Keeping your ears safe from fireworks
As you prepare for your 4th of July celebration, we encourage you to pack earplugs wherever you might be headed to protect your ears against the loud sounds of fireworks. The single bang of a firecracker at close range can permanently damage hearing in an instant. We’ve prepared some simple “rules” to follow to keep your…
Swimmer’s Ear
Swimmer’s ear leads to around 2.4 million doctor visits each year and is responsible for nearly $500 million dollars in annual health care costs, according to estimates released by CDC on Thursday. Swimmer’s ear can develop when water stays in the ear canal for a long time, allowing germs to grow and infect the skin. Exposure…
Hearing Aids and an Improved Quality of Life
In a recent study released by The Hearing Journal it was found that quality of life improved in individuals who utilized hearing instruments to compensate for a hearing loss. The study looked at a users ”hearing handicap” and saw that a decrease in score was directly related to hearing aid usage as well as the impact…
I Sound Funny!
Have you ever said, “I don’t sound like that!” after listening to a recording of your voice? Well you’re not alone. We’ve asked the experts to explain why we hear our voices differently when we speak vs. when it’s recorded. Let’s start with the basics! We hear by sounds entering our ears through two separate pathways, air…
New Auditory Rehab Findings
In a recent study conducted by the Better Hearing Institute it was found that only 2% of hearing instrument wearers are presented with an aural rehabilitation program, such as LACE, upon receiving their devices. At ESHC we are proud to represent the 2% population, offering LACE as a part of every comprehensive hearing instrument plan….
Hearing Health Magazine
One of our patients that attended the Advanced Communication Workshop shared with us his favorite resources for information on hearing issues, research and technology, Hearing Health Magazine. The free resource is delivered quarterly by the Deafness Research Foundation, and is chopped full of informative articles. We wanted to share his great find with all of…
Advanced Communication Workshop
Join us this Wednesday in our Kirkland office for our first Advanced Communication Workshop! The workshop is put together in partnership with the University of Washington. Students from the doctoral program will present the latest advancements in Aural Rehabilitation (AR). Topics include lip/speech reading, advocacy, listening training, environmental influences and more. This event is free…
Noise Pollution Hard on the Heart?
According to a recent study, noise pollution could be costing lives. A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years from excessive sound. Across an estimated population of 340 million people, at least 1 million years of healthy living are lost each year due to noise pollution in Western Europe, WHO researcher Rokho Kim says….
Learn more about ALD’s
On April 9th the Hearing Loss Association of Bellevue will host a presentation on assisted listening devices (ALD’s), assistive tools for those with hearing loss. Guest speaker Janice Moore will speak about various devices and their purposes, such items as: Pocket Talkers, vibrating timers and alarm clocks, amplified telephones handsets, alerts, signalers, and ways to hear smoke alarms,…
Newborn Hearing Screenings
The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI) was established to screen newborns for hearing loss within their first days of life. With this program intervention is able to start for these children sooner than ever before allowing them to reach the educational level of their peers. The EHDI program has shown that between 2-10%…