We had an unexpected long day yesterday! I took Bryce in yesterday morning for a sedated ABR hearing test to see if we could finally get some answers in regards to his hearing. He woke up with a bit of a runny nose that morning, so the sedation team gave him a med to help dry up the secretions (and it seemed to help), but during the sedation he ended up aspirating. : ( He had a hard time coming out of sedation and his sats were lower than they liked. I put my hand on his chest and could feel rattling. So they had the NP listen to him and she heard the "squeakiness" as she called it, and he was retracting. (He had none of this when he came in.) So they gave him a neb treatment and it helped some. They ended up admitting him and just kept him on oxygen most of the day. They did a lung x-ray and things were clear. His sats finally came back up to 100% on room air by 7:00pm and they let us go! This is the first time we've been to a hospital other than the Primary Children's for a sedation. He's never had a problem before, but I guess these things happen.
So we ended up being there for nearly 12 hours... unexpectedly. I was SO glad I brought my book! It was a long day of waiting. Bryce is doing really well today, so we're glad it didn't end up being anything serious.
As for the hearing test, they finally have confirmed (after 3+ years of testing) that he does have a mild hearing loss in his right ear. They want him to get a hearing aid in that ear. Luckily our school district has loaner hearing aids that we can try before we actually have to buy one. I'm just glad to finally know where we stand with his hearing so we know what needs to be done!
2 comments:
That doesn't sound fun Heather! Poor kid!...and you :) What book are ya reading? I need a good suggestion!
Sorry, I just barely saw your comment. I need to get better and noticing comments on here! I was reading the latest Fablehaven book. Good series!
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