Celebrate National Doctor’s Day!
Today we celebrate our four wonderful doctors at ESHC and the thousands of doctors that we work with throughout the Pacific Northwest. We celebrate your contributions to our community, and the exceptional care you give to each of our patients. National Doctor’s Day is recognized every year on March 30th as a way of thanking…
Newborn Hearing Screenings
The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI) was established to screen newborns for hearing loss within their first days of life. With this program intervention is able to start for these children sooner than ever before allowing them to reach the educational level of their peers. The EHDI program has shown that between 2-10%…
National Kidney Month
March is National Kidney Month and ESHC is helping raise awareness about the risk of hearing loss in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD)! Research from the American Journal of Kidney Disease shows that hearing loss is common in people with moderate CDK. In fact, older adults with moderate CKD have a higher prevalence of…
Hearing Loss and Loss in Income?
According to a national study by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), those with untreated hearing loss lose as much as $30,000 in annual income. The BHI study included over 40,000 households and showed that the use of hearing aids can reduce the risk of income loss by 90% to 100% for those with milder hearing loss, and…
Hearing Loss Research
A new study conducted at Johns Hopkins University showed two out of three U.S. adults age 70 or older have significant hearing loss and only 20% of that population uses hearing aids. These figures are alarming, especially with the new information release last month on the connection between untreated hearing loss and dementia. The study…
Congratulations to The King’s Speech
The Academy Awards are always a thrill to watch, but this year we were even more excited for the big show. The film festival movie, The King’s Speech, stole the heart of millions, and brought attention to stuttering and the therapists that help improve the lives of those with speech deficits. We of course were…
February Fun on Facebook
We’re in the third week of “February Fun” prize giveaways on Facebook and Twitter! This week we’ll be giving away $30 to Target…just post a question you have always wondered about speech, hearing or balance! We’ll have our doctors and speech language pathologists answer your questions, and you’ll be entered into the weekly drawing. At…
Office Closed for President’s Day
Our office will be closed this Monday (February 21st) in observance of President’s Day. Please feel free to email us or leave a message and we will get back to you when our offices re-open up on Tuesday.
Noise Induced Strokes
A new study shows that as the noise gets louder, the risk of having a noise-induced stroke increases for people over 65. It was found that the likelihood of stroke increased for every 10 decibels (dB) increased in the loudness of sound. The report included a large study group of 51,485 subjects and after crunching…
New Technology Event
Thank you to everyone that came out this week for our new technology event! We enjoyed meeting new patients and catching up with our existing patients. We were so privilaged to have Dr. Barbara Madden from Phonak as a part of our office for the past three days. If you’re interested in trying out the…