Sam was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, which caused his deafness.
Sam’s mum Louise tells his story...
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Before having his baha fitted, Sam’s mother Louise found it difficult to get his attention, and his speech was almost non-existent.
Sam had his Baha fitted when he was three years old and immediately afterwards Louise was able to reason with him and explain things more easily. After just six months, his speech, which had been almost non-existent, started to improve enormously, as Louise says: “His level of understanding went through the roof.”
Sam calls his Baha his ‘ear’ and he hates being without it and the feeling of sound that it brings. He even wears it in bed and Louise has to take it off when he has gone to sleep. The Baha has allowed Sam to attend his local primary school, rather than travel miles to a special school for the deaf. His school friends are just as enamoured with Sam’s ear as he is and are concerned that it doesn’t come off! This isn’t a problem for Sam, as he is very adept at putting the Baha on himself.
As Louise says, “Life with the Baha just gets better and better and I know that Sam is courageous and nothing will stop him.”
