WISCONSIN STUDY!!

We went to Wisconsin a couple weeks ago to participate in the Bilateral CI study. We had a fabulous time. We spent 4 days there, two days were spent testing. After each test he got to choose a sticker to put on his sticker box and after every three tests, he got to pick a small prize out of their fun prize box...he loved this!

It was interesting for me to see the different tests that were conducted and to see how Logan is really hearing. He was such a trooper and did great.


The airplane ride there...
a "study break" during the second day of testing...


auditory tests...

expressive language tests...

showing off the "sticker box" and the "prizes" he got for "good listening". ..

We found a homemade popcorn shop and stopped to get a fun treat at the end of a busy day...

Another "study break"...

posing by some of the prizes...

When all the testing was done, they let him choose from a big prize box. This was the "prize" he choose he loves it and it hasn't left his side since...


This isn't a great video, it was day two of the study and the end of the day, so needless to say, he was a bit worn out. Also, it's a little difficult to hear and the picture is dark, but it's a little bit of our time participating in the study...

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Wisconsin is first to require cochlear implant insurance coverage...

Logan and I are currently in Madison, Wisconsin participating in the bilateral Cochlear implant study.

We have been here for two days, and already have had about 10-12 people congratulate us and ask how we feel on the new bill past last week. The first few times I smiled and nodded, not knowing what they were talking about-but figured it was something to do with hearing loss or Cochlear Implants. I then got to a computer and searched the internet to see what they were talking about.
I found that last week, Wisconsin lawmakers acted to become the first state to require insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing loss. This was fantastic news and it was awesome to see how excited the locals were about something that didn't really affect them.
"Sen. Lassa [one of the authors of the Wisconsin bill] also noted research that suggests that Wisconsin taxpayers stand to save as much as $5,000 to $10,000 per child per year in reduced or eliminated special education services and a savings of about $1 million per person over their lifetime if more children can receive hearing aids and cochlear implants. Currently, thirteen states require that insurance companies cover hearing aids."

Click here and here for more info on this bill.