ABR accuracy?

[Guest guest]

I'm very afraid that the answer will be a resounding yes, but are sedated ABR's

about the most accurate hearing tests out there for infants? My 11-month-old

had one yesterday while having surgery for other things, and it showed severe

hearing loss in both ears. I so want this to be a mistake. They are now

talking about cochlear implants, and it scares me. We have tried booth tests a

couple of times, but couldn't get any consistent results. He couldn't localize,

and at times the sounds were almost deafening to me and he just smiled and

looked around. This is his second ABR in 5 months, and the loss is progressing

at a pretty rapid rate, it seems to me. Sam has a trach and g-tube and is the

youngest of 5 kids, so the thought of adding more equipment and have-to's to our

already full plate just makes me want to raise the white flag and check myself

into someplace quiet and peaceful.

I know I sound whiney; I'll get over it. My kids will put the boot to my behind

tomorrow and I'll have a much better outlook, I'm sure of it!

Mandy, mom to Sam, precious little guy whose hands are much faster at taking

hearing aids out than I am at putting them in.