Hearing Protection Fit For The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II set an example to her UK subjects and the world when wearing hearing protection during 60-year Diamond Jubilee rock concert celebration. The photograph of the Queen wearing earplugs was posted in Britain’s Daily Mail following the concert from Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and many others. The Queen shows that it…
Millions of Americans Who Need Hearing Instruments Don’t Use Them!
The vast majority of Americans 50 and older who have hearing loss don’t use hearing aids, according to a study published by Johns Hopkins researchers. Hearing loss affects around 26.7 million American’s (50+), but only one in seven use a hearing aid, leaving nearly 23 million without devices. The study gathered data on hearing-aid use from the…
Toddlers May Ignore Their Own Speech
In the most recent issue of Scientific American they dove into the workings of aural feedback – the phenomenon where adults subconsciously listen to their own voice to tune the pitch, volume and pronunciation of their speech – and noted that a new study finds young children just learning how to talk do not utilize…
Hearing Loss Support for Youth
We posted a few months back about a new support group set up by Heather Carlson to create a community for youth (20’s-30’s) with hearing loss. The group will host their second meeting on June 30th from 10:30-12:00 at the Hearing Speech and Deafness Center in Seattle. If you are interested in more information about…
Blue Ear Superhero
A hearing-impaired New Hampshire boy is now a superhero. Marvel Comics has created a superhero called “Blue Ear” in honor of Anthony Smith, a 4-year-old boy from Salem, N.H., who was born with a chromosomal disorder that left him with severe hearing loss. The boy, who has no right ear and only partial hearing in his…
Criss-Cross Applesauce: “W”-sitting Posture
You may have heard your child’s SLP repeatedly tell your child “Criss-Cross Applesauce”. But why? What was likely happening was that your child was using a “W” sitting posture. This sitting position is when a child’s bottom is planted between the feet. When you look at the child’s legs, they form a “W”. Many children…
Fun @ Folklife
Our wonderful staff spent the past four days at the Vera Stage in the Seattle Center handing out over 3,000 earplugs to concertgoers at the 41st Annual Northwest Folklife Festival. Many people think that hearing is something that goes away as you get older and there is nothing that you can do to prevent hearing…
A Day of Remembrance: Memorial Day
Today we remember those who have given their lives for our protection and freedom. In remembrance our clinic will be closed on Monday. We wish you a safe and fun weekend and have the opportunity to mix remembrance with happiness. Happy Memorial Day Weekend – The Staff of ESHC
Rockin’ Out and Turning It Down
This weekend our staff is celebrating BHSM with an awareness campaign at the Northwest Folklife Festival Vera Stage. Over the next four day we plan to hand out over 3,000 earplugs to festival-goers and teach them the importance of “turning it down.” The importance of protecting your hearing, especially during concerts, has been getting a…
Retriever Enhances Therapy
Ever since bringing in our trusted therapy dog (in training) Ritter, we love reading stories about other clinics using the power of “Animal Assisted Therapy” to assist their children in speech and language therapy! A few weeks ago we were cruising through the internet and ran into this wonderful story of another retriever, Oliver, making…