Hearing Aids
Yeah! Bailey finally has his hearing aids - which he calls his "ear tubes." He's doing so well with them so far. I'm proud of him!!!
The part that fits in the ear is blue and white swirls. Then a clear tubing hooks over and behind his ear where a flesh-toned aid sits. I think they look adorable. He even has a thing he calls his "necklace." It clips to the back of his shirt and attaches on to the tubing of the aids so that when he's messing with them or playing hard and one falls out, it isn't lost. He hasn't worn the necklace yet but he will this afternoon.
Wednesday he wore them from the time the audiological specialist put them in until bathtime when he reminded me that he needed to take them out! Good for him for remembering :)
Yesterday morning had him throwing fits about not wearing them. He had decided that the other kids would make fun of him. We finally decided to let him go to school without them and have him wear them when he gets home till he took a bath before bedtime. That worked pretty well. And he didn't throw a fit about wearing them to cheerleading practice either. But he refused to wear the "necklace" so I let him go without it.
It was a mixed blessing as last night one of the aids was nearly lost. Talk about a near heart attack!! We were at the high school stadium with the cheerleaders and he was playing with his "babysitter" (my asst coach's oldest daughter, Sarah). Well he wouldn't listen to her so she brought him to me and that's when I noticed it missing. Within 10 minutes we had Sarah, three other coaches and about 4-5 moms & dads in the stands looking for it. After 45 minutes of looking I finally spotted it just under a schoolboy's shoe!!!!!
As much as I hate that we went through that, I think it was really good for Bailey. He saw all these people looking for his "ear tubes" and everyone cheering when we found them!!! Now he doesn't think anyone will make fun of him for wearing them. He got up asking for them this morning. Though we did go without the necklace. But I made a deal with him, he has to wear the necklace when we go to get his vision and dental screenings done all the way until bathtime. I have a feeling it will go well :-)
The part that fits in the ear is blue and white swirls. Then a clear tubing hooks over and behind his ear where a flesh-toned aid sits. I think they look adorable. He even has a thing he calls his "necklace." It clips to the back of his shirt and attaches on to the tubing of the aids so that when he's messing with them or playing hard and one falls out, it isn't lost. He hasn't worn the necklace yet but he will this afternoon.
Wednesday he wore them from the time the audiological specialist put them in until bathtime when he reminded me that he needed to take them out! Good for him for remembering :)
Yesterday morning had him throwing fits about not wearing them. He had decided that the other kids would make fun of him. We finally decided to let him go to school without them and have him wear them when he gets home till he took a bath before bedtime. That worked pretty well. And he didn't throw a fit about wearing them to cheerleading practice either. But he refused to wear the "necklace" so I let him go without it.
It was a mixed blessing as last night one of the aids was nearly lost. Talk about a near heart attack!! We were at the high school stadium with the cheerleaders and he was playing with his "babysitter" (my asst coach's oldest daughter, Sarah). Well he wouldn't listen to her so she brought him to me and that's when I noticed it missing. Within 10 minutes we had Sarah, three other coaches and about 4-5 moms & dads in the stands looking for it. After 45 minutes of looking I finally spotted it just under a schoolboy's shoe!!!!!
As much as I hate that we went through that, I think it was really good for Bailey. He saw all these people looking for his "ear tubes" and everyone cheering when we found them!!! Now he doesn't think anyone will make fun of him for wearing them. He got up asking for them this morning. Though we did go without the necklace. But I made a deal with him, he has to wear the necklace when we go to get his vision and dental screenings done all the way until bathtime. I have a feeling it will go well :-)
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