We just got back from Natalie’s 3rd hearing screen. Her right ear was again confirmed to be fine. The left ear has mild hearing loss in the higher pitch ranges.
Our next step is to see an ENT to see if there is anything they can do. The audiologist wasn’t sure what the ENT would do but told me it’s possible they would do an MRI on Natalie to look at the ear structure better. Natalie would need to be sedated to have an MRI so she might need to wait to be older. It’s also possible they could do surgery to correct a problem. If the ENT can do nothing for her or if she needs to wait to have and MRI, Natalie will be getting a hearing aid. The audiologist said her main concern at this age was Natalie missing out on the brain’s development of language that she hears and learns from those around her talking. Right now, Natalie’s probably hearing a good deal of our speech since we carry her around in our arms close to our mouths as we speak. When she becomes mobile and is crawling on the floor, she won’t be able to hear us talk as well.
So, we’d ask for continued prayer for her hearing and that the ENT or the hearing aids would help. Also, for prayer that our sweet girl will be able to talk without difficulty someday.
Amy
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