Sleep Study and ABR Test Results

Abigail's sleep study went well. My husband Dan took her Sunday night. The study was at Mt. Washington Pediatric  Hospital in Baltimore. They had to arrive at 8:30 PM and the study was over at about 5:30 AM the next morning. She was hooked up to several leads during the study.  I honesty have no idea how she was able to sleep through all of it. She only woke up once around 2, but was able to go back to sleep. She is such a trooper! 

It is our hope that she will pass her sleep study so she can be off of her oxygen for good. She is currently only using it at night time. The nurse that administered the test said she did great and she thought she didn't need oxygen. Just like with any test we now have to wait around for the results. Hopefully the doctor calls us back with good news. Keep your fingers crossed! I will post the results once we find out more info.

Now on to Elizabeth. Elizabeth had an ABR test done today. It's a brain response test that checks hearing. Elizabeth did not pass her hearing test in the NICU. She has been followed by an Audiologist at Hopkins since her discharge and they have done several test in their office to check on her hearing. Her Audiologist was worried about her hearing in her left ear. The test takes about an hour to complete and you have to be under full anesthesia. 

The results were good. Her hearing in her right ear is normal. Her hearing in her left is a just below the normal range. As I expected her small amount of hearing loss is related to her cerebral palsy on her left side. 

This has been some week and it's only Tuesday! Tomorrow Abigail has an appointment with her pulmonary doctor and Thursday they get their first dose of the RSV vaccine and the flu booster. 

The first pic is of Abigail getting her sleep study and the second pic is of Elizabeth in the recovery room after her ABR test. My little girls are so strong! 

Oh the crazy life of micro preemies!