Aiding Aria

Aiding Aria Hi I’m Aria, born with severe hearing loss and I’m on the road to getting bilateral cochlear implants

06/09/2024

This girl amazes me every day. Kara put the implants on one by one, activated each individually and then put them on at the same time. Aria didn’t flinch and spent probably around an hour after, didn’t touch the implants, moan or complain once. Another good sign💕 only when we got in the car and one knocked off she decided she was too tired to have them on and then passed out in her car seat🦋I’m currently waiting very impatiently for her to wake up so we can put them back on 🦻

06/09/2024

Aria did absolutely amazing she wasn’t scared or overwhelmed. It almost seems anticlamatic because you would expect her to cry, maybe smiles, and your immediate reaction is for her to respond to voices. Unfortunately it’s a bit more complicated than that, she was super calm which means she was not overwhelmed or scared at all probably from the little she could hear with the hearing aids. Aria needs to learn what to do with sound now and what sound is for. Think of her ears as a new born babies, they only really start responding to noises at 3 months so that’s actually when we will see major differences in her responses. For now she is hearing everything all at once all backround noises and static and mumbles really. That’s why when it’s quiet she responded to the knocking it was a very distinct sound. This has made us so happy though and we can’t wait to watch her develop and grow every single day.

Tomorrow is activation day. Incase you didn’t want to watch the video here is a summary picture 💕
05/09/2024

Tomorrow is activation day.

Incase you didn’t want to watch the video here is a summary picture 💕

I have tried to explain this so many times, I’ve watched this video so many times and I still do not understand how our ...
05/09/2024

I have tried to explain this so many times, I’ve watched this video so many times and I still do not understand how our body works and how amazing hearing actually is.

Discover how cochlear implants work. Cochlear implants can help restore hearing to people with severe-to-profound hearing loss. With this type of hearing los...

Aria got her very own cochlear bear , comes complete with his own implants 😂❤️💕
29/07/2024

Aria got her very own cochlear bear , comes complete with his own implants 😂❤️💕

29/07/2024
MRI and CT done 🙏❤️
17/07/2024

MRI and CT done 🙏❤️

Dear Friends, Family and supportive strangers following our journey. I hope you are all doing super well. After a 3 week...
08/07/2024

Dear Friends, Family and supportive strangers following our journey.

I hope you are all doing super well. After a 3 week long ordeal with Aria’s brother being in hospital due to a burst appendix and subsequent sepsis, I have finally found sometime to provide you with an update.

Aria was fitted with her left hearing aid a few weeks ago, unfortunately shortly there after it was established that the hearing in her left ear had deteriorated since we started this process and hearing with the assistance of a hearing aid would not be possible. As a result our only option is now to do implants in both ears.

Aria has been booked in and approved to have her surgery for bilateral implants on the 26th July 2024. As exciting as this is, to offer her a life filled with sound, laughter, music, and the voices of loved ones, it is daunting and stressful to say the least, also considering what we have just been through with Layton who is still recovering.

As you all know the costs of Aria’s surgery and subsequent therapies is substantial. We had been planning a fund raiser or two but unfortunately had no clue that she would be booked in for surgery so quickly. While we are doing everything we can to cover these expenses, we humbly ask for your support during this critical time. Your donation, no matter the size, will make a meaningful difference in Aria’s journey toward hearing.

To donate you can visit the link below or pop me a message for further details.

Hi, I am Meghan, mom of 3 beautiful children. This story is about the littlest light of our family - our first and only little girl, Aria! Aria is o...

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