New Voices for the Voiceless
Can you imagine not being able to speak, to say hello, to tell someone you love them, to ask for your basic needs? For many children and adults this is their reality, and according to a recent article on NPR they are being given a voice for the first time in their lives thanks to…
Hearing Protection With Style
Musician Casey Boness, of the Seattle based band Radumus, recently sought out the doctors at ESHC to create the perfect look, fit and “listen” for his new custom in-ear musician monitors. Using Radumus’ band logo the audiologists were able to create a custom faceplate sporting their logo. Now that’s stylish hearing protection! Musicians of all genres …
Dialogic Reading
Last week we explored ways in which parents can help enhance their child’s IQ through simple activities at home. One of the techniques is “dialogic reading.” We wanted to give our blog readers even more information so they could use this important technique at home! Children’s experience with books plays an important role in their readiness to learn, vocabulary…
Something Special, Something Right
Going the distance to make a difference, knowing it’s worth that extra mile, to see such a heartwarming smile. When a child’s laughter is more than an echo, when a simple hello is more than a whisper, when the rain on the roof and the wind in the trees is much more than rhythm to please. Caring enough to know…
Stuttering Workshop
The annual Washington State National Stuttering Association workshop for children, teens and adults who stutter is tomorrow, Saturday March 2nd, 9am – 4pm, at Larchmont Elementary School, 8601 East “B” Street. The workshop series is in it’s 15th year and features new research, discussions, and educational sessions including stuttering in the workplace for adults. Suggested donation…
Boosting Your Child’s IQ
Earlier in the week we talked about a study that looked at the top ways to boost your child’s IQ. We’re featuring these techniques this week as ways in which you can give your child a leg up on learning. Studies show that interactive book reading (turning book reading into a conversation) can boost young…
The Perks of Preschool
Looking for more ways of enhancing your child’s IQ? All this week we’ve featured information on ways for parents to help enhance their child’s IQ from information found in a meta-analysis study conducted at New York University. What’s the next tip the study recommends, having your child attend preschool! Preschool offers novel stimuli, and opportunities to practise problem solving…
Music Enhancing Your Child’s Brain?
A new meta-analysis of gold-standard, randomized controlled trials has found there are reliable ways to boost a child’s IQ by age 5. John Protzko, a doctoral candidate in psychology at New York University, authored the study published in Perspectives of Psychological Science. Over the next few weeks we’ll feature his findings as ways for you…
Hearing Help In Harmony With Your Brain
Did you know that the way your brain processes sound is as unique as your personality or your fingerprint? Hearing is comprised not just of receiving sounds, but how we interpret them within our brains. What we actually hear is shaped by our life experiences, our lifestyle, and our personal physical and psychological make-up. The…
New Technology Event
This week our office locations are excited to host a three-day new technology event featuring the newest hearing instruments from Oticon, Alta. Alta hearing instrument features intriguing breakthrough technology. Imagine Alta as a micro-brain that works in harmony with your own brain to differentiate sounds, so you can hear more — anywhere, anytime. Alta’s micro-brain is…