Fortunately, in october after all the tests confirming she was a good candidate.
Marieke took Lotte the first time to the Rikshospital in Oslo, where the CI-team arranged her to be checked. I joined the second time.
In addition we agreed to have a gene-test to see if there is any reason for Lotte to be deaf (Later, nothing was found..)
More info to be added.
In June 2004 tests started to see if she was a candidate. And she was a good one.... Finally
In November 2003 the docter was "kind enough" to apply for a Cochlear Implant. A year lost! This could have been done when that child was diagnosed in the first time. Waiting lists were quite long at the time.
Had Lotte benefitted from the HA's then the application could have been stopped.
She wore hearing aids (HA's) - to no effect.
She was OK with them in the daycare/preschool, but as soon as we picked her up with the car, she would take them off..... and investigate..... and take them apart..... and we could only find 5 out of the 7 parts... Grrrrr
Lotte could actually hear one thing. Clapping of the hands. And this proved to be VERY usefull. We could get her attention across the room....
