Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Ok, well, no hearing aids today. We got his ear molds made and ordered the hearing aids. He will have them and be ready to be connected on the 22nd. The audiologist was great. Answered all our questions. It was a good visit. She doesn't see any need for signing, other than baby signs if we want to. =) So thats about it. He sat really still for the ear molds. He did a great job. So more waiting....=) Thanks for thinking of us. Tawnya Tawnya >Thinking of you...how is it going!?? > > >Mom to , 5, progressive bilateral since 3, CI in May > , 3, hearing...things he shouldn't!! ;p > , due in Nov. > > > >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. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 --- You wrote: Ok, well, no hearing aids today. We got his ear molds made and ordered the hearing aids. He will have them and be ready to be connected on the 22nd. The audiologist was great. Answered all our questions. It was a good visit. She doesn't see any need for signing, other than baby signs if we want to. =) So thats about it. He sat really still for the ear molds. He did a great job. --- end of quote --- Hi - I wondered when you said earmolds and hearing aids if the hearing aids would happen - I know you're disappointed. I would be cautious when an audiologist - or anyone for that matter - tells me they see no need for signing. I think you need to determine what's right for your son and your family. That may include sign or may not - but it's a decision that's up to you. I say this from experience - our audiologist told us basically the same thing. For us, it's worked for our boys to be oral but it bothers me when a professional says something unilaterally like that. Just my two cents - it's a pet peeve of mine. I think when we as parents first have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss, everyone knows more than you do about it (which is true!). For many of us, the initial contact with a professional is our audiologist and of course, you believe them! I don't mean to sound negative - I hope you don't take it that way! - but I'd certainly want to talk to the folks providing early intervention, etc. to get the full story. Barbara ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 --- You wrote: Tawnya's post was the first time I had ever heard the statement from the opposite perspective! --- end of quote --- Our audiologist pushed US towards oral and even ventured her opinion of ASL which was *SO* wrong! She's now not our audiologist! As I say, our boys have done very well orally but didn't appreciate being discouraged from sign by her... Barbara ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 We do have an early intervention appointment. I think maybe I misquoted her. I asked about the " need " for it. Like, if he has his HAs off then will he hear us well enough to communicate or would we need to sign to him. She said we can do the babys signs and stuff if we want to. She said he wouldnt need to be immersed in a signing program. The early intervention person is supposed to call us today. So I will let you know what she says. Also, the ENT told us that they would give us loaner aids. But she didn't realize that we had the ear mold appt and hearing aid appt on the same day. I am not TOO disappointed because they would have just been loaners anyway. Re: Tawnya >--- You wrote: > >Ok, well, no hearing aids today. > >We got his ear molds made and ordered the hearing aids. He will have them >and be ready to be connected on the 22nd. > >The audiologist was great. Answered all our questions. It was a good >visit. > >She doesn't see any need for signing, other than baby signs if we want to. >=) So thats about it. He sat really still for the ear molds. He did a >great job. >--- end of quote --- > >Hi - I wondered when you said earmolds and hearing aids if the hearing aids >would happen - I know you're disappointed. > >I would be cautious when an audiologist - or anyone for that matter - tells me >they see no need for signing. I think you need to determine what's right for >your son and your family. That may include sign or may not - but it's a >decision that's up to you. I say this from experience - our audiologist told >us basically the same thing. For us, it's worked for our boys to be oral but >it bothers me when a professional says something unilaterally like that. Just >my two cents - it's a pet peeve of mine. I think when we as parents first >have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss, everyone knows more than you do >about it (which is true!). For many of us, the initial contact with a >professional is our audiologist and of course, you believe them! > >I don't mean to sound negative - I hope you don't take it that way! - but I'd >certainly want to talk to the folks providing early intervention, etc. to get >the full story. > >Barbara > >******************************* > >Barbara Mellert >Manager, Social Science Computing > Kiewit Computing Services >Dartmouth College >13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 >Hanover NH 03755 >Telephone: 603/646-2877 >URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc > > >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. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 <<I would be cautious when an audiologist - or anyone for that matter - <<tells me they see no need for signing. I think you need to determine <<what's right for your son and your family. Tawnya & Barbara-- I totally agree with Barbara's point that it's the family who makes the decision about to respond to the child's hearing diagnosis. It bugs me to no end when a professional, other parent, etc. makes these blatant statements about preferred communication choices. I just had to chime in here because in our experience (in Boston, land of ASL & TC), every single person we saw early on in the process was pushing us to sign. It was months before we met anyone who could carry on a conversation with us about how it was possible to raise a HOH child without some use of sign language. Tawnya's post was the first time I had ever heard the statement from the opposite perspective! Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 When we moved to CT and our now 10 yr old was offically diagnosed with his severe/profound loss, the only method we heard about there was auditory-verbal. No one mentioned any of the other methods to us. He did well in the program, and we loved our school system in CT (still talk to his TOD back there quite frequently), but if the Navy hadnt transfered us last min to WA, our son would have been moved to the state school for the deaf in Hartford, as we felt he needed the sign more and more as he got older. So now he is in a private school for the deaf that uses a SEE/oral program. Just irritates me to this day that all options were never given to us. J WA state > Tawnya's post was the first time I > had ever heard the statement from the opposite perspective! > --- end of quote --- > > Our audiologist pushed US towards oral and even ventured her opinion of ASL > which was *SO* wrong! She's now not our audiologist! > > As I say, our boys have done very well orally but didn't appreciate being > discouraged from sign by her... > > Barbara > > ******************************* > > Barbara Mellert > Manager, Social Science Computing > Kiewit Computing Services > Dartmouth College > 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 > Hanover NH 03755 > Telephone: 603/646-2877 > URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 When we moved to CT and our now 10 yr old was offically diagnosed with his severe/profound loss, the only method we heard about there was auditory-verbal. No one mentioned any of the other methods to us. He did well in the program, and we loved our school system in CT (still talk to his TOD back there quite frequently), but if the Navy hadnt transfered us last min to WA, our son would have been moved to the state school for the deaf in Hartford, as we felt he needed the sign more and more as he got older. So now he is in a private school for the deaf that uses a SEE/oral program. Just irritates me to this day that all options were never given to us. J WA state > Tawnya's post was the first time I > had ever heard the statement from the opposite perspective! > --- end of quote --- > > Our audiologist pushed US towards oral and even ventured her opinion of ASL > which was *SO* wrong! She's now not our audiologist! > > As I say, our boys have done very well orally but didn't appreciate being > discouraged from sign by her... > > Barbara > > ******************************* > > Barbara Mellert > Manager, Social Science Computing > Kiewit Computing Services > Dartmouth College > 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 > Hanover NH 03755 > Telephone: 603/646-2877 > URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I feel pretty confident that we have great resources for information on all of the options available. =) We are going to see what the Early Start folks have to say about a program for him. I think its a plus that we live in a place where there are lots of different programs and opinions. Tawnya Re: Tawnya >When we moved to CT and our now 10 yr old was offically diagnosed >with his severe/profound loss, the only method we heard about there >was auditory-verbal. No one mentioned any of the other methods to >us. He did well in the program, and we loved our school system in CT >(still talk to his TOD back there quite frequently), but if the Navy >hadnt transfered us last min to WA, our son would have been moved to >the state school for the deaf in Hartford, as we felt he needed the >sign more and more as he got older. So now he is in a private school >for the deaf that uses a SEE/oral program. > >Just irritates me to this day that all options were never given to >us. > > J >WA state > > >> Tawnya's post was the first time I >> had ever heard the statement from the opposite perspective! >> --- end of quote --- >> >> Our audiologist pushed US towards oral and even ventured her >opinion of ASL >> which was *SO* wrong! She's now not our audiologist! >> >> As I say, our boys have done very well orally but didn't >appreciate being >> discouraged from sign by her... >> >> Barbara >> >> ******************************* >> >> Barbara Mellert >> Manager, Social Science Computing >> Kiewit Computing Services >> Dartmouth College >> 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 >> Hanover NH 03755 >> Telephone: 603/646-2877 >> URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc > > > >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. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I feel pretty confident that we have great resources for information on all of the options available. =) We are going to see what the Early Start folks have to say about a program for him. I think its a plus that we live in a place where there are lots of different programs and opinions. Tawnya Re: Tawnya >When we moved to CT and our now 10 yr old was offically diagnosed >with his severe/profound loss, the only method we heard about there >was auditory-verbal. No one mentioned any of the other methods to >us. He did well in the program, and we loved our school system in CT >(still talk to his TOD back there quite frequently), but if the Navy >hadnt transfered us last min to WA, our son would have been moved to >the state school for the deaf in Hartford, as we felt he needed the >sign more and more as he got older. So now he is in a private school >for the deaf that uses a SEE/oral program. > >Just irritates me to this day that all options were never given to >us. > > J >WA state > > >> Tawnya's post was the first time I >> had ever heard the statement from the opposite perspective! >> --- end of quote --- >> >> Our audiologist pushed US towards oral and even ventured her >opinion of ASL >> which was *SO* wrong! She's now not our audiologist! >> >> As I say, our boys have done very well orally but didn't >appreciate being >> discouraged from sign by her... >> >> Barbara >> >> ******************************* >> >> Barbara Mellert >> Manager, Social Science Computing >> Kiewit Computing Services >> Dartmouth College >> 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 >> Hanover NH 03755 >> Telephone: 603/646-2877 >> URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc > > > >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. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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