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[quote=Anonymous]My son was flagged for speech issues by his preschool teacher. He is 3.5.  I set him up for a hearing test and a speech evaluation on the same day.  The hearing test was at 11 am and speech at 3PM.  He freaked out as soon as she put the things in his ears and he said it hurt.  He would not sit still and not be quiet.  She was unable to test for anything.  We also did the thing where the stuffed animals make noise, but he didn't really understand it.  He sat on my lap and pretended to be asleep.  And honestly, because he has a receptive speech disorder, I don't think he understood the idea that he is supposed to "look for the sounds."  Even though we were not able to do the hearing screening, the SLP diagnosed him with an expressive and receptive disorder.  She told me that we HAVE TO have his hearing checked (for obvious reasons).  We made another appointment with another doctor at the practice for next month, hoping a change in scenery/doctors will not trigger a freak out.  The SLP said to practice with headphones and ear buds in advance.

However, I know my kid.  He is stubborn, and practice and bribes etc is not going to work with him.  He's just going to freak out again.  One option is that I can send him with his dad and we can see how that goes.  I also read about sedation hearing testing - does anyone know anything about that?  If you have any suggestions or options I would greatly appreciate it! [/quote]

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