The first time I realized that there was something not right with her baby was when I asked my sister about how she responded when she called her baby’s name. My sister unsuspectingly responded that her beautiful daughter would not budge, and that she would have to catch her attention by tapping her shoulders or standing right in front of her. I told my sister that it can be something more serious than a speech and language delay. She was best to see an audiologist, according to my husband who was a GP.

Through the internet, we found a resource called adviceonhearingaids.com which referred her to a hearing specialty clinic nearest our location. Just by the mere comparison of both our babies, mine was already babbling words, responds to her name, repeats sounds we make and at times can blurt out “mama” or “dada”. Hers was meek as a lamb – yet it is not peace typified here but a silent illness that was keeping her mum.

The audiologist who attended to my niece was extremely professional, taking his time to do the tests before providing his findings and recommendations. At present, my niece is showing positive signs of response through the hearing aid that she was initially recommended to have.