My baby girl is 2 months old. She failed her newborn screening test in one ear so was referred for follow up tests. We had a test yesterday and the 'good' ear is now as bad as the bad ear was i.e. she can only hear talking voices rather than whispers (about 50 decibels rather than 35 which is normal).
We are now being referred as she has a mild hearing loss in both ears.
Please can anyone give me some advice as to what happens next? Does anyone else have or know of a child with a mild hearing loss and how has it affected them?
When I clap my hands near her or try to startle her she often doesn't show any signs of hearing yet when my Father coughed loudly yesterday she startled so can babies have varied hearing? I can't understand why she doesn't startle or acknowledge every sound.
Please help. I am very worried, my eldest child is disabled (in a different way but we have had our fair share of worry and anxious times) and I feel so deflated that our new baby is having problems.
Thank you.
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gregtheguineapig · 03/11/2010 07:43
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