ESHC Board Meeting
Yesterday the board of directors at ESHC met to discuss the direction and plans for the clinic in the new year. The session brought out new ideas and tactics to prepare the clinic for the coming year. We’re excited to work with the staff on serving the needs of our patients and each other throughout…
Happy New Year
We wish our patients, staff, colleagues and blog readers a new year full of happiness and health! Our offices are closed today in celebration of a wonderful year – we’ll see you in 2011!
Happy Holidays
The staff at ESHC wish you and your loved one’s a very happy holiday season. Our offices will be closed on Friday in celebration.
Calories and Hearing: an odd duo
We’ve all heard “you are what you eat,” but did you know what you eat can impact your hearing? In a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison they discovered a direct correlation between the amount of food we eat and the longevity and quality of our lives. The research team found…
Holiday Travel
If you’re traveling this holiday season, and concerned about the new scanning protocol interacting with your hearing instruments, don’t fret! Research has been released that x-ray inspection and walk-through metal detectors have no effect on hearing devices including hearing aids, cochlear implants, external component of cochlear implants, and middle ear implants. Here are some suggestions…
EHDI Program Passes House and Senate
The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 (H.R., 1246, S. 3199) has officially passed both the House and Senate. This legislation reauthorizes EHDI programs over the next five years, and connects screening programs to pediatric audiology services, appropriate early intervention programs, family support, and tracking and data management activities. A great success for…
Black Eyed Peas Star Brings Awareness to Tinnitus
Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is bringing attention to hearing loss and tinnitus by telling his side of the disease. Tinnitus is more commonly known as “ringing in the ears,” and has been known to sound as a hissing, ringing or buzzing sound. “I don’t know what silence sounds like any more,” will.i.am told The…
Loud Noises Harmful to the Heart
We’ve all heard about the numerous studies that show loud noise can play a role on hearing loss, but did you know it can also impact your heart? In a recently published peer-reviewed journal, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, it was found that when employee’s spend numerous years in a noisy workplace, their chances of developing serious…
Check-in and Make a Difference
This Holiday season, ESHC is donating five-additional dollars to our holiday family for each person that checks-in to the clinic through facebook! Go to the “places” section on your mobile facebook app and search for us. Help make a difference, just by checking in. If you want to learn more about how to use facebook…
ESHC Celebrates the Holidays!
Our staff kicked up their heels and enjoyed a night out on the town in celebration of the holiday season. There were surprises all along the way including a photo downtown at Pike Place Market and dinner at a secret hideaway in Tavern Law. For photos of our fun evening visit our facebook page. We…