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[Tuffoldhen]

I became a deaf person at the age of 40. But I do understand what you are going through for your son. Have your hearing doctors talked to you about a Cochlear Implant for your son?

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

Stay positive, i'll keep your family in my prayers.

 

[saddina]

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We have confirmed loss of hearing, and that it's progressing, but no cause yet, and without that the HMO won't approve a treatment plan.

 

[Homesteading_Bound]

Shut....HMO!!!!! I have not heard about them for some time...They haven't changed there practice I see...

I'm sorry you and your family are going through this.

We do become stronger in so many way when we are faced with these type of obstacles in life...

I will keep your son in my prayers.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Keep your chin up, it really is a harder thing to go through on parents and family. My mother went thru a terrible time. I adjusted really well and am semi-normal

He needs to know that he is just as normal as a hearing child and he needs a good education and set no boundries for himself. He will do really well.

Just take everything one day at a time.

 

[saddina]

He's taking it better than I am, he's always been a really focused child, and he asked if I'd teach him to type so he can use the computer to talk to people. I teach at his school, so I know they'll work with him, I'm pondering requesting to cover 4th grade next year, he's in the gifted program, so he'd be in that class. He already speaks 2 languages, (immersion school program, begins in pre-K) so I expect he'll learn fine. I'm just completely confused right now (and feeling really guilty about all the times I told him to "Turn the volume down, young man".

 

[peakpoultry]

I'm sorry about your son. That just breaks my heart.

 

[Boyd]

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It'll be ok

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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I'm glad I'm not the only one like that. It really is harder on the family and surrounding people. I'm lucky in that I have a little hearing left and the hearing aids I wear are unnoticeable unless mentioned by me. Eventually I will be completely deaf...but I can at least read lips and that helps immensely.

I just hate not being able to look people in the eye alot of the time because I'm trying to figure out what they're saying!

 

[saddina]

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. I've been telling the doctors for years that he's "missing sounds" and it seems that's the main symptom of high frequency loss. I have an aunt who's deaf and read lips, so there could be a genetic component as well. I'm planning on taking him to an opera and symphony once school is out, so he has a chance to do these things now.