So today, Timothy had his appointment in Iowa City. They did another ABR test to figure out what Timothy hears and doesn't hear. They also made small incisions in his ear drums to check for fluid. There was no fluid in his ears and he failed the ABR. He is severly to profoundly deaf. We were expecting it, but it was still hard to hear. We then went and got the process started to get him his hearing aids. This picture shows the mold in his ear that they will use to make the insert of his hearing aid. We did get to pick out what they will look like and the are black and white, kind of zebra like. I think that they will be cute. We go back next month to get them. Hopefully they will work for him, if they do not then we have to start looking at a cochlear implant. Please keep your fingers crossed and pray for him that the hearing aids will work.
Here is what the molds looked like after they were taken out of his ears.
I had no idea! I hope that the hearing aides do the trick and if not that the cochlear implants help him out. You are all in my prayers!
ReplyDelete