I've had several people ask me how we already know that Troy is deaf. Most people, as I did before this whole ordeal, assume that you learn that a child is deaf around 2-3 years old when they are not talking. According to some research my mom and I did, only 20% of hospitals test newborns for deafness, so it's not uncommon for people to find out their child is deaf by not speaking at 2-3 years old.
In the hopsital they run a test that looks at the neural response to sounds. There are sensors put on his head and little earplugs in his ears. The earplugs then do a series of clicks and beeps. The sensors can record which sounds his brain responds to. Unfortunatly, Troy did not respond to any.
Troy had that test ran on him twice in the hospital and once a few weeks after. About 4 weeks after he was born the hospital did a diagnostic test (a similar test to above) that told us that he cannot hear up to and probably past 90 decibles. We could have tested him at 120 decibles, which is the volume of a jet engine, however we felt it was kind of unnecessary.
In the hopsital they run a test that looks at the neural response to sounds. There are sensors put on his head and little earplugs in his ears. The earplugs then do a series of clicks and beeps. The sensors can record which sounds his brain responds to. Unfortunatly, Troy did not respond to any.
Troy had that test ran on him twice in the hospital and once a few weeks after. About 4 weeks after he was born the hospital did a diagnostic test (a similar test to above) that told us that he cannot hear up to and probably past 90 decibles. We could have tested him at 120 decibles, which is the volume of a jet engine, however we felt it was kind of unnecessary.
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