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Taylor was back in Gainesville on Wednesday to see a new Doctor regarding the fluid in his left ear. The main Doctor that is treating him detected what he was certain was spinal fluid and said it's likely leaking from the skull fracture, and detected some 2 weeks ago during a visit. The fluid was also present during a previous trip to Gainesville months ago.
But, when he was examined on Wednesday - nothing. This Doctor said the leak wouldn't come and go, so she's not sure what's going on since he's had no other issues (allergies, etc) that would create fluid. She was not overly concerned about it so for now we'll just wait to see if it returns.
Taylor was also given another hearing test to see if there has been any improvement since one he took in June. Unfortunately, there has been no improvement in his left ear. He is essentially deaf in that ear. There are a couple of frequencies where he could detect some sound, but it was so negligible that it barely rated on the chart.
The best option for helping his hearing is a hearing aid that he would use in the left ear, that sends sound to the right ear. This would allow him to hear things on his left side that he's now not able to hear. But, for now Taylor is not real crazy about hearing aids. And, the tests show that the hearing on his right side is substantially above normal. The downside to that is he is at greater risk for damaging hearing in the right ear.
Last week, Suzie's friend, Herb Branham (a NASCAR hot-shot) sent Taylor 4 tickets to the Daytona 500, along with an Infield pass. This year was the 50th running of the Daytona 500, and it was sold out.
Taylor took 3 friends who likely would have never been able to go otherwise, and they headed out at 8am for the race that started at 3pm. He called 1/2 hour after arriving to tell us how cool it was. He wasn't able to make it through the whole race, so they had to leave about 3/4 of the way through. He did a lot of walking and said he just couldn't go any further.
His stamina is still not even close to what it was before the accident. But, he walks almost every day to a friend's house or sometimes just walks to downtown to get exercise. We've noticed his right leg is not working as well as it has been, and he said it feels like he has some weights attached to it. His balance has been a little skewed lately also, so we're making an appointment to get him back to the physical therapist to see what may be going on. They probably have some exercises he can do to strengthen his right side.
Taylor was back in Gainesville on Wednesday to see a new Doctor regarding the fluid in his left ear. The main Doctor that is treating him detected what he was certain was spinal fluid and said it's likely leaking from the skull fracture, and detected some 2 weeks ago during a visit. The fluid was also present during a previous trip to Gainesville months ago.
But, when he was examined on Wednesday - nothing. This Doctor said the leak wouldn't come and go, so she's not sure what's going on since he's had no other issues (allergies, etc) that would create fluid. She was not overly concerned about it so for now we'll just wait to see if it returns.
Taylor was also given another hearing test to see if there has been any improvement since one he took in June. Unfortunately, there has been no improvement in his left ear. He is essentially deaf in that ear. There are a couple of frequencies where he could detect some sound, but it was so negligible that it barely rated on the chart.
The best option for helping his hearing is a hearing aid that he would use in the left ear, that sends sound to the right ear. This would allow him to hear things on his left side that he's now not able to hear. But, for now Taylor is not real crazy about hearing aids. And, the tests show that the hearing on his right side is substantially above normal. The downside to that is he is at greater risk for damaging hearing in the right ear.
Last week, Suzie's friend, Herb Branham (a NASCAR hot-shot) sent Taylor 4 tickets to the Daytona 500, along with an Infield pass. This year was the 50th running of the Daytona 500, and it was sold out.
Taylor took 3 friends who likely would have never been able to go otherwise, and they headed out at 8am for the race that started at 3pm. He called 1/2 hour after arriving to tell us how cool it was. He wasn't able to make it through the whole race, so they had to leave about 3/4 of the way through. He did a lot of walking and said he just couldn't go any further.
His stamina is still not even close to what it was before the accident. But, he walks almost every day to a friend's house or sometimes just walks to downtown to get exercise. We've noticed his right leg is not working as well as it has been, and he said it feels like he has some weights attached to it. His balance has been a little skewed lately also, so we're making an appointment to get him back to the physical therapist to see what may be going on. They probably have some exercises he can do to strengthen his right side.
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