Re: Re: New Member - 5 yr old son just diagnosed with Hearing

[Guest guest]

Hi Beth - my boys both always get colored molds. They've had everything

from red and blue (for the Boston Red Sox of course!) to red and black

to glow in the dark (my personal faves). I figured it made it fun for

them and made them want to wear their hearing aids.

I will say that it took me awhile to get to the point of being okay with

colored molds to allow it so I know how you feel about that. Give it

time... someone else said that kids think the colored molds are cool -

we found that to also be true. There were kids in Sam's class (Sam is

my 11 year old) who actually wanted hearing aids and an FM too!

Barbara

Beth wrote:

You say your daughter has had all different colored molds. Is is

wrong of me not to give my son that option. I guess I am still in

the denial stage and I just don't want anything to draw attention to

his hearing aid when he gets it. I want to get something that will

blend in with his skin.

Thanks for the welcome!

[Guest guest]

" Beth K. " wrote: <<You say your daughter has had all

different colored molds. Is is

wrong of me not to give my son that option. I guess I am still in

the denial stage and I just don't want anything to draw attention to

his hearing aid when he gets it.>>

Hi, again. Just saw this and wanted to reply. I felt the same away about

Emmett's ear mold when we first started this. I was very much concerned about

how people would notice. We did get him a blue one first; my husband thought it

would be fun. And he pointed out to me that with Emmett's short hair, it's not

like we can hide the BTE. And he was right. Now I wouldn't have done it any

other way. But that was us.

You can think about it and decide what's going to make you feel better. They

outgrow them so if in 6 months you change your mind, he can get a colored one

then! Do what you feel comfortable with.

Good luck,

johanna

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[Guest guest]

" Beth K. " wrote: <<You say your daughter has had all

different colored molds. Is is

wrong of me not to give my son that option. I guess I am still in

the denial stage and I just don't want anything to draw attention to

his hearing aid when he gets it.>>

Hi, again. Just saw this and wanted to reply. I felt the same away about

Emmett's ear mold when we first started this. I was very much concerned about

how people would notice. We did get him a blue one first; my husband thought it

would be fun. And he pointed out to me that with Emmett's short hair, it's not

like we can hide the BTE. And he was right. Now I wouldn't have done it any

other way. But that was us.

You can think about it and decide what's going to make you feel better. They

outgrow them so if in 6 months you change your mind, he can get a colored one

then! Do what you feel comfortable with.

Good luck,

johanna

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[Guest guest]

" Beth K. " wrote: <<You say your daughter has had all

different colored molds. Is is

wrong of me not to give my son that option. I guess I am still in

the denial stage and I just don't want anything to draw attention to

his hearing aid when he gets it.>>

Hi, again. Just saw this and wanted to reply. I felt the same away about

Emmett's ear mold when we first started this. I was very much concerned about

how people would notice. We did get him a blue one first; my husband thought it

would be fun. And he pointed out to me that with Emmett's short hair, it's not

like we can hide the BTE. And he was right. Now I wouldn't have done it any

other way. But that was us.

You can think about it and decide what's going to make you feel better. They

outgrow them so if in 6 months you change your mind, he can get a colored one

then! Do what you feel comfortable with.

Good luck,

johanna

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/4/2006 5:12:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

maryemapa@... writes:

Sometimes, its helpful that others see

hearing aids and earmolds so that they know, " oh that kid has a

hearing loss, or that kid is deaf " and then the people realize the

child is not ignoring them. I can understand why you don't want people

to notice and am just pointing out an " up " side.

With all the t-shirts with silly sayings, I'm only half joking that I am

going to make Ian a t-shirt that says:

NOT Your Average Teenager

I'm not ignoring you .... I really am deaf.

(grin) Jill

[Guest guest]

Hi - I've thought of that. Tom wears his hair fairly long now and

his implant processor really matches his hair and there's no earmold and

his hair covers his hearing aid so same goes... There's something to be

said for seeing it and realizing they're not being rude or ignoring

you. Tom likes to wear hats too.

Barbara

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> My Hayley has a white with black spots (dalmation like) ear mold, but

> you can't see it for her hair. Sometimes, its helpful that others see

> hearing aids and earmolds so that they know, " oh that kid has a

> hearing loss, or that kid is deaf " and then the people realize the

> child is not ignoring them. I can understand why you don't want people

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[Guest guest]

Hi - I've thought of that. Tom wears his hair fairly long now and

his implant processor really matches his hair and there's no earmold and

his hair covers his hearing aid so same goes... There's something to be

said for seeing it and realizing they're not being rude or ignoring

you. Tom likes to wear hats too.

Barbara

wrote:

> My Hayley has a white with black spots (dalmation like) ear mold, but

> you can't see it for her hair. Sometimes, its helpful that others see

> hearing aids and earmolds so that they know, " oh that kid has a

> hearing loss, or that kid is deaf " and then the people realize the

> child is not ignoring them. I can understand why you don't want people

> to notice and am just pointing out an " up " side.

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> All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is

the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

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