Imitating Sounds

Two and a half months ago our little boy could not hear anything! O.K., Maybe he could hear a jet engine sitting right next to his ear, but for all intense and purposes, he couldn’t hear. But two months after bilateral cochlear implant surgery we are singing a different tune. Our boy can hear, and [...]

Pavarotti’s Passing

Today Luciano Pavarotti, the legendary tenor passed away. In reading the news, I found Pavarotti singing Ave Maria on YouTube and began to listen.
Our daughter was focused on watching The Wiggles and didn’t notice, but about a minute into the song I felt eyes upon me.
Drew was sitting on the floor to my right [...]

Mapping is All Greek to Me!

Drew had his third mapping appointment yesterday. Before they began to update his map they put Drew in the sound booth to see what he was hearing currently. Depending on the frequency, he was hearing somewhere between 25 – 40 db! Can you believe it? Just one month ago a jet engine could be roaring [...]

Fourth of July

We had a very nice Fourth of July. We took Drew and his sister to our local parade. We were so excited because Drew could hear so many of the sounds of the parade. He heard fire engine sirens, horns honking on the classic cars, planes flying in the sky and marching bands. It was [...]

Drew Can Hear!

We’re seeing new signs each day that Drew really is able to hear. We turned Drew up to P3 (his third program, meaning the loudest yet) and he responded to Daddy’s voice! It was truly amazing, and had we not been worried that it startled Drew, we may have cried ourselves!
We are testing Drew to [...]