Absolutely Incredible Kid Day!
March 15th marks the 16th annual Absolutely Incredible Kid Day! This national letter-writing campaign was started by Camp Fire USA, and is recognized every third Thursday of March. The day is celebrated by kids receiving letters of support, love and encouragement written by parents and adults. Please stop by one of our three office locations…
Sleeping Habits for Kids
According to a recent article posted by TODAY Health, since the 1800s children have gotten less sleep than recommended. On average children are 37 minutes short of a good night’s sleep. Insufficient amounts of sleep can lead to poor academic performance, increased risk of obesity, higher rates of drug and alcohol abuse and more frequent…
Meet Accountant Debby Jalili
Accountant Debby Jalili grew up on the Eastside of Seattle. Like many young girls, as a child Debby aspired to be a mom when she grew up. Right after high school she went to work for Safeco, then she made her way to ESHC and she has been here for last 10 years. Her favorite…
Best Board Games for Speech Therapy
Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land are classic board games that probably bring us all back to our childhood’s, but are there board games to teach kids important skills like language and abstract thinking? Sherry Artemenko, M.S., CCC-SLP recently posted a blog about her favorite and most effective games to play in therapy sessions. Her…
Happy Presidents Day
Our speech department is working today (Monday, February 20th) in our Kirkland and Redmond locations. All speech sessions are still scheduled. The audiology department has closed in celebration of the holiday. We will be back at 8am tomorrow morning. Enjoy the holiday!
Adele Triumphs Vocal Cord Surgery
British singer-songwriter, Adele had a big night last Sunday at the Grammy Awards show. The sultry singer is known for her heartfelt lyrics and powerhouse voice, and she took home six Grammy’s including best song, record and album of the year. Adele’s biggest feat of the night was perhaps her performance of her hit “Rolling…
Meet Audiologist Cheryl Lokanis
Cheryl Lokanis, Au.D. CCC-A, ABA was born in the Philippines and moved to Olympia with her family when she was three years old. When she was younger she wanted to be a garbage collector because she was fascinated with the giant trucks that drove around her neighborhood. While she attended the University of Washington she had…
Love in Communication on Valentine’s Day
The Hear the World Initiative by Phonak blogged yesterday about a new study they conducted looking at the prejudices of hearing aids on getting to know someone new while dating. Research has shown that 1 in 3 Americans with hearing loss – who have not yet opted for hearing instruments – choose to hold off…
Meet Accountant Sherry Toussi
Accountant Sherry Stoussi is one of the newest additions to our ESHC family, and she has been working in our Redmond office for the past seven months. Sherry grew up in Tehran, Iran, and when she was younger she had dreams of becoming a lawyer because she loved to read. Her family moved to the United…
HLA Meeting and Free Caption Call Phones
The Bellevue chapter of the Hearing Loss Association has an interesting presentation scheduled for this Saturday (February 11th) at 1pm at Lake Sammamish Foursquare Church. The topic, “Being our Best (Hard of Hearing) Selves…effectively managing challenging situations,” will be lead by social worker and psychoanalyst Jacqui Metzer. Jacqui has a long history with hearing loss…