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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Walking Around With Pride and Embarrassment

Today my older son (OS) had a hearing test and ENT appointment to check on the ear tubes that he got at 22 months. Since he still has the ear tubes at five, the insurance company has definitely gotten their money's worth out of them! Of course the appointment was during what would otherwise have been my younger son's (YS) nap time, so a very crabby YS accompanied us to this appointment.

It had crossed my mind that now that OS is five, he might have a standard hearing test instead of the little kids' one where they hear a sound from two speakers on opposite sides of the both and if they look where that sound came from, a toy raccoon lights up and claps it's hands or a toy pig lights up and moves it's legs back and forth. I have always been impressed by the sensitivity of his hearing; I often only realize that the audiologist has played a sound when I see OS staring at the clapping raccoon. Then again, I also lost some of my hearing from childhood ear infections which is one of the reasons OS was sitting at the ENT's office in the first place!

Sure enough the audiologist explained that OS was to wear headphones with special ear plugs on them. "Good luck with that!" I thought. Then she explained that every time OS heard a sound, he needed to clap his hands. I seriously thought this might be a recipe for a silly fit from OS or at the very least flat out refusal to cooperate. He seemed pretty excited about it though and sure enough he participated perfectly. The trend of perfection continued when the audiologist asked him to repeat back several words.

OS and I received so many compliments on his behavior that I almost forgot that YS was under the chair pitching a fit throughout most of the testing. What would upset YS about OS's ENT appointment? Well one of the words that OS had to repeat was "hot dog," and since YS also apparently can hear properly, he heard "hot dog" and suddenly decided he needed one. Yes, YS and I did have to leave and wait in the waiting room, which left OS unfazed. On the other hand, YS continued escalating his tantrum into a grand fit as he passed through the lobby topped off by throwing off his new rain boots.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: It is impossible for both children in a family to behave well at the same time.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 5:48 PM   5 comments
5 Comments:

  • At 9/09/2008 8:17 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    Wow I'm surprised they've let him have the tubes in that long. My son had them put in at 10 months and they removed the one that hadn't fallen out after 2 years.

    I sort of miss those audiologist trips though. He had so much fun and charmed all the ladies on the floor.

     

  • At 9/10/2008 9:27 AM, Blogger Alex Elliot said…

    If he still has them in March (his next appointment) they're going to schedule him for surgery to remove them since he hasn't had any problems with ear infections.

     

  • At 9/10/2008 6:31 PM, Blogger soccer mom in denial said…

    I love tubes! My darling daughter had them around OS' age but they have since fallen out.

    Do you have the Pigeon books (e.g. Pigeon Drives the Bus, Pigeon Wants a Puppy)? YS is the PERFECT age for the Pigeon and hot dog book.

     

  • At 9/11/2008 10:27 AM, Blogger Goofball said…

    oh we had to do such hearing tests every 2 years at medical tests run by the school district medical center. I thought they were funny to do.

     

  • At 9/12/2008 9:41 AM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    Good for OS! I can't say that I blame YS for his tantrum, though. Poor kid missed his nap time and wanted a hot dog. Still, I'm glad that I didn't have to deal with it. :)

     
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