Become Aware this October
October is a month of celebration in the Audiology world with National Audiology Awareness Month along with National Protect your Hearing Month! The two awareness campaigns are aimed at informing people about the profession of audiology, and to remind everyone to take care of their hearing. In celebration of the two awareness campaigns, I will…
Making Strides Walk A Success!
Speech Pathologist Maryam Sadrzadeh, Audiologist Trisha Ostermeier, Front Office Staff Member Katie Colburn, along with myself and friends of ESHC walked in the 12th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk this Sunday. The sun was out, along with crowds of women and men who were out to make a difference. Over $120,000 was raised for…
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Put on your walking shoes and join us this Sunday as members of the ESHC team participate in the 7th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Downtown Bellevue. This is our second year participating in the fundraiser that raises money for the American Cancer Society. All proceeds go toward education, prevention and research….
Putting for a Cause
Last week we were one of the proud sponsors of the Association for Women In Communications Putting Challenge, a fundraiser for college scholarships. Over the past 10 years, the event has awarded nearly $50,000 to communications students at colleges in Washington state. Clinic Director Ruth Norwood next to the hole sponsored by ESHC The event was held…
An Evening With Mothers and More
Last night, Speech Program Director, Maryam Sadrzadeh, was invited to speak to a group of women who were from the Mothers and More organization about children’s speech and language development. Maryam was able to provide answers regarding the relationships between hearing and speech and language development, bilingualism, and literacy skills. Throughout the evening, Maryam provided parents with personalized strategies to facilitate improved speech…
Safety First!
On July 1st, Washington joined the five states who have passed a “hands-free while driving” law. This law states that all communication devices used while driving must be hands-free. While the law exempts the hearing impaired, we recommend that to remain as alert as possible while driving, even the hearing impaired should own hands-free devices….
Derby Days Kids Parade
This past weekend we were one of the main sponsors of the Derby Days Kids Parade. This years’ parade was themed “Derby Days Through the Decades,” with each sponsor group representing a different time period for the kids to dress up their bikes, skates, scooters, or selves. The clinic hosted a group called THE EIGHTIES…