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    Confused about speech and amplification

    No. I realize the importance of hearing aids. She doesn't mind wearing them at all 12+ hours a day. She wants to wear them. My point was, which I failed to make clear, if she is a non-verbal Deaf child by her own choice, are there benefits to wearing aids not relating to spoken language...
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    Confused about speech and amplification

    Background: My daughter is nearly 3. She was born with a severe-profound bilateral loss. Has been aided since 4mo. In Speech since 5mo. She is currently not using speech for communication at all (just noise :lol: ) and maybe has half a dozen 'word-like sounds'. She is developmentally...
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    How many people here are NOT deaf?

    I am hearing but my daughter is not.
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    How old were you the first time....

    My daughter's HAs are purple. She got them at the ripe old age of 4 months. It was solely my choice at the time. She's also had some crazy colored ear molds as well since the very start (purple and green swirl right now). The beige colored ones are so 'blah' for a kid, IMHO. Why not have...
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    Hello from Wisconsin!

    Hello! I am a SAH mom to 2 crazy girls, 5 and 2.5. My younger daughter, K, was born with severe bilateral SNHL. She failed her newborn screening and was aided at 4 months. Neither my husband or myself have a history of deafness/hearing loss in our families, so this was a whole new...
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