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Jun. 22nd, 2010 08:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakJack's hearing test went significantly better than Mark's test at a younger age.
But he still didn't like it one bit.
He fussed and struggled when Dr. Corliss looked in his ears. I had to restrain his head, and Dr. C had to make two separate attempts in each ear, to get the vibrating ear buds that check ear drum movement into place. And he was fussy and unhappy a fair bit of the time in the enclosed sound testing room.
Dr. C. says he shows signs of slight hearing loss. She definitely thinks it's connected to his speech delays. But he also shows signs of mild fluid buildup in his ears, which she thinks is left over from the nasty cold he had back in May. It can take six weeks, occasionally more, for such fluids to drain completely.
So we're going back on July 26th for a retest. Hopefully the fluid will be gone, and she can get better readings.
Also, she promised to dig out some contact numbers for getting Jack local speech therapy, and call me back with them. She made good on that promise later that same afternoon. One of the numbers was for District 11, which I am pretty sure has limited staffing over the summer. But the other number was for the local version of the program Mark got speech therapy through in VA. They should be fully staffed year-round.
::worried sigh:: I don't think Jack has autism, but I am increasingly worried about his lack of speech.
But he still didn't like it one bit.
He fussed and struggled when Dr. Corliss looked in his ears. I had to restrain his head, and Dr. C had to make two separate attempts in each ear, to get the vibrating ear buds that check ear drum movement into place. And he was fussy and unhappy a fair bit of the time in the enclosed sound testing room.
Dr. C. says he shows signs of slight hearing loss. She definitely thinks it's connected to his speech delays. But he also shows signs of mild fluid buildup in his ears, which she thinks is left over from the nasty cold he had back in May. It can take six weeks, occasionally more, for such fluids to drain completely.
So we're going back on July 26th for a retest. Hopefully the fluid will be gone, and she can get better readings.
Also, she promised to dig out some contact numbers for getting Jack local speech therapy, and call me back with them. She made good on that promise later that same afternoon. One of the numbers was for District 11, which I am pretty sure has limited staffing over the summer. But the other number was for the local version of the program Mark got speech therapy through in VA. They should be fully staffed year-round.
::worried sigh:: I don't think Jack has autism, but I am increasingly worried about his lack of speech.
