A friend asked if my husband still has issues with crusties around the BAHA abutment. Unfortunately, yes, there are screws sticking out of his scull. For him, crusties are normal. Just like earwax is normal for those of us who have real ears. The crusties smell a bit like ear wax and can smell as …
One of the reasons we choose the Oticon Ponto hearing aid, is it has less issues with feedback squeals. But my daughter’s Ponto still did squeal a bit. Friends shared videos of their children wearing a hat over their BAHS and no squealing. But my daughter’s Ponto’s squealed. Other families said their Ponto’s squeal more …
We had such a wonderful time this past weekend at Hands & Voices Family Camp. We arrived early, so my husband and one of the Dads who was there as a volunteer, bonded over building Legos with their children and the other volunteer’s children. Our family shared a cabin with some new friends who are …
Hands and Voices, our first Family Camp experience Read More »
When my second daughter was diagnosed with hearing loss, I had no idea the crazy adventure ahead of us. All I knew was, I had made lots of baby headbands for both of my girls, and I was happy that my little Baldilocks would be wearing headbands always. Keep in mind, my husband has Treacher …
“Child, where is your BAHA?” My 3 year old daughter is pretty good at wearing her hearing aid and softband on all day. She usually only takes it off for bath or bed time, and hands it to me. I set it safely on the kitchen island. The problem is, sometimes she decides to change …
It was the last week of June, when PipSqueak tried to jump off her nightstand and broke her leg. When I was a child, I jumped off the top bunk. So my girls sleep on mattresses on the floor. The tallest thing in their room is the nightstand, which is a mere 17 inches. But …
Jump Right In! The Story of Our Summer and PipSqueaks Broken Leg Read More »
There once was a girl named Asha. “Hope” is what her name means. She was born with little ears, because she got her Dada’s genes. Microtia, is what it’s called. When the outer ear is small, or has an unusual shape, or maybe it’s not there at all! Dada has no ear canals. And he …
3 Types of Speciality Softbands for Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA), and where to buy them. We could spend our whole lives trying to fix our “flaws” to fit in with the crowd. However, I prefer to teach my daughters to be confident and proud of who they are. Because it is the differences, which …
Three years ago, today, our family was on a walk with our new friends. I enjoyed watching their two girls playing together. While my toddler followed them around. We had just found out we were having another baby girl! So I imaged what it would be like to watch my two little girls playing together. …
Three Years Ago Today, I Received a Phone Call, Which Rocked my World. Read More »
Duane and I just read the book, “Wonder.” Then we rented the the movie and watched it with our 4 year old. A couple weeks later, our girls were making silly faces, and Big Sis said, “when we do this we kind of look like Auggie, in the movie Wonder.” My response was, “honey, your sister …
The Cost and the Reward of Being a Daughter of the Baha Mama Read More »
