We have proof...

Sydney took her first trip to Tahoe last month with the family. I checked with her pediatrician and audi to make sure the altitude wasn't going to bother her ears and we got the ok. Sydney loved it and she didn't fuss once about the altitude. She loved the hike we went on. I think she just likes the outdoors in general. She also enjoyed music in the park with the family. She loves music. She was as content as could be, until it was time to leave and then she was Miss Fussypants.

Her audi decided to do an aided booth test on Sydney since she's finally holding her head up straight and seems to be alert. She sat us in a chair with speakers on either side of us. She made a white noise sound in the speakers at different pitches and volumes and looked for a response from Sydney. When Sydney turned towards the sound the audio would light up a plexi-glass box with a toy inside to reward the behavior. I was thrilled to find out she is responding to between 25-30 dB noises. Her audi said this is good because normal hearing kids usually only respond down to 45 dB at this age. So we finally have proof the hearing aids are working well for her and hopefully she will continue to improve the dB level that she can hear.