Hearing passed

Our speech and language pathologist for Ginja suggested we have her hearing tested to ensure no concerns, as she has over sensitive ears and is really soft toned with her speech. So I made sure we all got a full eight hours of sleep. Dad wasn't able to get time off for the appointment so I was ready for the worst appointment ever (when family dr looks at her ears we have to pin her, she goes into meltdown) so I was ready for a nightmare appointment to occur. We went to Heritage Hearing Clinic in Pembroke, they set aside an appointment for two audiologists to work with her. Much to my surprise they were amazing with Ginja, she didn't fuss, fight or cry once!!! I sat back and watched them in action, they didn't give her a minute to doubt and allowed her to play while conducting the tests. So she is definitely hearing us:) The audiologist performed words with Ginja while she was in the sound proof booth, the other audiologist was with her and she pointed to the pictures each and every time and the audiologist said she could not turn the volume any lower and she was still hearing extremely well. That explains her over sensitivity. So step one done, rule out hearing issues. This week we also did the one hour intake with Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre and have been referred to the next step which is the Getting Started program where they will give us strategies for day to day life and start therapies. That call will take about 6 weeks to receive and then we will be seen in about 4-5 months. That is discouraging to me as a mom, as early intervention shows the best results. They are the ones who decide if a psychological assessment would be beneficial. So I have been looking into our options, I even called McMaster Children's Hospital where my oldest was born and they are at an approximate wait of 12 months, better but still not good enough. Fiancées family is seeing if their family doctor who is also a paediatrician can see her and our last resort is to take her to Energing Minds in Ottawa for a private diagnosis, which is not covered by OHIP and we can only claim $1000 per year, so there would still be out of pocket fees for us, but is the quickest route to services and a diagnosis. 

Above is our beautiful Ginja waiting to enter her hearing test. So time to flip the page and keep on trucking :D