Redmond Mayor Proclaims May as BHSM!
We just received word that Redmond Mayor, John Marchione, will be signing the proclamation today to declare May as Better Hearing and Speech Month! We are proud to have the city of Redmond support our efforts in raising awareness of the more than 42 million Americans living with speech, language and hearing disorders. Join us…
Alive Inside
Earlier this week a Youtube video was making the rounds being posted on world renowned blogs and making its way through facebook page posts. The documentary “Alive Inside” follows the wonderful doctors and patient care specialists as they discover the power music has to “awaken” minds considered closed. Life for an Elder in a nursing…
Hearing Loss and Falls
In a recent research study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine they found that older adults with mild hearing loss have a significantly higher risk of falls than those with normal hearing. The study used data on 2,017 people ages 40-69 and tracked their hearing and balance from 2001-2004. The data showed that 14%…
Lost and Sound
SXSW (South by Southwest), the famous music, film and interactive festival took place a few weeks ago, and a jew of a film came out of the festival with glowing reviews. Lost and Sound is a documentary that follows three hard of hearing individuals as they search to find the sounds of their lives through…
Let’s Loop Seattle
Our friends over at the Hearing Loss Association sent over a link to their new site, Let’s Loop Seattle! The website is a part of a campaign helping to increase access to sound for those with hearing loss throughout the Puget Sound region. Hearing Loop technology provides people with hearing loss the opportunity to hear the…
Sleeping Habits for Kids
According to a recent article posted by TODAY Health, since the 1800s children have gotten less sleep than recommended. On average children are 37 minutes short of a good night’s sleep. Insufficient amounts of sleep can lead to poor academic performance, increased risk of obesity, higher rates of drug and alcohol abuse and more frequent…
Meet Audiologist Cheryl Lokanis
Cheryl Lokanis, Au.D. CCC-A, ABA was born in the Philippines and moved to Olympia with her family when she was three years old. When she was younger she wanted to be a garbage collector because she was fascinated with the giant trucks that drove around her neighborhood. While she attended the University of Washington she had…
HLA Meeting and Free Caption Call Phones
The Bellevue chapter of the Hearing Loss Association has an interesting presentation scheduled for this Saturday (February 11th) at 1pm at Lake Sammamish Foursquare Church. The topic, “Being our Best (Hard of Hearing) Selves…effectively managing challenging situations,” will be lead by social worker and psychoanalyst Jacqui Metzer. Jacqui has a long history with hearing loss…
Parents and Teens Not Talking About Hearing Loss
Over a year ago we blogged about new research that showed that 1 in 5 teens in the United States showing signs of hearing loss. Knowing this information we were shocked to read a new poll that came out from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital that shows many parents don’t think their…
Seattle Deaf Film Festival
For the first time in the Northwest, audiences can expect to see films created by, for, or about the deaf community, in generes ranging from documentary to drama to comedy to animation, in the Seattle Deaf Film Festival. The event will be held at the University of Washington, March 30 through April 1. The festival is presented…