Fulton’s Hearing Update
Fulton had his second hearing test on Tuesday. It was worse than the first. His tympanic membrane is invert (probably due to congestion) and his tympanogram (which measure how sound is tranmitted through his ear) didn’t improve from the last time. The Physician Assistant said we should consider putting tubes in his ear. It’s minor out patient surgery.
Our first reaction was one of hesitation as we don’t know how Fulton’s hear is when he is 100% well. We’d like to see his hearing tested when he is well. At the same time we know the longer we wait to have it done (if that’s what he needs) the further behind he’ll be. In the last 6 weeks, he’s been well perhaps one week. So for the other 5 he hasn’t been hearing properly. That’s not encouraging; and I can see why his speech may not be developing as it should.
We also had a visit from the Early Childhood Intervention program last week and he was evaluated to be about 6-7 months behind in his speech development. Someone will begin coming out twice a month starting in January.
We are encouraged that he is starting to pick up words quickly now, but nothing over two syllables and no two word phrases yet. So please keep him in your prayers. And if anyone out there has an opionin, testimony or two cents to offer to our discernment, please do.
