Ok, I guess it has to start somewhere.
Posted: February 19, 2013 Filed under: medical stuff | Tags: Down syndrome 4 CommentsWell, I’m pretty sure that LP has something called laryngomalacia. It is basically medical gobbledy-gook speak for when a person’s airways are floppier than usual. There are different reasons for it, but in LP’s case, it is probably caused by his hypotonia (another gobbledy-gook term for low muscle tone). It hear from other moms that there is a higher likelihood of also having something called a laryngeal cleft, which as far as I can tell is a congenital issue with the way that part of the trachea forms that causes food or fluid to pass into the airway.
What does this mean? Could be nothing. Could be a fairly big something. Read the rest of this entry »
Hearing. Check.
Posted: February 12, 2013 Filed under: medical stuff, personal growth | Tags: Down syndrome, Hearing impairment 3 Comments
Hearing test? Quiet down, I’m trying to sleep.
This morning I dropped off Mouse at preschool, left Chipmunk with a good friend (thank you!!), and took LP to the audiologist. Unfortunately I tried to get all of this dropping off done in 30 minutes. Fail. I missed my original appointment and had to go back 40 minutes later. Silver lining: bought totally unnecessary pastries while I waited.
While I was waiting, there was a woman with her own little baby. She asked me LP’s age and I hesitated.
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