Audiology Awareness Month
October marks a month dedicated to raising awareness of the field of audiology and just what makes their profession so unique. So just what is an audiologist (pronounced Au-di-ol-o-gist)? They are the primary health-care professionals who evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage hearing loss and balance disorders in adults and children. They prescribe and fit hearing aids and assist in…
McGurk Effect
Have you ever heard of the McGurk Effect? In 1976, this perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates the interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception was described in a paper by Harry McGurk and John MacDonald. The phenomenon suggests that speech perception is multimodal; meaning that what you think you’re “hearing” is actually the involvement of…
ZOOM Event Starts Today
Our ZOOM event, highlighting the newest hearing instrument technology, begins today in our Bellevue office. Nikolas Klakow will join our team to help further educate those in attendance on the features of the new instruments, and how the technology can benefit their lives. If you’re interested in learning more about the technology contact us to…
Charlie
If you are thinking about coming to our Zoom Event, September 27-29th, get ready to meet “Charlie,” a high tech listening device that made his first trek out of his mid-west office at Phonak to be a part of our three day event. “Charlie” has the ability to demonstrate the listening experience of someone wearing…
Musical Instruments: good for your ears
A new study published in Psychology and Aging, shows that playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age. The results showed a 70 year-old musician’s hearing was as good as a 50 year-old who did not play, showing a significant difference in the musicians ability to pick out sound against…
ZOOM Event!
We are thrilled to offer our patients and members of the Eastside community the opportunity to see “Zoom” technology demonstrations on September 27-29th in all three of our offices. Zoom technology allows wearers the opportunity to narrow in on specific voices or conversation within background noise. Technology expert Nikolas Klakow will be on hand with…
Welcome to the Team Dr. Melvin
This week, Dr. Lindsey Melvin joins us full-time as she takes over for Dr. Neeru Rohila Chadha during her maternity leave. Dr. Melvin joined Evergreen in early July after completing her residency. She is a Pacific Northwest Native, a graduate of the University of Washington and is excited to begin her audiology career at ESHC….
Evidence Based Care
At ESHC we are constantly searching for the tools that will bring the best results and outcomes through evidence based care. Now, you may have heard the term “evidence based” in medical advertisements, during your doctors visits, or even on popular doc-drama television shows, but do you really know what it means? Here are the…
Continued Education with Oticon
Last night members of the audiology team attended a continued education presentation by Stig Seitzberg and Jim Kothe from Oticon. The evening educated the team on new products and future advancements in hearing instrumentation. Our team prides itself on being cutting edge with new technology and by bringing in industry experts to teach them, they…
Check Out Our New Video
The folks over at yelp.com sent a camera crew out to our Kirkland office a few weeks ago to get a better idea of what our clinic offers. Watch the clip below to hear just what makes us so different and unique. Make sure to also check out our new yelp listing, and while you’re…