im concerned but idk if im nuts or not?

No your nuts. If you really do think something is wrong with his hearing then take him to as many Doctor has you need to until you found one who will listen to you and take you seriously. My mom had to take me to 3 different Doctor before they figure that I was deaf at age 3. After that they have put in three differnt set of tubes. I can hear a little bit now. I still have a lot of issues because of it. But anyway sorry for getting sided tracked but yes if you are that worried take him to a Doctor that will listen to you + check everything out for you. I hope everything works out for you.

He may have hearing loss. My son does- and it comes and goes.

 my friends daughter wa not gtting words and had to look at you rshe dint hear you so id say yes he cant hear but it may e fixable

Yes, it does sound like your son is not hearing RIGHT NOW... but before you worry, there are other things that could be causing this.  My middle daughter had frequent ear infections, caused by allergies.  She had fluid on her ear drums, and some scar tissue build up from the infections.  But putting her on allergy meds ended the fluid problems, and she started to talk - belatedly.  She was almost 2 1/2 before she started talking - and I knew from 9 months that she had problems, but doctors tend to assume moms are idiots.  Go to bat and fight for your child. 

Also, check with your school system.  many times the schools will do assessments, because if your child has a speech delay or hearing loss, they can get him in to early childhood special ed classes.  I have volunteered in this program before, and it is a good one.

See a doctor, then a specialist, then another doctor - keep going  until you are satisfied with the information they've gathered.  And don't let anyone tell you that you're nuts. You're a concerned mommy and you have every right to be that way.

Everyone keeps telling me it's just his age and personality and he's just ignoring me.
His ears are clear from what his doctors said. and only one ear infection. He's 15mo does he still qualify for those classes?

I'm thinking of bumping up his audiology appointment to earlier so We don't have to wait to know a diagnosis but I might keep it and find another one in the meantime

Quoting LoreleiSieja:

Yes, it does sound like your son is not hearing RIGHT NOW... but before you worry, there are other things that could be causing this.  My middle daughter had frequent ear infections, caused by allergies.  She had fluid on her ear drums, and some scar tissue build up from the infections.  But putting her on allergy meds ended the fluid problems, and she started to talk - belatedly.  She was almost 2 1/2 before she started talking - and I knew from 9 months that she had problems, but doctors tend to assume moms are idiots.  Go to bat and fight for your child. 

Also, check with your school system.  many times the schools will do assessments, because if your child has a speech delay or hearing loss, they can get him in to early childhood special ed classes.  I have volunteered in this program before, and it is a good one.

See a doctor, then a specialist, then another doctor - keep going  until you are satisfied with the information they've gathered.  And don't let anyone tell you that you're nuts. You're a concerned mommy and you have every right to be that way.

Your not nuts to be concern at all, but you are doing the first thing by getting his hearing check but you also start looking into early intervation programs for his speech in addition to appoinment with the audiologist.  Early intervation is generally provided by the state for free and they will run all these test to find out what exactly is causing the speech delay and if it is in fact hearing they will address both. Best of luck hon, I know it can be hard to know your child may have a problem. Stay strong and keep us updated please.

I'm going to be looking into those programs. I hope that it isn't anything and I know this sounds bad but I really hope that he is just ignoring me. When he was 3 weeks old his doctor told us he could have a hole in his heart. We lived with that for 6 months. He had severe acid reflux. He has strep throat twice once at 3 months old! Then he had MRSA at 9 months. I swear if it isn't one thing with this child it's another thing. And I'm really starting to feel depressed from his health.

Quoting aidenmomplus4:

Your not nuts to be concern at all, but you are doing the first thing by getting his hearing check but you also start looking into early intervation programs for his speech in addition to appoinment with the audiologist.  Early intervation is generally provided by the state for free and they will run all these test to find out what exactly is causing the speech delay and if it is in fact hearing they will address both. Best of luck hon, I know it can be hard to know your child may have a problem. Stay strong and keep us updated please.

I know it's hard but you just have to keep pushing thru it and having a positive attitude about it. Our first son had a speech problem, he is now 5 yo and has vocabulary and speech of a 7 yo , so with due time everything can be overcome. We also have 4 yo quads that were born prematurely and spend weeks in the NICU and we had so many issues the first years that I spent more time at the doctor office and hospital with all four then I can imagine. They are now pretty healthy and active 4 yo's that we can't seem to get them to slow down, hard times will always pass and there will always been something you have to deal with and worry about it part of being a parent. Some people like yourself and I have to endure a bit more but I'm telling you eventually all these will pass and you will adjust to the new situation and move forward maybe a year from  now , he may be a totally different child. You can only do what is best for him and keep your head up because you are definitely one strong woman and mother.

Quoting Braydens_Mama11:

I'm going to be looking into those programs. I hope that it isn't anything and I know this sounds bad but I really hope that he is just ignoring me. When he was 3 weeks old his doctor told us he could have a hole in his heart. We lived with that for 6 months. He had severe acid reflux. He has strep throat twice once at 3 months old! Then he had MRSA at 9 months. I swear if it isn't one thing with this child it's another thing. And I'm really starting to feel depressed from his health.

Quoting aidenmomplus4:

Your not nuts to be concern at all, but you are doing the first thing by getting his hearing check but you also start looking into early intervation programs for his speech in addition to appoinment with the audiologist.  Early intervation is generally provided by the state for free and they will run all these test to find out what exactly is causing the speech delay and if it is in fact hearing they will address both. Best of luck hon, I know it can be hard to know your child may have a problem. Stay strong and keep us updated please.

Why can't you be nuts and concerned?

Is he really loud? Deaf (totally deaf) kids often are --because they can't hear themselves, so they have no way to moderate their volume.

Try touching him, to get his attention. If he startles when you come up behind him making a lot of noise, it's because he didn't sense you coming.

I think you're right to be concerned, but it is also possible that his hearing is normal and he just doesn't startle very much. Some kids just watch the world go by... You don't say how old he is: a lot of boys have little to say, and littler reason to say it, so they develop speech sometimes a lot later than girls --3-5, rather than 1-2... (speech therapists will go a long way to avoid you finding that out, though, they make a lot of money off people with normal kids who just don't talk yet.)

It does sound like he might have hearing difficulties.  My nephew also had hearing and speech delays as a kid, but when he got tubes in his ears it was a huge turnaround.  I hope everything goes well with the test and they are able to find some answers and help!