Hearing

Rosie had her newborn hearing screen test at 19 days old. She did not pass and the results were inconclusive. This caused another panic over another potential thing to worry about to get added to an already long list. 

We would have to wait until she could have a more in-depth appointment with audiology. 

We did know she was reacting to sounds as she appeared to do so - but after this result I kept doubting myself. Maybe the reaction was a fluke and nothing to do with the sound she may have or may have not heard. 

Photo of her having her newborn hearing test:

Rosie's follow up appointment with audiology was when she was 5.5 weeks old. They carried out a number of more in depth tests with her. One required her to be completely asleep and still as any movements would interfere with the results... Rosie is a very active sleeper and likes to wriggle a lot so this appointment took a very long time to finish! We had to go for another appointment to follow up as they needed further tests - this happened 2 weeks later. 

It was discovered that Rosie had good responses in her right ear but congestion in her left ear. It was felt that the congestion did not affect her hearing however. 

 We will need to have a follow up around the time of her cleft repair.

Unrelated to her hearing appointment, I did my first public NG tube feed on the day of her first audiology appointment. With help from my mum being an extra pair of hands for me - I completed a feed while in the audiologist office! Another win to be proud of!