We took Kaylee this morning for another ABR test (click here for more details on any given test) - see new bionic baby shots below. The audiologist also repeated the Tympanometry and OAE tests. The tympanograms again showed possible stiffness in both ears. The OAE is the test they gave Kaylee at the hospital that her left ear never passed - there or at any other appointment since - but today it PASSED!! The audiologist is mailing the full results to us (and to all of Kaylee's other 3 doctors!), but said that the ABR showed that her right ear does show good hearing, and her left ear has trouble with the lowest frequency (frequencies?). She said based on that and the left ear passing the OAE, she doesn't think that a hearing aid will be necessary, but of course we still need to be diligent in monitoring things. We take Kaylee back to the pediatric audiologist in another month for more behavioral testing and after that it's back to the ENT. Hopefully by the time her birthday rolls around we'll have a better picture of what's going on in those cute little ears!!
Wonderful, that's fabulous news!
ReplyDeleteHmm - I reread my post and it sounds like I said Kaylee definitely won't need a hearing aid. The audiologist said SHE didn't think it looked like it, but we still need to go back to the other 2 docs before things are more certain. But we're definitely more hopeful now that her left ear actually passed the OAE!! So yes, fabulous news, but wanted to clarify. :-)
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