Went to a mapping appointment yesterday to check Lily's CIs. We started by going into the booth and testing each side individually. Results were 20-35db, depending on various sounds, noise levels and speech. The 35dbs came on Lily's right side when we think she started ignoring the sounds. So all in all, improved from last time about 5-10 dbs. I always suggest turning her CIs up. However, our Audiologist said that Lily was hearing in the optimum range (20-30dbs) and that since Lily is bilateral, it is louder when she has both of them on (bilateral summation). The Audiologist also said that below 20dbs there is not much to hear and that the noise can actually interfere with speech perception which comes around 45dbs. I'd still like her to be hearing at 20dbs or better for all sounds. Maybe next time. They tweaked her maps just a little in the high pitches. We are returning in three months, then six months and then yearly or as needed.
The picture below is of Lily and her Mom in the sound booth. We again had the opportunity to have Lily's appointment online so friends and family could watch. So cool. Think of all the possibilities this creates.
We are fortunate to have such technology that allowed us grandparents who are almost 1,000 miles away to sit in on the session. To be able to see and hear in our living room the results of Lily's tests streamed live to micro-audiences throughout the country was not quite the same as being there, but it was close. She is such a delightful child to watch and listen to.
Posted by: Bruce Ardinger | February 07, 2009 at 07:26 PM