Local Foundation Talks Global
This morning our staff was honored to have Paige Stringer, founder of The Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss, speak about her life growing up with a severe hearing loss and how life’s journey has led her to starting a global foundation aimed at helping those in need. The talk was inspiring and brought…
Electronic Media’s Effects on Speech and Hearing
Research shows that when media use isn’t regulated, children can miss out on important social interactions, which may lead to delays in language development, attention and learning problems, and noise-induced hearing loss. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): two-thirds of infants and toddlers watch a screen an average of 2 hours a day kids…
Speech Screening at The Discovery Center
Speech Program Director Maryam Sadrzadeh took time out of the day today to offer free speech screenings to The Discovery Center in Redmond today. The school had 11 kiddos that took part in the screening. Our speech staff has thoroughly enjoyed going out into the community and offering their services during Better Hearing and Speech Month.
Lunch and Learn a Success
Today we held our first Lunch and Learn for patients and the community at our Bellevue office location. Dr. Terry Limb, audiology assistant Laura Best and Oticon representative Ashley Al-Izzi presented on different elements of the hearing program and new technology. Guests were also treated to a box lunch and swag bag as they left…
BHSM New Technology Event
Join us next week for a special three-day event featuring the newest hearing instrument technology. Oticon will feature their new hearing instrument, Agil during the event. If you’re interested in learning more about the high end technology, please call 425-899-5050 to reserve your spot! The clinic is also offering a special “Lunch and Learn” event…
Team Building Fun
The staff of ESHC closed down the office early yesterday for a chance to play and get to know each other better during a special Better Hearing and Speech Month team building activity. The activities, lead by Adventura Consulting, took the group on a fun adventure through team work and discovery of eachothers strengths. From silly and…
Offices Closing Early Today
All three offices will be closing at 2:30pm today for a special staff team building event in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month. We will be back in the office at 8:00am tomorrow and will be available for any questions you may have.
Speech Screening at Rosehill Preschool
Speech-Language Pathologist Jennifer Arenz visited Rosehill Preschool in Redmond today for a free speech screening for all the children in attendance. The clinician’s are loving the ability to reach out to the community and offer their knowledge of speech and language developmental norms during Better Hearing and Speech Month! This screening is the second of…
Stuttering Support Group Mythbusters
Join us this Wednesday, May 19th for a special “Mythbusters” Stuttering Support Group meeting. We want to dive into the world of stuttering and explore fact versus fiction in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month and National Stuttering Awareness Week. The meeting will take place at Evergreen Physician and Surgical Suites – room Tan…
What causes people to stutter?
A study released earlier this year brings researchers one step closer to unraveling a medical mystery that has perplexed scientists for thousands of years: What causes people to stutter? Research arevealed three genetic mutations in the brain cells of people who stutter. The cells are located in the part of the brain that controls speech,…