Folklife Festival Success
This weekend eight of our staff members headed to the Seattle Center Vera Stage to hand out earplugs and goodies in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month. Throughout breaks in music the stage announced information about hearing health and informed listeners that they could protect their hearing by picking up earplugs at the door….
Northwest Folklife Festival
Join us all weekend long at the Northwest Folklife Festival! We’ve been invited to help increase awareness of Noise Induced Hearing Loss by passing out earplugs at the Alki Court Stage in the Vera Teen Center for the four-day festival. In between acts, the festival will present facts on NIHL and tips on how to…
Speech Screening at The Discovery Center
Speech Program Director Maryam Sadrzadeh took time out of the day today to offer free speech screenings to The Discovery Center in Redmond today. The school had 11 kiddos that took part in the screening. Our speech staff has thoroughly enjoyed going out into the community and offering their services during Better Hearing and Speech Month.
Lunch and Learn a Success
Today we held our first Lunch and Learn for patients and the community at our Bellevue office location. Dr. Terry Limb, audiology assistant Laura Best and Oticon representative Ashley Al-Izzi presented on different elements of the hearing program and new technology. Guests were also treated to a box lunch and swag bag as they left…
Speech Screening at Rosehill Preschool
Speech-Language Pathologist Jennifer Arenz visited Rosehill Preschool in Redmond today for a free speech screening for all the children in attendance. The clinician’s are loving the ability to reach out to the community and offer their knowledge of speech and language developmental norms during Better Hearing and Speech Month! This screening is the second of…
Stuttering Support Group Mythbusters
Join us this Wednesday, May 19th for a special “Mythbusters” Stuttering Support Group meeting. We want to dive into the world of stuttering and explore fact versus fiction in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month and National Stuttering Awareness Week. The meeting will take place at Evergreen Physician and Surgical Suites – room Tan…
Speech Screenings at The Goddard School
Our entire speech team is taking part in five speech screenings through out the Puget Sound in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month. The team is working at the Goddard School in Redmond this morning screening 68 children. Each child will be taking home a brief report and information on developmental milestones. If you’re…
Fun Run in Kirkland
Thank you to everyone who came down to the Kirkland Half Marathon and 5K yesterday. The run brought over 3000 runners and walkers to the neighborhood in support of The Hope Heart Institute and raising awareness of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
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…