Hearing Aids and an Improved Quality of Life
In a recent study released by The Hearing Journal it was found that quality of life improved in individuals who utilized hearing instruments to compensate for a hearing loss. The study looked at a users ”hearing handicap” and saw that a decrease in score was directly related to hearing aid usage as well as the impact…
The Dangers of Loud Sounds
According to a British study, 39 percent of 18 to 24 year olds listen to music for at least an hour a day at up to 105 decibels. At this level your ears can only tolerate the sounds for 25 minutes a week without risking damage. It has been estimated that with this permanent overtaxing there is…
New Auditory Rehab Findings
In a recent study conducted by the Better Hearing Institute it was found that only 2% of hearing instrument wearers are presented with an aural rehabilitation program, such as LACE, upon receiving their devices. At ESHC we are proud to represent the 2% population, offering LACE as a part of every comprehensive hearing instrument plan….
Thanks for a great BHSM!
Wow, what a month it’s been! We kicked off Better Hearing and Speech Month Monday May 2nd in all three offices and hit the ground running with a month filled with awareness and celebration. During the month we handed out 4000 earplugs and logged over 350+ hours of volunteer work and involvement from our staff…
Hearing Health Magazine
One of our patients that attended the Advanced Communication Workshop shared with us his favorite resources for information on hearing issues, research and technology, Hearing Health Magazine. The free resource is delivered quarterly by the Deafness Research Foundation, and is chopped full of informative articles. We wanted to share his great find with all of…
Happy Memorial Day
ESHC remembers the men and women lost at war, and celebrates their heroism this Memorial Day. Our offices will be closed in recognition of the holiday. We will resume our regular hours tomorrow. The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. – Benjamin Disraeli
Therapy Dog Comes to Kirkland
Our tride and true therapy dog (in traning) Ritter is off to the Kirkland office this morning to begin his Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) training four days a week. For nearly two months Ritter (along with his trainer, speech-language pathologist Jennifer Dierenfeld) has been working with children in the Redmond office, honing his skills as…
Noise Pollution Hard on the Heart?
According to a recent study, noise pollution could be costing lives. A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years from excessive sound. Across an estimated population of 340 million people, at least 1 million years of healthy living are lost each year due to noise pollution in Western Europe, WHO researcher Rokho Kim says….
Support Hearing Aid Tax Credit
We were excited to hear last week that the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bill has made its way to the US Senate! This legislation provides a tax credit of up to $500 towards the purchase of a hearing aid, available once every five years. The tax credit would be available to those individuals age 55…
City of Redmond Declares May BHSM
We are excited to announce that Mayor John Marchione has declared the month of May as Better Hearing and Speech Month here in Redmond, WA! The declarations encourages all citizes to recognize the achievvemtns of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in imrpvoing the quality of life for people with communication disorders. We commend our doctors and…