Celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month
Today marks the first day of the nationally celebrated Better Hearing and Speech Month, a month dedicated to the awareness and recognition of hearing and speech disorders and professionals in the field. We are proud to have a month filled with activities to increase awareness and get the Puget Sound community involved! From the Kirkland…
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
Today we celebreate the eight WONDERFUL administrative professionals at ESHC! They keep us organized and keep our patients informed. Thank you for being the glue that holds our clinic together, we couldn’t do it without you! Bellevue: Jacque Anderson, Front Office Manager Katie Colburn, Back Office Kirkland: GE Vinson, Front Office Manager Karen Smith, Back…
Happy Earth Day
We here at ESHC wish you a happy Earth Day! What are you doing today to help make the earth a happier and healthier place? All three of our offices recycle and reuse our printer ink cartridges to help do our part. If you’re looking for ways to get involved and get back today visit…
Royal Screening
We have two opportunities for you to celebrate the royal unveiling of The King’s Speech DVD! Join ESHC and the National Stuttering Association on Tuesday, April 19th at the University of Washington or Wednesday, May 18th at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center. Both events will show the Academy Award winning film for FREE followed by a…
Battery Safety
For those who wear hearing instruments, you have probably become familiar with the small round batteries often referred to as “button batteries” which can also be found in thousands of products used in and around the home. These small batteries may appear harmless, but in a recent study conducted by the National Capital Poison Center, they found that…
Alcohol and Hearing
We’ve heard the buzz about red wine being good for the heart, a glass a day keeping adults healthier, but could alcohol also have a positive effect on your hearing? A study was conducted following 51,000 professionals between the ages of 40 and 75 years (including dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, etc.) to see if alcohol intake had…
Bilingual Brain Power
Did you know that being bilingual may actually be boosting your brain power? In a recent segment on NPR journalists dove into a new research study that showed bilingualism having an advantage that goes beyond communication: bilingualism being good for the brain! Approximately one-fifth of Americans speak a non-English language at home, and globally, as…
Learn Sign Language
Comcast is recognizing Deaf History Month through April 13th by offering on demand American Sign Language lessons taught by experts. The easy-to-learn segments help parents and children learn signs that can be used in everyday conversation. If you’re a Comcast customer go to your “on demand” section and go to Kids> Activity TV > Sign…
The King’s Speech Goes PG-13
This weekend the award winning King’s Speech is being released in theaters as PG-13. The studio has cut many of the profanities used throughout the film to allow a younger demographic to view the film. Their main target in making this decision was to allow children with speech impediments to be able to view the…
Ritter the Therapy Dog (in training)
We are excited to announce the addition of a new member to our speech team, Ritter the therapy dog, in training! Ritter is a 4-month-old chocolate lab that is tirelessly working with his owner, and speech-language pathologist Jennifer Dierenfeld to earn his therapy dog certification through the Delta Society. Ritter and Jennifer are working together…