Recently our family was invited to be guest speakers at a local 3rd grade class. They had just read the book, “Wonder” and watched the movie. The book is required reading for most 3rd and 4th grade classes across the USA. “Wonder,” is the story of a boy named Auggie. He had been home schooled …
The Day We Got Schooled: Our Family’s Presentation on TCS and Wonder Read More »
My daughter wears a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA), which is held on by a soft headband, called a “softband.” Her hearing aid came with 1 softband. But she needed more options than just one color softband. What if that one softband gets dirty or wet? But to purchase a second band from the hearing …
Where to buy Custom Softbands and Accessories for Baha or Ponto Hearing Aids Read More »
Just before my daughter’s cleft palate surgery (in 2016), I saw a card with the quote: You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have. That became my theme during my daughter’s surgery and recovery. It continued at a theme, with the discovery that my daughter needed hearing aids …
What does the doggy say? Bark bark! What does the cow say? Moo! That is a typical game to play with our toddlers. But have you tried reversing the game? Our 2 year old daughter has hearing loss and wears a BAHA hearing aid. Our Sign Language teacher suggested helping our daughter to be aware …
Name that Sound – a listening game for Children who have hearing loss Read More »
I have noticed a trend in parenting these days, which can be summed up in the phrase, “I want to give my child every advantage possible.” That sounds like the right thing to want. But sometimes it is wrong to just give a child an advantage. It is as if there is a foot-race, and I …
I am NOT giving my Child every advantage possible Read More »
I used to see a notification from Etsy and panic, “Oh no, someone wants me to make a headband.” I don’t know why I felt that way, since I enjoy making headbands. Which is one reason I started a Etsy store. More so because I could not find anywhere to buy comfortable, affordable, custom headbands for my own daughter. So I …
Something shifted in me this week. Suddenly I feel like I actually enjoy my life. Not that it was bad before. But mostly, I felt like I was just doing what needs done, without any goals or plans. Nothing to look forward to, because every day is the same. The past couple months had several …
PipSqeak got her hearing aid right after her cleft palate surgery. So before that, she couldn’t hear, and there were a lot of sounds she couldn’t make. “Ma-ma” was her universal word for everything. We had to count the number of syllables to guess what she was sayings. For example: Ma-ma-ma = banana. Now she can hear …
Softband ingredients There are several components in order to make a custom softband which is adjustable, so 1-size-fits-all, and make it hold your BAHA hearing aid. 5/8 inch fold over elastic (FOE) slide adjuster & rings size 5/8 inch. Color options are Clear, white, or black. Velcro – I buy a strip of 5/8 in sew-on velcro and then cut it down to …
DIY Softband using Velcro to hold your original block and BAHA Read More »
When we first borrowed a hearing aid from the hospital, the audiologist gave us a safety line. A fishing line attaching the hearing aid to a clip, which I clipped on my daughter’s shirt. After about a month, my daughter broke the string, trying to detach the clip from her shirt. My solution was to …
