Zeke's Hearing Exam

This is a brief overview of the results of Zeke's latest hearing test:

Testing & Results:
    Right Ear: Normal hearing acuity with excellent speech recognition
    Left Ear: A profound sensorineural hearing loss
    Clear ear canals
    Tympanic membranes look good
    
Recommendations:
    Zeke be place within an amplified classroom at school and his IEP state he continually be placed within an amplified classroom throughout the rest of his elementary school education. (I might have to fight a bit for this one :)
    Zeke should have his hearing evaluated annually before school begins. (What's one more Dr visit :)
    When Zeke is in his teen years, we should consult with a doctor in Sioux Falls for a possible bone anchored hearing aid. (A regular hearing aid wouldn't help because there is no sound to amplify)
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This doctor's finding are consistant with most of the evaluations we've had done. We had a few (2) doctors that documented the wrong ear for the hearing loss so that has taken us a while to get straightened out. Also, Zeke had lots of ear infections before he came to us and a few after, so it was hard to get a reliable test completed. Combine all that with the fact that Zeke is very easily distracted and hard to test cognitively. I'm glad that we finally have something concrete to get onto his IEP.
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I would highly recommend audiologist Dr Todd Decker w/ Professional Hearing Services in Watertown, SD. We've had a lot of hearing testing done by a lot of different professionals over the past 4 years. The Brookings doctor was the worst, there were a lot that were ok, but Dr Decker was amazing with Zeke and gave us results that we could understand and move forward with.
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