Happy Mother’s Day
To the woman out there that are always there for us, happy mother’s day! In celebration of the special day, our entire staff is hitting the pavement at the Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K. We’ll be running, walking, and enjoying the company of the wonderful women in our lives! Let us know how you’re celebrating…
BHSM Celebrations Today
The clinic has two Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) activities planned for today! Clinical intern Diana Wu will be offering free hearing screenings to people at the Energy Authority health fair this afternoon starting at 3pm. Clinic Director Ruth Norwood will be part of a panel discussion at the University of Washington. The panel will be…
Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act
Today, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) became the 73rd member of Congress to cosponsor H.R. 3024, the Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act. The bipartisan legislation would allow Medicare beneficiaries the option of going directly to a qualified audiologist for hearing and balance diagnostic tests. Currently, Medicare requires that beneficiaries with hearing loss or balance disorders obtain…
Lace Up Your Running Shoes
Next week, over 30 of our staff, friends and family will lace up their running shoes and head to Juanita Park in Kirkland for the Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K. ESHC is proud to be a community sponsor of the event, and will be on site with free goodies and a raffle for custom headphones…
Happy Better Hearing and Speech Month
Today marks the first day of Better Hearing and Speech Month, a month of celebration and awareness! Our team has a jam packed month of community awareness including sponsorship of local events, donation and distribution of earplugs as well as free speech and hearing screenings throughout the Puget Sound area! Check our our special website…
Biden Opens Up On Stuttering
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance on The View and spoke about his experiences stuttering. In an emotional moment, Biden said, “when you stutter, it’s the most debilitating thing, It’s hard to ask ‘will you go to the pr-pr-pr-pr-prom.’ They look at and go ‘this guy must be an idiot.’” We commend Biden for…
Better Hearing and Speech Month Coming Soon!
May 1st marks the start of Better Hearing and Speech Month – a month of recognition and awareness of hearing and speech disorders, and the professions that work closely with them. Our annual celebration kicks off in all three offices with free earplugs! Make sure to drop by and pick up your free pair starting…
Taking Hearing Health Home
If you’ve been in our offices you’ve probably heard one of our audiologists speaking about the importance of ear protection and hearing health. Have you ever wondered if they take their own advice to heart? Well Doctor Lokanis wanted to share with all of you how her family protects their hearing. This weekend her family…
ASHA Health Care and Business Institute
This past weekend Speech Program Director Maryam Sadrzadeh and Marketing Director Jody Norwood attended the American Speech Language and Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Health Care and Business Institute in downtown Seattle. The two-day conference brought together educators, clinic directors, office personnel and speech-language pathologists for clinical updates and business updates. Highlights of the weekend included; strategies for managing cognitive impairment,…
New Interactive Site for Teens
Searching the internet today we came across a new site launched this weekend for people to share their stories, thoughts and inspirations on hearing loss. The site is aimed toward teens and was created as an Eagle Scout Project by a young hearing impairded man named David. The site, deafteens.org allows teens, parents and professionals…