On Wednesday, July 23 (in two days!) Ben will get his second Cochlear Implant.
We are nervous and excited all rolled into one.
We have done lots of reading and research to help guide our decision. Ultimately, we are thinking about Ben's future as a hearing and speaking boy. In this case, having two ears is better than one.
Ben has been talking and listening so much lately. He just loves to listen and mimic sounds people, animals, or objects make. Whenever we get out of the truck Ben says "ep ep ep" along with the beep of the open door.
Today he was waving "die, die" (bye, bye) to Grandma's horses and signing horse at the same time. If you listen closely, he says "neigh, neigh" when I ask him what the horse says. He was at least 20 feet away from me with his back turned!
He hears. It's amazing. I can't wait to hear what he will be saying after 5 months with two ears!
2 comments:
That's AWESOME!! Aiden's bye bye sounds just like Ben's! Best of luck with the second surgery. Very exciting that Ben will be bilateral and hearing in surround sound very soon!
good luck!!! Two ears are definitely better than one. It was an explosion of understanding for Isaac after getting the second one. The most notable was that he could locate sound so much better. With just one ear, Isaac would turn the wrong way looking for us almost every time. Now he locates with great precision.
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