Think Pink!
This October, ESHC is combining their passion for bringing better hearing to the Puget Sound Community with support for a cause that resonates with many community residents. During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ESHC will participate in the national “Pink with a Purpose” campaign to help raise funds for breast cancer research. Throughout September and…
National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month
The month of October is jam packed with hearing health love! The month hosts two national awareness celebrations that acknowledge hearing healthcare professionals and hearing health protection. Throughout the month we’ll highlight information about the profession of audiology, and what you can do to keep your ears in tip top shape through hearing protection!
National Deaf Dog Awareness Week
Last week was National Deaf Dog Awareness Week. Animal advocates are drawing attention to the thousands of otherwise halthy dogs that get put down each year simply because they cannot hear. One of those advocates, Melissa McDaniel, is using her talent of photography to document these wonderful dogs and show the world just how great…
Listen Up – Smarter Technology
Last April, NPR featured an article about listening up with smarter technology, discovering the new world of digital hearing aids, and how the technology has helped one man be a part of his world again. In the article they speak with composer Richard Einhorn about the way speech sounds to people who are deaf or who have…
New Technology Event
This week, all three of our office locations are hosting new technology events to allow our guests to view, and try, the latest in hearing instrument technology. If you would like to hear for yourself what the new technology from Phonak sounds like, please contact our offices to schedule your appointment. Spots are filling fast!…
New Musician’s Room at Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic
We had our first recording in our new Musician’s room at our Kirkland facility. This specialty room allows musicians to hear what it is like to experience in-the-ear monitors. Rather than picking up unwanted sound from adjacent floor monitors, the musician can now feed the audio input that they desire into their own personal ear…
Hearing Protection Awareness at the Speedway
On Saturday, ESHC team members Karisa and Kristen went to the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington to promote Hearing Protection Awareness. They had the opportunity to talk with Race Car Drivers and Crews and protected hearing by giving away earplugs. As fans attended Fanfest they passed out over 150 earplugs. The fans really enjoyed learning…
How America’s change-leading generation has redesigned aging
America’s baby boomers first came on the scene in 1946. They’ve been turning the world on its head ever since. Known as the country’s greatest generation for leading change, baby boomers make up roughly 26 percent of the United States’ total population – at about 78 million people. Over the years they’ve reinvented almost everything…
The Sounds of Hearing Loss
Do you have a friend or loved one with a hearing loss? Have you wondered what life sounds like to them? Thanks to researcher Arthur Boothroyd and NPR the distortions of hearing loss can now be heard by persons with normal hearing through several audio clips. The demos use the saem spoken sentence with different distortions to…
The Musician Experience
Our Kirkland sound booth has undergone a makeover! Sound booths are traditionally used for hearing assessment, however we’ve transformed one of our booths to not only allow for assessment but for musicians and music lovers to hear and experience the differences between in-the-ear monitors with the opening of our new Audio Listening Lab. This lab was established…