Comments on: I Didn’t Know My Child Was Deaf https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf Making crafts, recipes, & memories in Orange County, CA Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:44:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Melanie https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-884 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 22:20:48 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-884 In reply to Debby.

I’ve read your series on ear infections and hearing loss. Such great information! Looking back it all makes sense. All the broken bones, struggles with phonics, speech impediment. But the good news is she is a happy, healthy 8-year-old. I know the chance of cholesteatomas returning is higher in children, so we are happy we have a great team to ensure she stays that way.

]]> By: Debby https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-883 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:52:07 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-883 Reading your post makes me so sad. I am a Pediatric ENT so it is so easy for me to spot the early symptoms before they are advanced and I have an excellent pediatric audiologist on staff so we get hearing tests for everyone with speech or balance problems as well as ear infections. We test and treat until the child passes. I am so happy you are in a better place and I touched on the surface of all these topics in my series of blog posts about ear infections, ear tubes and pediatric hearing loss. (www.DrMommaSays.com). Thanks so much for hearing your story and validating my approach to treating kids. If a parents has ANY concerns about speech or hearing, new hearing tests are performed because things can and do change!

]]> By: Melanie https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-881 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:51:39 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-881 In reply to Susan.

She is! I’m so proud of how far she’s come!

]]> By: Melanie https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-880 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:51:24 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-880 In reply to Susan.

Thanks for your support.

]]> By: Melanie https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-879 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:51:12 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-879 In reply to Lori.

Thanks, Lori! She’s such a happy kid, it was hard to watch her struggle.

]]> By: Lori https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-870 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 04:17:43 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-870 Love You and Harper! So happy to see her smiling again!!!

]]> By: Susan https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-869 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 02:37:59 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-869 So glad you let people know it is ok to advocate for their children.

]]> By: Susan https://www.clementinecounty.com/i-didnt-know-my-child-was-deaf/#comment-868 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 02:15:22 +0000 http://www.clementinecounty.com/?p=4861#comment-868 Glad you finally got your frustration off you chest. Harper is doing a great job with her hearing aides and her speech.

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