Is there a good way of testing dd2's hearing at home?

[Enid]

I think she has a problem hearing, but I am torn between thinking its a problem, or selective! Is there a good reliable-ish test I can do at home? Have tried whispering 'do you want a barbie dvd?' and there is no reaction but other times she seems to hear clearly.

Am on waiting list for the ear clinic but have 8 weeks to wait.

Nursery said yesterday they were surprised that she seems to have difficulty following simple instructions - she is super bright and clever and can do most things easily.

Could easily believe she is a bit naughty as she can be a madam. But I have to raise my voice much more often to get her to take notice and also she has started speaking very loudly.

When I expressed concer to GP about DS hearing, he held his watch to DS's ear, saw a reaction to the ticking, and pronounced him fine! (which he was - just used to live in a world of his own at that age)!

has she had the distraction hearing test yet?

no

she is on waiting list for that I think

no

it needs to be a soundproofed room with a proper monitored test

if it helps .. DS had a test at a private hospital for about 150 when he was a baby (we were lucky to have insurance through my job)

oh we have insurance

do you think it will cover it? will ask dh.

yes of course it will

just need a referral letter from GP

doh

will make appt to see him tomorrow

have been going through hv

their are some ways and means you could use, but agree with twiglet, If you are concerned you need a definative test done by an audiologist. They will be introducing manditory neonatal hearing testing for all babies, but unfortunately is not avaliable yet.

I tend to call the insurance first and say GP says we need xyz .. can you tell me where / which consultant you cover in this area

then I go into GP and say can you write me a referral for this person / this place

tends to cut out the duplicate appointments I find

HTH

thanks twiggo

thats the way I did it for my back probs

will do tomorrow

its all about pitch ( i've said it before sorry) so the tick tock doctor test was cack handed fuckwittedness IMO.

my daughter could hear a whisper - a pin drop but she couldn't hear certain words becuase of the pitches that they contain - this is made more difficult when you are surrounded by noise - which indeed we usually are

that is what i suspect custy

I was talking to her normally but a bit muffled (in bed) this morning and she was completely oblivious. Whispered behind her back today and she heard.

Also seems relevant taht she is doing jolly phonics at nursery - she knows the first lot really well (can say sound with action). The new lot she can do the action but looks blank when you ask what sound it is. If you show her the letter she makes the action but doesnt say anything - odd as she picked up the first two sets so quickly and easily.

did you get it sorted enid ol' fella ol' gal?

Has she had a cold? Glue ear? You could try individual words at normal voice, whilst covering your mouth so she can't lipread. The more difficult ones are short words (how/now/brown/cow) than longer ones or sentences, which she'd guess from context. It doesn't replace a proper test but could put your mind at rest meanwhile. My DS(6) is deaf and wears hearing aids. We test him like this when he seems to have another bout of glue ear; then we can tell if he's not hearing or just not listening. There's lots of info on www.listen-up.org

I'd get on and have the test but don't expect it to be conclusive, I thought DS1 was being selectively deaf and even the audiologist was unsure to the extent of repeating the tests at different venues / with different people present. We eventually got refered to the local tertiary centre and he now wears hearing aids.

I have a £150 excess on dd2s health policy what a load of crap

cant believe it would cost more than that to go private??

anyway she has a lousy cold atm so I think I will wait for her 6 week referrel to come up and see if no cold improves things

well, that's f'ing irritating isn't it?

I'd call up private hospitals to find out cost of audiological assessment .. I'm sure DS's when he was a baby was less than your excess

DS's audiological tests were about £120 at the Portland Hospital, about 6 years ago. They weren't accurate, though (tested as mild when he's profoundly deaf).

some hearing problems are temporary & clear up on their own. My dd had this problem - by the time she took the test it was all fine!

Does she look for visual clues as to what is going on? That is a sign of a genuine hearing difficulty

Hi there, was just wondering Enid if you've had the test yet - and how it went ?

Just been to parent's evening and teacher has suggested my dd (5) sees an audiologist for a "classroom noise test" as she can't decide whether she is slightly deaf or just a day dreamer !

Personally I suspect a day dreamer !

(btw - don't tell anyone but I am scatterbrain - have changed name as acquaintance was hinting they had recognised me on here !!!)

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Yoo Hoo - Enid !!!!