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mandag den 17. juni 2013

Ørepropper - Høreværn - Earplugs – Hearing Protection

For en måneds tid siden besluttede vi, at det var et forsøg værd, at få formstøbt høreværn til Arthur.  Vi har længe tænkt, at han skulle have nogle før eller siden, men det er jo lidt et sats, at give en dreng på fire år, to små dimser til 1500 kr. og så forvente, at han kan passe på dem.
Vi har talt med Arthur om, at han på et tidspunkt skulle have ørepropper "ligesom Onkel Mukke" (som er trommeslager).
For nogle uger siden,  begyndte Arthur og bede om sine ørepropper.  En dag brød han tilmed sammen, fordi han ikke havde nogle.  Dybt forbløffet fik jeg bestilt en hurtig tid til, at få taget aftryk.
Aftenen i forvejen var Arthur utrolig glad. Han fortalte selv, at han glædede sig til, at få ørepropper og at de skulle være grønne!
Morgenen efter cyklede vi til hørecentret på Østerbro.  På vejen mødte vi min veninde, Kathrine og hendes søn. Arthur fortalte stolt, hvad han skulle!
I hørecentret blev Arthur taget imod, af to søde kvinder.  Han blev vist ind i et lille lokale, hvor den ene forklarede hvad der skulle ske. Arthur fik lov til, at mærke på instrumenterne.
Arthur sad helt stille,  da han fik sprøjtet kold flydende latex ind i ørerne. Og i ti minutter ventede han på, at det skulle størkne.
Arthur havde lidt svært ved at forstå, at vi ikke kunne få dem med hjem.
I halvanden uge ventede Arthur på ørepropperne... "Jeg glæder mig sådan til jeg får min ørepropper,  for så går larmen væk og motorcyklerne holder op med, at sige brum" - forklarede Arthur sin far. Og glad var han også den morgen, vi cyklede ud til hørecentret igen.
Arthur fik sine - grønne - ørepropper af den søde kvinde i hørecentret.  Helt koncentreret fulgte han hendes instrukser inden han selv satte dem i ørerne.
Han viste dem stolt frem i børnehaven og til alle andre, der ville se.



Earplugs – Hearing Protection
About a month ago we decided that it would be worth a try to get molded earplugs for Arthur. We have thought for a while that he would have to get some at some point, but it is still a bit of a gamle, giving a four year-old boy two small thingies costing 1500 kr., and expect him to take care of them.
We have spoken with Arthur about that he, at some point, would have to get earplugs “like uncle Mukke” (who is a drummer).
Arthur started asking for his earplugs a couple of weeks ago. One day he broke down because he didn’t have any.
Deeply astonished, I quickly got an appointment for getting imprints.
Arthur was incredibly happy the day before. He told us himself that he was looking forward to getting earplugs, and that they had to be green!
The next morning, we cycled to the Hearingcenter on Østerbro. On the way we met my friend Katrine and her son. Arthur proudly told them what was going to happen!
Arthur was welcomed at the Hearingcenter by two nice ladies. He was taken to a small room, where one of them explained what was going to happen. Arthur was allowed to touch the instruments.
Arthur sat completely still as liquid latex was injected into his ears. And he waited for ten minutes so that they could harden. Arthur had a bit of a hard time understanding that we couldn’t take them home with us.
Arthur waited for the earplugs for a week and a half… “I’m really looking forward to getting my earplugs, because then the noise will go away, and the motorcycles will stop saying vroom,” he explained to his father. And he was also happy the day we once again cycle to the Hearingcenter.
Arthur got his – green – earplugs from the nice lady at the center. Completely concentrated, he followed her instructions before putting them in his ears on his own.
He proudly showed them to the kindergarten, and everyone else who wanted to see.