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Worried about DD (3.5) hearing - any advice??

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Flumpybumpy · 06/12/2006 10:57

My DD is 3.5yrs and her behaviour has been getting increasingly worse than normal. I am forever saying 'no, don't do / touch that' etc... but she just ignores me completely and does it anyway. She only seems to listen when I really shout and turn her towards me.

I started thinking she may not be able to hear me properly when she ran towards a road and didn't stop when I asked, I had to scream really loudly before she would stop!

Is there anyway I can test her hearing without telling her what I am doing?? If she knew she would play up to it and pretend she couldn't hear when she could.

Any advice??

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wannaBeOnTopOfTheChristmasTree · 06/12/2006 11:00

take her to the gp and get her hearing tested properly. If behavior has only recently been getting worse it could be that she has glu ear or something similar which is treatable.

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Flumpybumpy · 06/12/2006 11:06

What's glu ear??? Could it make her deaf??

Sorry, I am getting more and more worried about this as my Mother was deaf as a child and no-one spotted it until she older and then had to go through loads of really painful operations.

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ComeOyefaithfulVeneer · 06/12/2006 11:08

I had exactly the same with dd at that age. Took her to the gp and her ears where fine, she just doesn't do as she is told.

wannaBeOnTopOfTheChristmasTree · 06/12/2006 11:11

glu ear is basically when the ears fill up with lots of gloopy fluid which block the ear canals and thus impair hearing. It's fixed by inserting gromits which help to drain off the fluid. it is a small operation but it is a minor procedure with almost instant results.

ledodgychristmasjumper · 06/12/2006 11:18

My dd is the same age and does the same thing try saying 'do you want a biscuit?' very quietly and see if she reacts it's a sure fire way of testing their hearing.

Jam77 · 06/12/2006 11:21

lol @ ledodgy! sounds like a perfect plan

Spicedfennelwine · 06/12/2006 11:23

ledodgy, we tried that. dd1 is vague and often seems to not hear us. DP did wonder if she was a bit deaf. but if you whisper Ice Cream behind her from across the room she can hear it.

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Flumpybumpy · 07/12/2006 10:12

Her playschool teachers asked to speak to me this morning and said they felt she might have a problem hearing. I hadn't said anything to them at all so they have come to this conclusion by themselves.

They have said they have to turn her around to face them or speak very loudly for her to hear. She is also staring really hard at my face when I talk, it's like she knows I'm talking to her but can't make out what I am saying.

Her speech and language is fantastic, she has never had a problem there.

I have booked an appointment with the GP for next week, so hopefully we can get this sorted out.

FB x

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Flumpybumpy · 07/12/2006 10:13

her speech and language ARE fantastic - shame about my grammer!!!

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bakedpotato · 07/12/2006 10:36

Could you get her to hold her nostrils shut and close her mouth, while puffing out her cheeks for a few secs (if you do it yourself, you'll know how it's meant to feel)? Sometimes if they're gunked up after a cold, their ears silt up and this can make them 'pop' clear again.
We had something similar, I'd got quite concerned about her hearing deteriorating. GP advised this cheek-puff thing and it worked for us.

MrsMaloryTowers · 07/12/2006 10:38

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Flumpybumpy · 07/12/2006 10:45

I tried to call audiology at the Hospital but they won't give me an appointment unless she has been referred by the GP. I can get a GP's appointment today but only with the crappy doctor who has no time for kids and my DD hates him.

I have got the appointment next week with the paediatrician GP but she gets booked up so much it a nightmare trying to get in with her.

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MrsMaloryTowers · 07/12/2006 19:08

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geogteach · 07/12/2006 19:31

Definately get it checked.DS1 was very similar at about 2 after various tests he turned out to have both glue ear and a permanant loss, he also had very good speech. If it is glue it can fluctuate from day to day which would explain why you get differing results.

MrsMaloryTowers · 07/12/2006 19:32

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Flumpybumpy · 08/12/2006 10:12

DD's playschool teachers had another chat with me this morning and said she hit another girl accross the face yesterday and left a mark. They weren't arguing she just turned round and slapped her! Last night in Sainsburys she bit my DS (2mths) and pinched me this morning!

All I can put her behaviour down do is frustration with ther hearing. This is completely out of the norm, she is not usually spiteful at all.

Tried calling the doctors again today to get in with the paed doctor but still no luck. I feel so lost as I really don't know to handle this behaviour, do I punish her as normal? or accept that it is probably due to her ears and let it go?

Sorry for the long post but I am really worried and don't know what else to do!

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Flumpybumpy · 24/01/2007 10:42

Have seen GP again and fluid has not drained away from middle ear. She has been referred to ENT specialist at the hospital but there is a 3mth waiting list.

GP said she may need grommits to drain the fluid away. Anyone elses child had grommits and whats involved with fitting them???

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