More testing in Iowa City today. Poor little guy would not give in to his nap until almost 3 pm, way past nap time. The testing was productive though. We have confirmed his profound hearing loss in both ears and we have also learned that even with his hearing aids, he still has a severe hearing loss. This means that the next step is to get everything ready for a cochlear implant in the left ear in hopefully about a month or so. Then three or four months after that, we will do a cochlear implant on his right ear. So, we have a long road ahead of us, but we know the destination so it is okay. The advances they have made with the cochlear implants is amazing and Timothy will be able to do all the things a normal hearing child can do like playing an instrument or playing football. They have even made them water resistant now so he can run through a sprinkler with it on and be fine. Of course, he will have to take them off to go swimming or take a shower, but that is about all. It is really amazing.
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