Did your child fail his first hearing tests?

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My second son is now 3 weeks old. He failed his first hearing test on both ears, and failed his second yesterday. I have to say I am quite worried. There is a lot of hearing problems on my boyfriends side of the family every generation has some sort of hearing problem. I have so many questions to ask and not enough people or sources to get them answered. I feel so unsure about things I thought I knew everything about. My first son is in all ways perfect, as is my second, but I feel as if my second son is so much more fragile than my first was. I think this is becuase of the potential of him actually being deaf. The fears I have keep my awake at night, and occupy my mind all throughout the day. I am finding it hard to concentrate on work and school, and really anything else but my youngest. I hate this for the simple fact of how my childhood was being the oldest. Once my sister was born it was almost like I dissapeared to my mother and her father, I didn't want that to happen to my oldest, and I am trying all my might to make sure it doesn't, but I just feel like if I even leave my youngest sons side he'll break. I hate the feeling I have in the pit of my stomach, I hate just sitting here helpless to help him at all. What would you do if your child had hearing problems....if they do how is their life different if at all, how did you handle all the tests they had to go through, and if they had to have surgery etc. I just need something little to keep me sane and let me know that we are not alone, and his life shouldn't suffer at all.....