https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:48:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796761 Sat, 13 Jan 2018 07:39:32 +0000 wrkbrk 2796761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@polkaspots: That’s a good idea! Thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796756 Sat, 13 Jan 2018 06:34:55 +0000 polkaspots 2796756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: If you end up repeating the booth testing, we’ve had success with using M&amp;Ms. He gets to put an M&amp;M in a cup when he hears the sound and then gets to eat them when he’s done. This started working around 3.5 but might be worth a try. You could also practice at home before the retest to familiarize him with the concept. My kiddo thinks it’s funny to be the audiologist and make me listen, but I know your guy is a little younger! </p> <p>I don’t think you have anything to worry about though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796737 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:50:15 +0000 jhd 2796737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: no 2 year old can sit for long at a test like that I don’t think! ;) as long as you feel like your son hears you well and is making progress with speech I wouldn’t stress and just go back for a follow up whenever they recommend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796732 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:28:37 +0000 wrkbrk 2796732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@muffinsmuffins: Thank you! I hope it gets cleared up when we go back ... I certainly haven’t noticed any problems at home :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796731 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:27:59 +0000 wrkbrk 2796731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: I really hope that’s it. Let’s be honest, his attention span isn’t great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796730 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:27:31 +0000 wrkbrk 2796730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maddyz: Me too. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796729 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:27:17 +0000 wrkbrk 2796729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: Thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796721 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:38:21 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2796721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has had inconclusive once. He was getting over a cold so the in-ear thing showed fluid/lack of vibration, and the play/sound component showed he couldn’t hear very low sounds. He was retested and passed and we need to go back once more to make sure. He does have a speech disorder so this was last year when he was 2.5yo while we were getting diagnosed and whatnot. I would call the technician if you have questions. I did and they were more helpful than the ENT! Also don’t worry. They reassured me that it’s normal and common to have inconclusive results at this age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796717 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:59:39 +0000 jhd 2796717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: my son will be four in April and has had hearing testing two to three times a year and only at our last appointment in December did I feel like he was able to cooperate long enough for them to get a decent amount of information! It’s hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796713 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:48:23 +0000 maddyz 2796713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 5 month old failed two tests, which was just because they weren't able to get the data they needed because he was too wiggly.</p> <p>I hope that it was just an off day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796712 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:41:21 +0000 gotkimchi 2796712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: sounds super normal. As long as his speech and hearing you feel are fine I would just retest when he’s older </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796710 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:36:36 +0000 wrkbrk 2796710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@polkaspots: @gotkimchi: THANK YOU for your responses. My wife thinks it was DS not cooperating/not being interested in the test (unfortunately I wasn't there to see it). I really hope so but regardless we are supposed to go back to the ENT if his ear infections flare up again to discuss another tube for his right ear......and redo the test but the ENT also said with toddlers it's really hard to get accurate results? I will try not to worry yet. PS It was an audiologist and they did both tests you described! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796709 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:25:09 +0000 gotkimchi 2796709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ETA she was almost 3 when they tried the headphones, prior to that the tests were not useful/she didn’t care about what was going on </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796708 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:23:49 +0000 gotkimchi 2796708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We’ve done many hearing tests and most inconclusive results mean the child wasn’t cooperating :happy: if that’s the case I wouldn’t worry, we finally got a accurate test when they let her wear headphones to do the test and did a game v what they had been trying before which was playing sounds and trying to get her to look that direction </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796706 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:19:05 +0000 polkaspots 2796706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: I’m not sure what tests they would’ve performed. What type of doctor was it? I have a deaf child, so all of our hearing tests have been performed by an audiologist rather than hearing screening types of tests at a pedi or ENT. </p> <p>At 2, the audiologist would use conditioned play to test hearing. My child would go into a soundproof booth and do something like raise his hand or drop a toy into a bucket when he heard the sound. If it was a test like this... well, 2 year olds are challenging! We weren’t very successful with booth testing until 3.5 or so. </p> <p>If it was a tympanogram, the doctor would’ve stuck a probe in your child’s ear to determine the amount of fluid present, if any. A failure of this would possibly be reason to consider another set of tubes (between my two children, they’ve had four sets of tubes!) But failing this test typically wouldn’t indicate a permanent hearing loss. I think there’s a small risk with tubes that the ear drum won’t completely heal once the tube falls out, but I’m not familiar with the implications of that. </p> <p>Hope that helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-year-old-failed-hearing-test#post-2796656 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:59:19 +0000 wrkbrk 2796656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, what they actually said was, that the results were inconclusive. </p> <p>DS is 25 months. He had ear tubes put in last year at 13 months. His one year check up was today and one tube has fallen out. Our doctor was not very concerned about that.</p> <p>BUT he didnt pass the hearing test component of the visit and has to go back in six weeks to do it again. My spouse took him so I wasnt there to ask 248623 questions.</p> <p>What could this mean? Scarring from ear infections?? :(<br /> Has this happened to anyone else's toddler?</p> <p>PS His speech is fine and age appropriate (as far as I know). </p>