Social Communication Skill Building for Tweens and Teens
Adolescence is the stage of life where you are tasked with figuring out so much about yourself and the world around you. One of those things to understand is the rules of communication. For tweens and teens, these rules are often unspoken and confusing to interpret. COVID-19 and the digital age has made this even…
Summer Fun Days return to Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinics
We were excited to welcome back Summer Fun Days this past month! During our week-long event, we created a fun camp-like environment in all our clinics for our younger speech patients. We had five themes, one for each day of the week: Superhero Day, Sports Day, Beach Day, Animal Day and Color Day. We had…
Evergreen Speech and Hearing Hosts BHSM Activities
Evergreen Speech & Hearing had a busy month this May. In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, we hosted several presentations and webinars. On May 2, Starkey’s Chief Innovation Officer Dave Fabry led a webinar about how newly released innovations in hearing health technology are improving lives of patients with hearing loss. Focuses included…
Strategies to Enhance Communication
Successful communication between two conversational partners requires intentional efforts from all those involved. Our hearing makes it possible to identify environmental sounds, localize the source of sounds, understand speech and participate in conversations. Hearing loss may greatly impact one’s ability to actively follow and participate in conversations, especially in unfavorable listening environments. While hearing instruments…
The Importance of a Hearing Test Before a Speech Evaluation
One may wonder why a child’s hearing needs to be assessed when the primary concern is speech or language development and not about hearing. For a speech-language pathologist to evaluate a child’s speech and language ability, it is crucial to establish that the child has full access to speech sounds. How We Test Your Child’s…
Prescription Hearing Aids and Non-Prescription Hearing Aids: Considering the Options
The Food and Drug Administration’s August Ruling On October 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) August ruling allowing for the purchase of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids went into effect. This exciting development has been in the works since 2017. The FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 directed the FDA to create a category…
GE Is Retiring!
As we close out this amazing year, we would like to highlight one individual for her many years with us. GE has given Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic 17 wonderful years of devoted work, and now she is on to a new and exciting chapter of her life! When we asked GE to think about…
Introducing Rotary Chair Testing
Our ears house so many important structures in a tiny space! Most people know about the hearing aspect, but the peripheral balance system is also found inside of our ears. According to the CDC, millions of older individuals fall in the United States. Dizziness and falls can be profound and concerning events. Here at ESHC,…
Troubleshooting Hearing Aid Issues While on Vacation
Even the best-laid travel plans can go awry, and so can your hearing aids while you’re on vacation. No need to worry—to get your devices functioning again, follow these helpful tips. You’ll be back to enjoying your relaxing getaway before you know it! My hearing aid stopped working. First, make sure your device is charged…
Congratulations to Tina, the Winner of Our Better Hearing & Speech Month Competition
This May, we asked patients to share what hearing means to them for a chance to win a free pair of hearing devices. We’re excited to announce our winner—Tina! In her words, hearing is… “Hearing well to me means being able to fully appreciate nature and the world around me—the birds, the rustling of the…