Unfortunately, the results were the same as 6 weeks prior.
Right ear is in the normal range.
Left ear is profoundly deaf.
No aids would benefit her at this time.
It will be harder for her to hear and tune in to what the teacher is saying with a crowded classroom of kids.
The bonus is Dariya loves school and does compensate really well with her right ear.
We will just have to keep an eye on that right ear to make sure it is always hearing well so that she can continue doing so well.
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Yeesh. :-( I'm glad she has found ways to compensate, though. I have a good friend who is deaf in one ear, with no aids. She just makes sure she sits on the correct side of you when you go to the movies or elsewhere, and has managed just fine. I always forget about it, unless I'm standing on the wrong side and she has to turn to hear me.
Have you considered a BAHA device? It is for children with unilateral hearing loss. Our infant daughter with Down syndrome uses one,
An FM system may help--I believe they have some FM systems that either the teacher wears a microphone and it makes her voice louder for the whole room, but there are also systems where the teacher wears the microphone, AND the student wears a receiver (in the ear that is hearing well, or around her neck like a necklace--I think they have some like that)---so it's easier for her to hear the teacher and tune in directly to the teacher. I've used both kind of system with kids with DS. The receivers often hook to hearing aides--but I've also seen systems where they can hook into a necklace, clip onto the child's clothing, etc. Hope that helps!
http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/news-and-media/dsa-news/1509-new-evidence-based-research-in-early-hearing-loss-language-abilities-in-children-with-down-s-syndrome.html
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