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Thomas was born in 2004. We were told after his newborn hearing screening that he probably had a unilateral hearing loss. Thomas had regular hearing testing after this and when he was 16 months old, a bilateral hearing loss was confirmed with severe
loss in one ear and a moderate to mild reverse slope loss in
the other. This was when he got his first pair of hearing aids and started early intervention.
Thomas adapted fairly well
to his hearing aids apart from a few incidents
associated with toddler tantrums and curiosity.
The worst was when he completely chewed and
destroyed one – I was mortified until other
parents told me stories of the way hearing aids
can be treated! I felt better after that! Thomas now attends a mainstream Catholic primary school and is going very well. He currently has blue hearing aids with yellow molds and uses an FM for school.
I joined CDCA for
the ongoing support, information and contact
with other parents of children with hearing
loss. I believe we can learn so much from each
other’s experiences. I have also accessed
online groups and am gaining
so much knowledge and understanding especially
on practical issues.
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