The Lanigans: August 2009

Friday, August 14, 2009

Hearing Test

Oh man...today Julia had yet another hearing test with the same audiologist who told us "well, her hearing is perfect in her left ear, so that's good enough for me!" I was talking with one of the guys I work with before the appointment, and I told him I had my gloves on and all set to put up a fight if she tells us the same thing. Julia needed to be asleep for the test, and of course, she was wide awake once we got to the waiting room and wouldn't fall back asleep. The audiologist actually asked us, "So why am I seeing her now? She's too young for a behavioral test, and for the other test she needs to be asleep." It was one of those times when Tom and I looked at each other like, are you serious?! She finally took us back into her office, and tried doing a different test that tests the middle ear. Julia actually did pass that test in her right ear (she was too squirmy for the left), so that was promising at least. The doctor had us make another appointment for next week so we can try again to have her asleep. I have the day off, so I'll be able to make sure she's ready for a nap by the time we get there. It was really aggrevating the way the audiologist was talking with us, but I think she finally gets that parents need to know what's going on with their children. Tom and I are thankful, however, that Julia is in very good health and seems so happy all the time. We really do have a lot of blessings in our life, so we're trying not to let this one thing overshadow everything :).