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Speech and Hearing Associates is excited to announce that Alyssa Saunders Molfese, a speech-language pathologist that specializes in the speaking and singing voice, has joined our Avenel team! Alyssa received her masters in music education from Rutgers University and her masters in speech-language pathology from Kean University. She studied with Anat Keidar, Ph.D. and completed…

The holidays are here! When surrounded by family and friends don’t miss the conversations, the sounds of kids playing, or holiday music because of hearing loss. This year, Speech and Hearing Associates will be offering risk free, try before you buy hearing aid trials of the latest technology. Don’t let your hearing loss stop you…

People who have lost their hearing may one day be able to get it back, thanks to recent research on the inner ear. Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a way to replace the delicate cells in the inner ear that enable us to hear.

October 26, 2017- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): On October 18, 2017, President Trump signed into law S. 652, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act. The law amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize until 2022 a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

What Is Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)? Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is the reduced or impaired ability to discriminate, recognize or comprehend complex sounds, such as those used in words, even though the person’s hearing is normal. For example, understanding boat for coat or the not being able…