Hearing changes with puberty?

[Guest guest]

Did I not read somewhere on here once that sometimes the thresholds can

change during puberty? Jake seems to be saying what more and is at

that point but he has a CI. I am wondering if it is that he needs a

remap or something else. All his equipment checks to work fine. His

map has been essentially unchanged for the last 5 years so it seems odd

to me that it may all of the sudden just need changing.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine - I've not read it but certainly we saw Tom's hearing change a

couple of years ago. It was interesting that his actual audiogram

didn't change overmuch but his word recognition scores plummeted to 4%

(from 50%). That's why he then had his implant surgery.

Barbara

elaine_blackford wrote:

> Did I not read somewhere on here once that sometimes the thresholds can

> change during puberty? Jake seems to be saying what more and is at

> that point but he has a CI. I am wondering if it is that he needs a

> remap or something else. All his equipment checks to work fine. His

> map has been essentially unchanged for the last 5 years so it seems odd

> to me that it may all of the sudden just need changing.

> Elaine

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[Guest guest]

Thanks girl! It is weird, the other night he said MOM, YOU NEED TO

COME HERE SO I CAN SEE YOUR MOUTH. I was thinking now that is odd

because he hears fine on the audiogram and had never done that. He is

in school without a transliterator this year and went from a self

contained to mainstream in all classes instead of a few so I think he

is doing okay at school. But to ask that at home was weird.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine, Our audiologist warned us to look for hearing changes with puberty.

We have had two fluctuations, one a few years before puberty and one only a few

months before. Both times most but not all of the hearing came back. So I'm

not sure this was puberty related but really don't know what it was.

[Guest guest]

Our oldest ds's audiogram has been stable for several years, but we had to

have his hearing turned up this last year (he just turned 14.) Audiogram or

not, they just weren't cutting it. This DS hates any changes to his hearing

aids, so it wasn't pleasant at first, but such a relief after he got used to

them.

> Did I not read somewhere on here once that sometimes the thresholds can

> change during puberty? Jake seems to be saying what more and is at

> that point but he has a CI. I am wondering if it is that he needs a

> remap or something else. All his equipment checks to work fine. His

> map has been essentially unchanged for the last 5 years so it seems odd

> to me that it may all of the sudden just need changing.

> Elaine

[Guest guest]

It's interesting, , that my oldest DS' audiogram didn't change

either - but his word recognition scores were in the toilet!

This morning he asked me about getting a bilateral implant - I know our

insurance covers that now thanks to Let Them Hear so we're going to look

into it. He said he's getting no gain at all any longer from his

hearing aid...

Barbara

P wrote:

> Our oldest ds's audiogram has been stable for several years, but we had to

> have his hearing turned up this last year (he just turned 14.) Audiogram or

> not, they just weren't cutting it. This DS hates any changes to his hearing

> aids, so it wasn't pleasant at first, but such a relief after he got used to

> them.

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>> Did I not read somewhere on here once that sometimes the thresholds can

>> change during puberty? Jake seems to be saying what more and is at

>> that point but he has a CI. I am wondering if it is that he needs a

>> remap or something else. All his equipment checks to work fine. His

>> map has been essentially unchanged for the last 5 years so it seems odd

>> to me that it may all of the sudden just need changing.

>> Elaine

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[Guest guest]

When JD's hearing loss was first diagnosed 18 years ago, I was told that if

he was going to lose more hearing, it would happen at puberty.

-Kay

Kay

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[Guest guest]

I always figure that *everything* changes during puberty - why not

hearing too?!

Listen Up! wrote:

> When JD's hearing loss was first diagnosed 18 years ago, I was told that if

> he was going to lose more hearing, it would happen at puberty.

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[Guest guest]

And I think we both have another son approaching this age.

>I always figure that *everything* changes during puberty - why not

> hearing too?!

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> Listen Up! wrote:

>> When JD's hearing loss was first diagnosed 18 years ago, I was told that

>> if

>> he was going to lose more hearing, it would happen at puberty.

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[Guest guest]

Yeah - and the younger one is much more intense. Should be fun! Sam is

11 - 12 in October. I have such a hard time seeing him as the tortured,

moody teen but I know it will happen!

He has a new FM system (the Phonak SmartLink) and new boot for his

implant and he LOVES it! He said it's so much clearer. I'm feeling

good about that...

Night!

Barbara

P wrote:

> And I think we both have another son approaching this age.

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>> I always figure that *everything* changes during puberty - why not

>> hearing too?!

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>> Listen Up! wrote:

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>>> When JD's hearing loss was first diagnosed 18 years ago, I was told that

>>> if

>>> he was going to lose more hearing, it would happen at puberty.

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[Guest guest]

I feel for you guys. I have a 13 yr old " supposedly hearing " child that

is going to be 14 in October. He is also bipolar..yikes----- and Jake

is 12 going on 13 in January. There is way too much testosterone

around here at the moment.

Jake is at that stage where he thinks since he is almost 13 he can talk

back and be sassy. His favorite excuse for not doing what he is

told..... " Well, I am deaf--you know? "

Help me help me.......

Elaine

[Guest guest]

My son will be 12 in October, too. :-)

We also have a 15yo daughter who hit puberty at the ripe age of 10. It's been

a very bumpy ride, but she finally seems to be out-growing it. With any luck,

she'll be through it before DS gets into it.

Kiminy

Barbara Mellert Barbara.T.Mellert@...> wrote:

Yeah - and the younger one is much more intense. Should be fun! Sam is

11 - 12 in October. I have such a hard time seeing him as the tortured,

moody teen but I know it will happen!

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[Guest guest]

I have two now, the 15 year old girl is pretty good, we have our moments but

overall we still laugh together a lot and it is exciting to be able to

relate to her in a more mature way. But the 12 year old boy...this is

different. He is moody with anger...shuts down in anger, and goes into his

own little testosterone world. He's also teasing a lot now where he never

did that before. He is so male, it is scary. I keep picturing his wife

many years from now and how frustrated she'll be that he won't want to talk.

Or doesn't know how. No wonder I think Bobby is so cute at 6!

Trish

My son will be 12 in October, too. :-)

We also have a 15yo daughter who hit puberty at the ripe age of 10. It's

been a very bumpy ride, but she finally seems to be out-growing it. With any

luck, she'll be through it before DS gets into it.

Kiminy

[Guest guest]

How neat, Kim (do you like to be called Kim or Kiminy?). when is his

birthday? Is he in 6th grade?

Kim Weiss wrote:

> My son will be 12 in October, too. :-)

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> We also have a 15yo daughter who hit puberty at the ripe age of 10. It's

been a very bumpy ride, but she finally seems to be out-growing it. With any

luck, she'll be through it before DS gets into it.

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> Kiminy

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> Barbara Mellert Barbara.T.Mellert@...> wrote:

> Yeah - and the younger one is much more intense. Should be fun! Sam is

> 11 - 12 in October. I have such a hard time seeing him as the tortured,

> moody teen but I know it will happen!

>

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/31/2006 6:11:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

Barbara.T.Mellert@... writes:

I always figure that *everything* changes during puberty - why not

hearing too?!

yep ... now Ian will need glasses and he's always had perfect 20/20 vision.

Puberty is a wild card! -- Jill

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/31/2006 11:40:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

beat4girl@... writes:

Jake is at that stage where he thinks since he is almost 13 he can talk

back and be sassy. His favorite excuse for not doing what he is

told..... " Well, I am deaf--you know? "

I think Ian tried this once or twice and my husband's response was " Would

you like a broken leg to go with that so you'd have a REAL excuse? Now get to

your chores. " LOL

Jill

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/1/2006 9:56:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

chester2001@... writes:

We also have a 15yo daughter who hit puberty at the ripe age of 10. It's

been a very bumpy ride, but she finally seems to be out-growing it.

Ours did this as well, and we're still on the roller coater ride -- she's

just 12. I understand there's a light at the end of this tunnel, but it seems

like a REALLY long one right now!

-- Jill

[Guest guest]

His birthday is on the 7th, and he just started 6th grade, after six years at

the same elementary school. He seems to be doing well so far.

Kiminy is an online nick I use for chats, etc. In Real Life, I go by Kim.

Kiminy

Barbara Mellert Barbara.T.Mellert@...> wrote:

How neat, Kim (do you like to be called Kim or Kiminy?). when is his

birthday? Is he in 6th grade?

Kim Weiss wrote:

> My son will be 12 in October, too. :-)

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Sam's b-day is the 5th - he too just started 6th grade after six years

in the same elementary school. Fortunately, his older " trailer blazer "

brother is there now too so it's been somewhat easier for Sam.

Kim Weiss wrote:

> His birthday is on the 7th, and he just started 6th grade, after six years at

the same elementary school. He seems to be doing well so far.

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> Kiminy is an online nick I use for chats, etc. In Real Life, I go by Kim.

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> Kiminy

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> Barbara Mellert Barbara.T.Mellert@...> wrote:

> How neat, Kim (do you like to be called Kim or Kiminy?). when is his

> birthday? Is he in 6th grade?

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> Kim Weiss wrote:

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>> My son will be 12 in October, too. :-)

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[Guest guest]

just started the 6th grade...turned 12 on the 27th...Quite the ‘older

child’ now...complete with a perm in her hair on the 26th and wearing makeup

(minimal – I try to wipe off most of it before she gets out the door)...She

has changed I tell you...Suddenly maturing...doing her homework and not

complaining too much...Even went to try out for a community play yesterday

(on her own mind you with no ‘pushing’ from us). I called the director of

the play to see what it was going to entail...practice etc...I warned her

that could be quite the ‘drama queen’...she said, “oh that’s fine...we

like drama queens.” Then I told her that also wore hearing

aides...she said, “Oh that’s fine, so do I”....

Needless to say, puberty is maybe not that bad? (I’ll probably regret saying

that :-)) I’ve been through it with her two older hearing sisters...one

started college a couple weeks ago (that is scary) and the other is a

sophomore in HS...

Jan

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Subject: Re: Re: Hearing changes with puberty?

Sam's b-day is the 5th - he too just started 6th grade after six years

in the same elementary school. Fortunately, his older " trailer blazer "

brother is there now too so it's been somewhat easier for Sam.

Kim Weiss wrote:

> His birthday is on the 7th, and he just started 6th grade, after six years

at the same elementary school. He seems to be doing well so far.

>

> Kiminy is an online nick I use for chats, etc. In Real Life, I go by Kim.

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> Kiminy

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> Barbara Mellert

wrote:

> How neat, Kim (do you like to be called Kim or Kiminy?). when is his

> birthday? Is he in 6th grade?

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> Kim Weiss wrote:

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>> My son will be 12 in October, too. :-)

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[Guest guest]

I feel for you, my middle child hit puberty at 10 and she still acts like a

snotty 13 year old most of the time - and she's 20!! Maggie and my older

daughter hit puberty at 13 and both were/are much easier to get along with.

Puberty too soon is punishment!!