Quick Update

James's MRI went fine today. All of the brain structures they were looking at (auditory nerve, etc.) were present and normal, which is good news. The repeat hearing test confirmed the original diagnosis of auditory neuropathy, which was what we expected. (Although I have to confess a little part of me was hoping that it had been a mistake the first time or that it had miraculously healed itself in the meantime! The doctor told us that the "healing itself" basically never happens, though. Too bad.)

So, we're still pretty much at the same place we were before -- waiting for behavioral testing to find out his hearing level. (The behavioral testing involves training him to turn around to see a dancing puppet when he hears a noise. Hopefully we'll be able to schedule that soon; he's getting to or close to an age where he should be able to do it.)