Hurdles - cleared and almost cleared
Mathias had an eye exam Friday. Specifically, they're checking for something called Retinopathy of Prematurity. It affects about half of all preemies to some degree. Being prematurely born, the retina is still growing and there is a risk that the vessels that bring blood to the retina don't develop as they should.
We have so far never been present when these exams take place and we've gotten some mixed messages on exactly how the test is done. Now that we have had the displeasure of being there for it, we can report that a tool that looks like a small spoon is used to move the eye ball around to inspect all parts of the retina. Yikes!
On a more pleasant note, his vessels are now 100% developed!
In his last hearing exam, his right ear passed but the left one did not. Nobody seems particularly alarmed and it is presumably just a matter of time. They'll test again in a few weeks. I'm still not clear on how they test his hearing without getting any feedback from him on what he hears or not...
We have so far never been present when these exams take place and we've gotten some mixed messages on exactly how the test is done. Now that we have had the displeasure of being there for it, we can report that a tool that looks like a small spoon is used to move the eye ball around to inspect all parts of the retina. Yikes!
On a more pleasant note, his vessels are now 100% developed!
In his last hearing exam, his right ear passed but the left one did not. Nobody seems particularly alarmed and it is presumably just a matter of time. They'll test again in a few weeks. I'm still not clear on how they test his hearing without getting any feedback from him on what he hears or not...
posted by Patrik at 6/17/2006 11:23:00 PM
3 Comments:
don't let him know that about the ear, it will come back to you every time he don't want to hear what you are saying.
Take care
thomas and lotte, maya and emil
Hej på er!!
Så skönt att höra att ögonen nu har gjort vad de "ska" - det borde innebära att han slipper vara med om fler sådana undersökningar? Håller tummarna för det!
Undrar just om de gör hörseltesten som de gör dem på Huddinge Sjukhus på nyfödda (säkert på fler sjukhus också - men det är ju det enda jag har erfarenhet av)? Där skickar de in signaler i öronen och med ett mycket känsligt instrument väntar de på att "höra" att flimmerhåren inne i öronen reagerar på ljuden. De rör sig ju när de fungerar, och när de rör sig så hörs det med det där instrumentet... Mycket "hi-tech" :). Därför måste det vara så tyst som möjligt när man gör detta, för att instrumentet ska reagera på rätt saker. Kan det vara något liknande de gör med Mathias?
Håller tummarna för att nästa undersökning ger bättre resultat!
Ha det bäst!
Kram
Jessica & Co
Ericka -
Did Patrik make you and Matthias decorate and cook for Father's Day....that's why you're so tired OR did the two of you just party too hard?
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