Welcome to the world! Phoebe with a little ear was born and her parents learned about her "Microtia"
6 months old Phoebe
First time to put hearing device on
Her curious brother is willing to learn about her hearing aid and her daily challenges
When Phoebe was 7 months old, as well as when she turned 1 year old, our family travelled to Japan and saw a specialist, Dr. Yotsuyanagi (https://web.sapmed.ac.jp/prs/shojisho/) who is known to have performed the most surgical cases in Japan. It just happens my mommy is from Sapporo where this doctor works. We also had a privilege to try Japanese invention--cartilage bone conduction hearing aid. Very different from what I use now.
What we learned so far are:
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- Phoebe needs hearing aid for life
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- Phoebe will decide whether she wants to reconstruct her outer ear (plastic surgery) when she is old enough to make her own decisions