What Is Hidden Hearing Loss and How Is It Identified?
Hidden hearing loss is a form of hearing loss that impacts the ability to hear speech or conversation in noisy settings. Due to its cause, it’s often not diagnosed via regular hearing tests. According to a study published in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, hidden hearing loss is likely caused by a defect in…
These Habits Could Harm Your Hearing Health
October is Audiology Awareness Month, which makes it a perfect time to highlight ways to protect your hearing health. It’s easy to take hearing health for granted. However, if you’re one of the 15% of American adults who report trouble hearing, you know how impactful hearing loss can be. While not all factors that contribute…
How to Choose Headphones to Prevent Hearing Loss
Did you know that exposure to loud noise is one of the leading causes of hearing loss across all age groups? Since October is Audiology Awareness Month, we want to highlight the various ways you can protect your hearing. One essential way to do that is choosing the right pair of headphones. What is Noise-induced…
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…