Today was finally the day to go see Logan's ENT to discuss the results of his MRI from a couple of weeks ago. We were up bright and early this morning to get Jasmine to Grandma's house and make it to Logan's 8 am appointment.... Did I mention I could use some Starbucks right about now?!?
Although there are other concerns with the MRI results, he is a candidate for cochlear implants, which he is eligible for once he is a year old. Unless there is a dramatic change to his hearing, he will get one implant in 3 months and the second 6 months after that. As it was explained to us, since he has some hearing now, it is best to do one at a time so that he can rely on his aided ear to hear while the cochlear implant gets activated and mapped correctly (which could take 3-6 months). This way, he doesn't lose any valuable listening time.
I don't like the idea of him having to go through surgery twice in the span of a year, but if it gives him the best chance to be able to listen and speak, then we will go through whatever we have to. At least by the second time, we will know what to expect.
We go back in 6 weeks to start discussing dates for surgery. In the meantime, we will be going through cochlear implant options with our friends at Sunshine Cottage. I'm glad to finally have some direction here.
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