Holiday Baking and Speech Skills

Holiday Baking and Speech Skills

The holidays are here and baking is a marvelous tradition for many families! This can be a wonderful opportunity to incorporate many skills with your child such as vocabulary, sequencing, using the 5 senses, fine motor, math, and reading. Baking can also get a little...
AudiTunes

AudiTunes

Did you know that music, even non-verbal music, is important for hearing? It’s true! According to Dr. Nina Kraus, a professor at Northwestern School of Communication, musicians are better listeners than non-musicians in how they process sound—for example, how to...
Humor – Essential for All Human Communication? by Barb Meyers, MA, CED

Humor – Essential for All Human Communication? by Barb Meyers, MA, CED

The air is crisp, the trees are changing colors, and Halloween is just around the corner! Trick or Treating brings back pleasant childhood memories of dressing up in a homemade costume, grabbing my favorite pillowcase and walking for blocks and blocks with my older...
In Honor of Dear, Old Dad…

In Honor of Dear, Old Dad…

Today, we’d like to give much respect to dads who…. *saw their new babies and thought “how perfect! Then someone said “failed hearing screen”. Wait…..what? *heard the words “profoundly hearing impaired” and looked blankly at your partner. And then...
BAHA Aids and Their Benefits

BAHA Aids and Their Benefits

Look at this cutie in our Audiology clinic! While we cooed and smiled, our Audiologist Dr Liz AuD, CCC-A explained about the benefits of his listening device.  “BAHAs (bone anchored hearing aids) are devices for children and adults with a conductive or mixed...
New Study Examines the Benefits of Individual  Programming for Implants

New Study Examines the Benefits of Individual Programming for Implants

One of our former students is participating in this trial, based on her implant’s performance. It’s an interesting concept and we’re looking forward to the results! Study takes personal approach to cochlear implant...