NAZIZI TALKS ABOUT HER SON’S HEARING LOSS

Musician Nazizi recently revealed that her son, Jazeel Adam, is deaf.

In a post, Nazizi opened up about her son’s hearing loss, which was diagnosed when Jazeel was two years old. “They say parents always know @therealtanaka, and I noticed at about 11 months that our precious Jaz was having challenges with his hearing. Because he could hear loud sounds, it was a bit confusing whether he could hear or not. Doing a hearing test was also a challenge because the baby needs to be asleep to get a proper test done and Jaz is a very light sleeper and we weren’t given the right info on how it was possible to help him sleep for the test.”

After they did a test, the couple found Jazeel had a profound hearing loss, “Fast forward to Feb 2023, we were able to do the test at Nairobi audiology, where they gave him melatonin to sleep, and we found out that Jaz has profound hearing loss. It was a shock as much as we suspected, but now we were 100 percent sure. Later on that month, Jaz was fitted with hearing aids which helped him with environmental sounds, and as much as we saw changes, he still wasn’t hearing well enough to develop speech,” Nazizi stated.

Jazeel was fitted a hearing aid for four months and had to undergo surgery, “We then found out about cochlear implant surgery, and the new challenge was we had a timeline to beat. For C.I. surgery the earlier the better and its recommended before 3 yrs and our Jazy was turning 3 in a few months, not to mention the cost of the surgery. August 3rd, 2023, Jaz underwent cochlear implant surgery.

The hardest decision we ever made as parents and I can’t tell you what an emotional rollercoaster it’s been. We are currently home recovering, doing well, and praying for a successful switch early next month. I’m so proud of my boy. He is a warrior who constantly reminds me of the strength we all have within us to fight the biggest challenges.”

She further added, “I thought hard of whether I wanted to share his journey with the world, and it hit me how many parents could be going through the same with no information on how to go through the process. You are not alone. Stay tuned for updates on @jazeeladam hearing journey and you can follow him for more information as his page will mainly document his hearing and speech progress from now. Thanks to everyone who made this journey easier on us we appreciate you , Jah blessings. Love and light.”