Hi ladies-
Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but I thought some of you might have advice on this. My DD needs her hearing checked again, one of her ears referred at birth and she is having a subsequent test next week at 5 1/2 weeks old. It's a 3 hr test and sounds pretty intense---they want her to be asleep for the test, which I think is possible to do but they keep pressuring to keep her awake for a while up until the test. Is this even possible with a 5 week old?! I am getting nervous. Anyone gone through this? Thank you
Re: Hearing test question
my LO had the same exact test done at six weeks... i had to take my mom with me to keep him awake in the back of the car... she used a cold wash cloth to keep him awake... i remember him not being happy! i kept him awake from 9am until 1pm.... and he slept 3.5 hours for the test...
good luck! hope everything turns out wonderful!
We had another test done at 2 months old and things went a lot better. I brought an extra bottle, her swaddle me. Fed her right before we left and she fell asleep in the car. Woke up once we got to the test and I topped her off with a little more milk and swaddled her. She slept the whole time and it took 1.5 hours although the second time around they focused more on the ear that they knew had a loss. The first time they did both ears even though she was only referred for the left.
They give you the results right away so if the test takes 3 hours you might be there longer If they do confirm a loss. They gave us referrals for EI, hearing programs, and follow up testing.