On January 14, 2013 Jonah went to the audiologist again to have his cochlear implant map adjusted. It is quite a process finding the correct place for the cochlear implant to be programmed. If it is too high, facial nerves can be stimulated which is a problem. Obviously, if they are too low, opportunity for sound is lessened. When we left that day, we were told to begin conditioning Jonah with listening for a command before completing a task. For example, he was not to put the marble in the cup until he heard me tell him to. We also began the difficult task of encouraging Jonah to watch and listen to sounds and also try to imitate them.
On January 28, 2013 Jonah visited the audiologist yet again! Minimal changes were made and the audiologist feels that we are close to a complete map for his implants. He was put in the sound booth with a student audiologist. The audiologist then gave Jonah commands to stack the blocks. He had to listen and put the block on when told. Normal hearing is around 20 (not sure what measurement this is). Jonah tested at 25 in his left ear and 30 in his right ear. Lindsay (the audiologist he normally sees) felt really good with the results and felt that we would see more in the months to come. We will continue on the same therapy path that we were given at the Jan. 14 visit.
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