Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 At 3½ it doesn't sound like a mistake that would set off bells and whistles in my head. But I would start writing these mistakes down in a notebook. I'd see what I'd collected over a week or two and then decide if it seems like a lot. See if my mommy-gut was still saying to call someone. Is Brea aided? I forget whether she is or not. Ian started out with a mild-moderate loss and it really did make a difference. He was missing quite a lot, but spoke so clearly and seemed to follow our conversations just fine ... except for those " Ian moments. " But in a fast moving classroom, he was lost. Aiding him made an incredible difference, but he got his aids at about 8½, not at 3. At three, well, that was the age when my nephew said " jabbers " for garbage and " spissgetti " for spagetti, and he hears just fine. My daughter also said " scram " not screamed, and other very odd words. She hears fine (just ignores me, LOL) Sorry not to have a concrete answer, but my instinct says to ask you what is YOUR gut telling you? Because I've never regretted following my mommy-gut, it was usually right when everyone else was wrong. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Is it “normal” for a “hearing” child to not hear the difference between Funky and Monkey? Bree is 3 ½, and of course I’m on my debate rollercoaster to take her to Nashville to see Dr. Hood. I can’t fax her stuff from work because of being long distance, so I could have my husband fax it from his work but I’m sure he’d give me the look of you know what. The other night he was teasing the girls that we were going to “Funky Town” and Bree had a “Bree moment” that she didn’t want to go to Monkey town. She miss-hears/understands sounds frequently but I keep second guessing myself that it’s just that she’s 3. I hate to waste Dr Hood’s time, I really can’t afford the gas to get to Nashville never mind driving in a city I’ve been to ONCE as a passenger not driver. Maybe I’m just scared. Bree just has her quirks and I don’t know if they are just “all kids are different” or if there’s really something related. -Robin Memphis Mommy to 3 girls (Breanna 3 ½ “mild HL”, idiopathic toe walker, mild SIDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Robin, I think it is 'normal' to a hearing child to mishear words. My 5 year old daughter still does this sometimes. When she hears a word she is not familiar with, she will often assume that it must have been one she does know and substitute it. I think that is pretty common. Funky is not a common word, so Monkey would make much more sense to a 3 1/2 year old. I wouldn't be worried unless there were other things that are making you think she isn't hearing. ?Normal Is it “normal” for a “hearing” child to not hear the difference between Funky and Monkey? Bree is 3 ½, and of course I’m on my debate rollercoaster to take her to Nashville to see Dr. Hood. ... The other night he was teasing the girls that we were going to “Funky Town” and Bree had a “Bree moment” that she didn’t want to go to Monkey town. She miss-hears/understands sounds frequently but I keep second guessing myself that it’s just that she’s 3. ... -Robin Memphis Mommy to 3 girls (Breanna 3 ½ “mild HL”, idiopathic toe walker, mild SIDs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Robin, I think it is 'normal' to a hearing child to mishear words. My 5 year old daughter still does this sometimes. When she hears a word she is not familiar with, she will often assume that it must have been one she does know and substitute it. I think that is pretty common. Funky is not a common word, so Monkey would make much more sense to a 3 1/2 year old. I wouldn't be worried unless there were other things that are making you think she isn't hearing. ?Normal Is it “normal” for a “hearing” child to not hear the difference between Funky and Monkey? Bree is 3 ½, and of course I’m on my debate rollercoaster to take her to Nashville to see Dr. Hood. ... The other night he was teasing the girls that we were going to “Funky Town” and Bree had a “Bree moment” that she didn’t want to go to Monkey town. She miss-hears/understands sounds frequently but I keep second guessing myself that it’s just that she’s 3. ... -Robin Memphis Mommy to 3 girls (Breanna 3 ½ “mild HL”, idiopathic toe walker, mild SIDs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Can she pronounce those sounds correctly? If so, she probably hears them. My son has moderate-to-severe loss in the middle to high frequencies, and it really affected his speech. Since he couldn't hear a lot of the consonants, he tended to leave consonants off entirely , or to transpose them in fairly predictable ways. For example, he pretty reliably omitted s, t, and f from words. > > Is it " normal " for a " hearing " child to not hear the difference between > Funky and Monkey? Bree is 3 ½, and of course I'm on my debate > rollercoaster to take her to Nashville to see Dr. Hood. I can't fax her > stuff from work because of being long distance, so I could have my > husband fax it from his work but I'm sure he'd give me the look of you > know what. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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