Welcome Summer Intern/Externs
We want to extend a warm welcome to the newest members of our internship/externship program! Over the summer quarter two students from the University of Washington and one from Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri will work hands on with our doctors of audiology and speech-language pathologists to further their clinical skills and…
Derby Days Kid’s Parade This Weekend
Join us this Saturday for the 70th annual Derby Days Kid’s Parade in downtown Redmond. All the fun starts at 9:15am in the Redmond Medical Center parking lot (our Redmond office location). Bring your bike, roller blades, skateboards, strollers or self and join ESHC in “The Mighty Pirates” group! We’ll have goodies and giveaways for…
Stuttering on This American Life
National Public Radio’s This American Life show featured a segment about how a college student who stutters, and the fears that enter his mind when making a telephone call to order a pizza. The simple task brings out anxiety and anger as the recipient of the call is impatient and not accepting of his stuttering. The…
The GREAT Book Exchange
Join us in making summer literacy a priority for our little ones by freshening up your bookshelves at The GREAT Book Exchange. During the month of July drop off your gently used or new books to our Kirkland and Redmond locations and in return you’ll receive a “book bucks” for each one donated. Starting the…
Fall Prevention
In order for you to walk, run and stay balanced, your eyes, ears and various sensors (vision, vestibular and somatosensory) continuously work together throughout the body to keep you upright. The brain rapidly assesses messages from each of these three systems and corrects for any deviation that would put the body outside the limits of…
Congrats Rock n’ Rollers!
This past weekend, four members of ESHC took to the pavement for the Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon in downtown Seattle. A big congratulations to Doctor Thomas Norwood, Clinic Director Ruth Norwood, Speech-Language Pathologist Kara Leach and Marketing Director Jody Norwood for completing the 13.1 mile course!
Articulation In-Service
The entire speech team had a unique opportunity to learn from articulation expert and speech-language pathologist Pam Marshalla during an in-service this month. Her time spent with the team delivered valuable tools to apply to the clinicians patient case load. The weekend in-service is a part of our speech teams dedication to continued education and…
ESHC Looking for Outstanding People for National Award
We’re seeking outstanding individuals from the Greater Eastside area with any degree of hearing loss for a national awards program that honors people with hearing loss who make a difference in their schools, communities or the world. The 2010 Oticon Focus on People Awards is currently in it’s 13th year of recognizing outstanding individuals, and…
Support Groups Increase Success Rate
A survey conducted last year by the National Stuttering Association (NSA) found that participation in support groups alleviates the life impact of stuttering and makes success in speech therapy more likely. The online survey was conducted in May 2009 to gather information about stuttering from the perspective of people who stutter. A total of 1,235…
Happy Birthday ESHC Blog
Today our blog turns two! Thank you to all the readers out there who have taken the time to learn more about hearing and speech issues and our clinic. In celebration of our two year anniversary we’re giving away $10 gift cards to Target for all those who shoot us an email by the end…