We have been back and forth to audiology since my little boy was around 12 months old.
He was born with a “grunt” and told he needed antibiotics as a precaution. He was born via c section which can supposedly cause the grunt. We naively agreed as we didn’t know anything else as first time parents. The grunt cleared and we were discharged without issue. The hospital then contacted us months later to advise the antibiotics could have caused temporary hearing loss, so we were invited for testing.
Every single hearing test comes back with “mild hearing loss”. I’m told he has congestion in the ear but this could just be completely normal as 1 in 3 children have glue ear. However, as the tests have always remained “mild” with no improvement they now want us to consider bone conduction hearing aids.
My son’s speech has always been on the “advanced” side, he was talking from a very early age and can communicate his needs and respond/engage in conversation. If I had never of received the letter, I would have never had any concerns around his hearing or speech.
I can’t help but feel the bone conduction headphones seem excessive. He’s so little, happy and thriving. They didn’t have any available today and I wanted time to process what they were telling me.
My questions really do any of your children have “mild hearing loss”? Has it got better or worse? Has anybody had bone conducting headphones?
Any advice would be welcomed.