Hearing Test

[moonstone523]

Samantha failed one of the hearing tests in her left ear. She passed the more basic test in that ear, and passed them in her right ear.

I'm a worried momma. We go back the end of January.

[mrsjenrn]

Oh no! I hope everything is fine and it was just a mistake. January seems too far away.

[moonstone523]

They say it isn't uncommon for babies to fail the first time as the test is very sensitive. But the odd thing is, her pedi noticed she really likes to look right (I never did). And he mentioned that we need to always place Sammy so her left side is towards us. Wouldn't you know, her left ear is the one that failed. I hope there isn't a correlation here.

[tashaandsage]

Hope that Sammy's follow up test shows everything is fine!

I'm curious, did she have a hearing test done at birth or was this her actual first? I know hospitals do it before you check out, but since she was born at the birthing center, I didn't know if they do it there too.

[moonstone523]

Dec 10, 2012 16:57:07 GMT -5 tashaandsage said:

Hope that Sammy's follow up test shows everything is fine!

I'm curious, did she have a hearing test done at birth or was this her actual first? I know hospitals do it before you check out, but since she was born at the birthing center, I didn't know if they do it there too.

This was her first. It should have been done months ago but I missed an appointment somewhere. They don't do them at the birth center before we leave.

[alzi]

Don't feel bad about missing the first one. As long as they catch any issue by 6 months you are in the right timeline. But again, these things happen. I can look at the protocols on my equipment at work to see if I'm set up for babies too. I'm not sure I have full diagnostic capability or just screening.

[jen812]

D failed the first one at the hospital too. That was right after birth though. They retested & he passed. His hearing is just fine now.

[moonstone523]

To us, she hears fine vs he reacts to noises just fine. During the test a kid screamed in the hall. Sammy woke up from a dead sleep from it. I hope it's a fluke.

[alzi]

Dec 11, 2012 3:37:56 GMT -5 moonstone523 said:

To us, she hears fine vs he reacts to noises just fine. During the test a kid screamed in the hall. Sammy woke up from a dead sleep from it. I hope it's a fluke.

if she was awake, bodily noises and breathing can cause a non-pass. if they have to do an ABR on a bigger kid, they sedate for that reason. sleeping is ideal.

[loskadoodle]

Drew failed his first at the hospital too but passed the second. I hope everything is ok!

[moonstone523]

Dec 11, 2012 6:37:04 GMT -5 alzi said:

Dec 11, 2012 3:37:56 GMT -5 moonstone523 said:

To us, she hears fine vs he reacts to noises just fine. During the test a kid screamed in the hall. Sammy woke up from a dead sleep from it. I hope it's a fluke.

if she was awake, bodily noises and breathing can cause a non-pass. if they have to do an ABR on a bigger kid, they sedate for that reason. sleeping is ideal.

I breast fed her to sleep. My boobs were out and about for this test to get her to calm down.

[alzi]

Dec 11, 2012 9:36:41 GMT -5 moonstone523 said:

Dec 11, 2012 6:37:04 GMT -5 alzi said:

if she was awake, bodily noises and breathing can cause a non-pass. if they have to do an ABR on a bigger kid, they sedate for that reason. sleeping is ideal.

I breast fed her to sleep. My boobs were out and about for this test to get her to calm down.

that is the best way to do it! We always encouraged scheduling during nap time and for moms to feed right before testing ( when I did this)

[moonstone523]

Dec 11, 2012 10:00:34 GMT -5 alzi said:

Dec 11, 2012 9:36:41 GMT -5 moonstone523 said:

I breast fed her to sleep. My boobs were out and about for this test to get her to calm down.

that is the best way to do it! We always encouraged scheduling during nap time and for moms to feed right before testing ( when I did this)

So she seemed a little congested during her am feeding and I pulled out some boogers. Could that do it?

[sara76]

Dec 11, 2012 9:36:41 GMT -5 moonstone523 said:

Dec 11, 2012 6:37:04 GMT -5 alzi said:

if she was awake, bodily noises and breathing can cause a non-pass. if they have to do an ABR on a bigger kid, they sedate for that reason. sleeping is ideal.

I breast fed her to sleep. My boobs were out and about for this test to get her to calm down.

When Amelia had her sonogram on her hips the Dr asked if she had a bottle or a paci to keep her still and I told him I'm nursing and he was like "maybe try giving her your finger". Lol. I'm sure she's juuuust fine. She passed the second one after all. That's probably why they usually do them in the hospital, the baby hasn't been exposed to many outside distractions yet and they are still sleeping so soundly. Your little Ssmmy is so very alert and strong now, she is probably just hearing every darn thing there is to hear.

[jennifer8080]

A friend of mine had the same experience and her little boy passed the repeat. Congestion definitely can cause it. Kennedy's most recent one was borderline in one ear, and she coincidentally got sick a few days later. She had it repeated and passed just fine.

[alzi]

Yep congestion = louder breathing= noisy test.

[moonstone523]

Dec 11, 2012 14:09:16 GMT -5 alzi said:

Yep congestion = louder breathing= noisy test.

But then she passed on the one ear. So hmmmm....