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How Do You Know If Your Baby Is Deaf?
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When I had my second daughter, they performed a routine test on her in the hospital the day after she was born to check her hearing. They put some type of electrode wires on her head and playing sounds. While doing so, they were checking brain wave patterns for response to the sounds. What did they tell you about the testing they did on your baby today? Were they concerned? It's possible the baby just didn't care to react to the noise or is a sound sleeper. Hopefully that's all. |
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Thanks. So they can determine deafness right after birth? They didn't say anything about it today nor did I ask. I think I'll ask next visit just to (hopefully) ease my mind. I'm sure it's my imagination. However between these 2 incidences I'm a little concerned but maybe for no reason. |
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My son slept through Navy jets flying over very low (lived near Air station). That was after birth. Many babies sleep through loud noises. Also, your baby would be stimulated by the vibrator, not so much the noise. It could have just been sleepy and content. Been There is right they check hearing after birth. Try not to worry, even though it's hard not to worry about our little angels. |
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I thought my kid would be..but she aint. she sleeps through loud noises..when she was a few days old, i did some testing with slamming cupboards and the dogs were barking she jumped..so im like..thanking god. I took her to get her hearings done and she response to all the noises. so they said shes healthy and shes not deaf so im like..phew..thanks god! |
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My baby is very stubborn, if she wants to sleep, nothing can wake her up. It is prob just your nerves and anxiety about everything being ok. Don't worry, we have all had those lately. I had a vision of my baby having some wierd facial abnormalities (saw something on tv once)... got a 3d ultrasound and she's perfect... |
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Thanks, girls! Did any of you have "sound sleepers" in utero, though? Or just as babies? I know I'm probably just anxious. |
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I used to say my son was deaf when I was pregnant with him. He never moved or jumped with loud noises. At three weeks old - he slept through an entire fair! We took him in for testing and once he even slept through the hearing test. The thing is: he was just a sound sleeper - nothing more or less. As a baby and as he grew older, we never had to shut his bedroom door - I could vaccum right outside of it during his nap and he wouldn't roll over, we had friends over until very late laughing and talking and he just snored away.... If he fell asleep on the couch, we didn't have to move him so we didn't wake him up - he just slept so soundly all the time. Today, he is 10 years old and the alarm right beside his head will go continue to go off until I go in his room and turn it off. We had his hearing checked again when he was 6 and 8 - he's just fine. A major concerns is, of course, not hearing the fire alarm - we keep a fire ladder attached to his window sill at all times. I know how you feel - because I was there once - a very long time ago :o) Your baby is probably just fine! |
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When I was pregnant I had very active babies, but I don't really remember them reacting to loud sounds. Once, when I was about 7 1/2 mos. along, a piece of food set the burner on fire on our stove. The alarm went off and I screamed, and Nathan didn't even react! They all passed their hearing tests in the hospital. One of my baby books says that in the womb, it's like living next to busy freeway, with the mother's digestion and all, so maybe they are so used to hearing all of that noise that they don't even care about the muffled sounds they hear outside of the womb. |
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Thanks SO much girls. You are really easing my mind! I've really let my imagination run wild. I guess there's also a chance that she IS responding but that I just don't feel it. She's very active most of the time! |
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My husband is a musician so we go to shows frequently. My son doesn't wake up during the music, even when I'm close to the speakers. These are live shows with loud music. It shocked me at first, then I figured he's just used to it. Funniest thing.... When he has awaken and moved it was only when his dad's band WASN'T playing. LOL |
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Hi there Trish, I have a four year old who has minimal hearing in both ears. We didn't find this out for a long time. She would shout rather then talk, and it has taken her longer to learn how to talk, her speach development still isn't quite up to her age group. She would wake in the night screaming, and she had some behaviour problems. She is having speach therapy and we have been adviced to get gromits but we are looking at other ways to help this situation. You wont know until your baby is born. All the best. Keep positive. |
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Well, I was hoping my OB would ease my mind today but he didn't. I just told him about the smoke alarm going off and he said not to worry, that the chances of my bub being deaf are very remote. Then he said, "there's this probe they can use during your NSTs that she will hear and respond to"--not knowing that she didn't last time! and I said, "well, they used that last week to get her to move and she didn't" and was like, "oh..." I mean, he said not to worry but I can't help it. I know I'm being silly. I just hope this isn't a mothers intuition thing! I know there's nothing at all I can do about this situation and that worrying does nothing for it. Still. :( |
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Hi Trish, It's 3 years later and I'm thinking what you were thinking about your baby while you were pregnant... It would be interesting to know what the outcome was of your baby's hearing when she was born... Pls could you update the post and then you can assist pregnant mothers with the same concerns.. |
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Trish, |
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