The Results (Take 1)...

The day that we long awaited finally arrived when we would get the results of the hearing screen. That morning I received a call from the early intervention program. The woman explained that they had received Sydney's results and that she was eligible for her services. I told her I hadn't even got the results yet and asked her what they were. She told me she had a severe to profound loss her right ear and a moderate to severe loss in her left ear. I was in shock but did not know enough about the subject to process the information that was given to me. I was upset that there was a hearing loss I just didn't know what it all meant at this point.

Sydney was only 37 days old but I felt like at least an eternity had passed since we first started the testing. After the news from the early intervention program, we left for the appointment with the audi. She didn't seem well prepared on how to deliver the news. She fumbled with the paper work and tried to explain normal hearing on an audiogram of an anonymous patient. Then she broke the news that we had received earlier over the phone. This time it seemed final and official. I was sick to my stomach and tried to hide my emotions as I had a list of questions I needed to ask her. We asked for a second opinion hearing screen to be sure of the results. She answered our questions, but didn't offer much reassurances or any resources to help us through the situation. I left there devastated and very alone.