We managed to get two (read: 2!) Australian Hearing appointments, one each for Jarrah & Kaelen, on the same day!
And not just the same day, but even adjacent times! How perfectly suitable...
And, the miracles didn't cease there!
These were standard 6-monthly check-ups, so it was the usual round of testing to check hearing levels & canal volumes and tympanometry and all those exciting things. Kaelen's results were stable as usual, which is great - no changes there. He wasn't too interested in the puppets this time, so we resorted to party lights to encourage him to respond - worked beautifully! :-)
I approach Jarrah's check-ups with a very open mind these days, content in the knowledge that i have no idea what results he's going to return. Took me a while, but i have learned not to predict the outcome - one disappointment too many makes it not worthwhile anymore. Because he's now over 3, he can have his check-up with just one audiologist (instead of 2), and, being the independent and trusting little bloke that he is, happily toddled off with the audiologist without me so that i could stay with Kaelen to complete his appointment!
We joined Jarrah quite some time later, and herein lies the next miracle - his results were basically the same as his June check-up, which were the best results to-date!
Two consecutive tests with the same results! For Jarrah, that's a miracle!!
Perhaps this is the beginning of his hearing levels settling down; perhaps it's just a lull; perhaps it's a sign of his middle ear troubles disappearing - who knows, all i really care is that they didn't have to make his hearing aids any louder!
So, back again in 6 months time...it's quietened down quite a lot lately; not so many ENT appt's now that the grommets are working, and staying in and clear; no extra appt's for Kaelen cos he has stable levels and no middle ear issues. Something close to normal life!
Next appt: Wed 5th May Aus Hearing check-ups (yes both, and consecutive - again! But then, at 6 months out that much easier to do...)
