Evergreen Speech & Hearing Wins Best in PNW Award
We’re thankful for our patients who helped us earn first place in the 2023 Best in the PNW contest’s Audiology and Speech Therapy category. Since 1979, Evergreen Speech & Hearing Center has provided top-notch, individualized care to our community. The Best in the PNW is sponsored by the Seattle Times.
How Long Does It Take to Get Used to Hearing Aids?
Hearing loss is a common chronic condition affecting millions of Americans. While, in most cases, hearing loss is permanent, the good news is that hearing aids are an excellent treatment option that can benefit an estimated 28.8 million adults in the United States alone. If you are curious about getting hearing aids or have just…
ESHC Hosts Longevity Through Fall Prevention Webinar
Dr. Dave Fabry, Ph.D., and Dr. Terry Limb, Au.D., sat down and discussed how hearing loss relates to balance function and falls, as well as the impact of falls on longevity and quality of life. During their Sept. 19 conversation, they also shared new fall prevention screening procedures ESHC will be implementing with adult hearing…
Preventing Falls: Vestibular Testing & Beyond
A Team Approach to Age-Related Fall Prevention For 41 years, Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic has offered comprehensive vestibular evaluations to the Eastside population. Our advanced diagnostic equipment, expert audiologists and long history of working with otolaryngologists, physical therapists and others in the area have helped locate, identify and treat patients’ underlying pathology. Dizziness, Vertigo and…
How to Solve Common Hearing Aid Issues
Data from the MarkeTrak 2022 survey found that more than 80% of hearing aid owners were satisfied with their devices. With a microphone that collects sound, an amplifier that raises its volume and a speaker that transmits it directly into the ear canal, the devices can provide many benefits, including but not limited to: With…
How Can Hearing Aids Help With Balance?
Hearing loss has been known to create difficulty in communication, poor awareness of one’s surroundings and even uneven balance. Hearing aids help relieve these problems by amplifying speech sounds and relevant background noise to improve communication and providing auditory information to improve balance. Let’s examine the link between poor balance and hearing loss as well…
Social Communication Skill Building for Tweens and Teens
Adolescence is the stage of life where you are tasked with figuring out so much about yourself and the world around you. One of those things to understand is the rules of communication. For tweens and teens, these rules are often unspoken and confusing to interpret. COVID-19 and the digital age has made this even…
Summer Fun Days return to Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinics
We were excited to welcome back Summer Fun Days this past month! During our week-long event, we created a fun camp-like environment in all our clinics for our younger speech patients. We had five themes, one for each day of the week: Superhero Day, Sports Day, Beach Day, Animal Day and Color Day. We had…
Bellevue Mayor Visits ESH Clinic
We were grateful to have Mayor Lynne Robinson visit our Bellevue clinic where she thanked us for 43 years of business. She also declared the month Better Hearing and Speech month with an official proclamation from the City of Bellevue. Sponsored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Better Hearing and Speech Month has been recognized for…
Evergreen Speech & Hearing Team Participate in Derby Days
We were so excited to be back in the community earlier this summer by participating in the Redmond Derby Days Parade! On Saturday, July 15, our staff and their families walked/danced the parade route while holding signs, blowing bubbles and handing out free earplugs. We were thrilled to be joined by former Kirkland office manager…