Mapping Appointment

Ben had a mapping appointment at Johns Hopkins today.  It had been three months since we had been there!  We began with a booth test and Ben was hearing at 25-30 dbs, but when tested individually his right ear was much lower (like in the 40-50 range) than his left.  During the mapping his audi figured out that the microphone on the right processor wasn't working properly!  I felt awful!  I don't know how long it had been like that.  I know he was hearing the lings (the 6 speech sounds that we check regularly) with his right only as we have tested each ear individually in therapy, so I think he was hearing with the right ear, just not as well as he should have been.  Thank goodness we caught it. He is using his back-up processor until the new one arrives.

I guess I am going to get out the mic-checking piece of equipment that came with the CIs and start using it!  

Even with this issue, Ben has been doing so well!  He says a few words perfectly now, including "Mama, "Dada", "Abby, "Baby" and "Open".  I will try to post a list on the sidebar, as I know those have helped me when other people have posted theirs on blogs.  His receptive language is taking off - he responds with the correct animal sounds for several animals when asked - with no visual cues.  He loves doing puzzles and will spontaneously say the sound of each vehicle and animal while he is busy putting the puzzle pieces in their spaces.  We are going back to Johns Hopkins in a little over a week to have an 8-month post activation evaluation and we will be eager to hear what the SLP says.