits and the AI teacher

coming to visit one hour a week, it was much easier to be home!!!

I did enroll her in a Mother's Morning Out program for 2 days a

week this year. And next year she will be going 3 days a week. I

hope to work from home some then until she is in Kindergarten and

maybe i can just work when the kids are in school. It is getting

easier now that she can converse with us and knows a bit more of

what's going on and how important the hearing aids are.

Good luck! I think you have found an awesome support group here!

They've helped me tremendously.

Kellie

<snip>

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a

moose and he is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has

been diagnosed with mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears and

he received his hearing aids on Friday. We fought with the HAs all

weekend - they are impossible to keep in and he isn't even pulling

on them. They seem to fall out anytime he turns his head. I am

trying out different ways to put them in to see which way makes

them stay in longer. Right now, they have been in 9 minutes without

falling out....we are on our way to a new record!

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back

to work in April. However, I am considering staying home with him.

After all, if I am not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect

someone else to be comfortable with them. But we'll see. I am a

first grade teacher, so even if I do go back to work, it will only

be for two months and then we have summer vacation.

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Hi!

My name is Kellie. I have 3 kids with food allergies and 2 of them

are Hearing Impaired.

If Liam is only 2 months old, the problem with the aids not staying

in may be as simple as He is Growing! Our youngest got her aids at

about that time and we were going back for new molds almost every

month for a while. She got her HA's in 2 weeks after we took the

first molds impressions and by the time we got the molds and her

aids together, she had already outgrown the earmolds. It was

another 12 days before we got ones in that fit! I think around 6

months old we started getting them every 2 to 3 months and then

later it was 6 mos to a year. She is 3 now and it has been almost a

year since we got new ones. Time to go see the audie again!

When you do get them to stay in there are some wonderful straps that

can hold them in place so if the child takes them out you won't lose

them! Critter Clips work for some people, but we found the Safe N

Sound brand to work better for us. I think their website is

getsafensound.com ?

There are also things called Huggies and toupee tape and I've even

seen some children with the BTE part taped to their head with

surgical type tapes! None of that worked for us... the tapes caused

rashes and the Huggies were awkward...

I am staying at home with the 3 yo now. The older 2 are in school.

We had planned it that way before we even knew about the hearing

loss, but between that and the food allergies, i feel a lot safer

with her nearby! also, between doctor visits and the AI teacher

coming to visit one hour a week, it was much easier to be home!!!

I did enroll her in a Mother's Morning Out program for 2 days a

week this year. And next year she will be going 3 days a week. I

hope to work from home some then until she is in Kindergarten and

maybe i can just work when the kids are in school. It is getting

easier now that she can converse with us and knows a bit more of

what's going on and how important the hearing aids are.

Good luck! I think you have found an awesome support group here!

They've helped me tremendously.

Kellie

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> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a

moose and he is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has

been diagnosed with mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears and

he received his hearing aids on Friday. We fought with the HAs all

weekend - they are impossible to keep in and he isn't even pulling

on them. They seem to fall out anytime he turns his head. I am

trying out different ways to put them in to see which way makes

them stay in longer. Right now, they have been in 9 minutes without

falling out....we are on our way to a new record!

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back

to work in April. However, I am considering staying home with him.

After all, if I am not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect

someone else to be comfortable with them. But we'll see. I am a

first grade teacher, so even if I do go back to work, it will only

be for two months and then we have summer vacation.

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So they don't come in boy's sizes only baby?

New Member

>

>

> Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure

how

> it works. I will let you know a little about me.

>

> My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We

have

> an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

> little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has

normal

> hearing.

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and

he

> is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with

mild

> to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids

on

> Friday.

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to

work in

> April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if

I am

> not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be

comfortable

> with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do

go

> back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

> vacation.

> I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

> situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

> prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set

up

> and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need

but

> she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get

more

> insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

> with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

> group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

> explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

> :-) Dianne

>

>

>

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So they don't come in boy's sizes only baby?

New Member

>

>

> Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure

how

> it works. I will let you know a little about me.

>

> My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We

have

> an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

> little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has

normal

> hearing.

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and

he

> is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with

mild

> to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids

on

> Friday.

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to

work in

> April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if

I am

> not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be

comfortable

> with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do

go

> back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

> vacation.

> I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

> situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

> prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set

up

> and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need

but

> she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get

more

> insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

> with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

> group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

> explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

> :-) Dianne

>

>

>

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So they don't come in boy's sizes only baby?

New Member

>

>

> Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure

how

> it works. I will let you know a little about me.

>

> My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We

have

> an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

> little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has

normal

> hearing.

> We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and

he

> is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with

mild

> to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids

on

> Friday.

> I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to

work in

> April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if

I am

> not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be

comfortable

> with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do

go

> back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

> vacation.

> I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

> situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

> prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set

up

> and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need

but

> she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get

more

> insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

> with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

> group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

> explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

> :-) Dianne

>

>

>

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That is silly, they have it listed for children up to age 12 under babies and

not boys hats. I think I am going to try this, we have a heck of a time getting

to wear anything in his ears and we are always trying new things.

New Member

Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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That is silly, they have it listed for children up to age 12 under babies and

not boys hats. I think I am going to try this, we have a heck of a time getting

to wear anything in his ears and we are always trying new things.

New Member

Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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That is silly, they have it listed for children up to age 12 under babies and

not boys hats. I think I am going to try this, we have a heck of a time getting

to wear anything in his ears and we are always trying new things.

New Member

Hi - This is the first time I have been in a group and I'm not too sure how

it works. I will let you know a little about me.

My name is Dianne and I have been married to for 5 1/2 years. We have

an amazing 2 year old boy named Jack. He is a smart, funny, and loving

little boy. Other than allergies and asthma, he is healthy and has normal

hearing.

We also have a beautiful 2 month old boy named Liam. He is a moose and he

is such a good baby (except he eats ALOT!). He has been diagnosed with mild

to moderate hearing loss in both ears and he received his hearing aids on

Friday.

I am currently staying home with Liam and am scheduled to go back to work in

April. However, I am considering staying home with him. After all, if I am

not comfortable with his HAs, I can't expect someone else to be comfortable

with them. But we'll see. I am a first grade teacher, so even if I do go

back to work, it will only be for two months and then we have summer

vacation.

I looked for this group because I need advice from others in similar

situations. I would like to know more about what is ahead so I can be

prepared. We have a speech therapist who will work with Liam - we set up

and ISFP today. I know that she will give me information that I need but

she is not a parent of a child with hearing loss. I would like to get more

insight and opinions from parents who have delt with what we are dealing

with. Any tips, suggestions, advice is welcomed. I am new to the

group-thing and don't know abbreviations or acronyms just yet. Please

explain anything that may look different! Thanks for your time!

:-) Dianne

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