National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Explains:
Protein in inner ear is key to how cells that help with hearing and balance are positioned. Using animal models, scientists have demonstrated that a protein called Emx2 is critical to how specialized cells that are important for maintaining hearing and balance are positioned in the inner ear. Emx2 is a transcription factor, a type…
Signs of a Speech-Language Disorder in Children and Adults
Suspect a Speech or Language Disorder? Here’s What You Need to Know: Signs of a Speech-Language Disorder in Children: • Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older) • Does not babble (4-7 months) • Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like pointing (7-12 months) • Does not understand what others say (7 months-2 years)…
Communication Disorders Take on Different Forms and Span From all Ages
Communicating effectively is critical to our ability to lead fulfilling lives. Difficulties with communication can occur at any life stage- infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and in our senior years. They can include challenges with speech, language, hearing comprehensions, memory and attention.
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Signs of Hearing Difficulty in Children and Adults
Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans has hearing loss in at least one ear? May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and Speech and Hearing Associates would like to help you learn the facts and identify the signs of hearing difficulty.
Pediatric Speech and Audiology Information Session
Join Audiologist, Susan Woods, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA and Speech- Language Pathologist, Laura Chicchi, MS, CCC-SLP For a discussion on the importance of early detection and intervention in children with communication disorders Thursday, May 18th at 7-8:30 pm Topics that will be covered include: * Signs of communication disorders * Developmental milestones * The importance of…
Are Volume-Limiting Headphones Safe for Your Child?
Some parents, concerned about the potential for noise-induced hearing loss, encourage their children to use volume-limiting headphones when listening to music or watching videos on smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices. These headphones have volume controls that are purportedly set to go no higher than 85 decibels (dB)—because exposure to sounds at or above 85…
Why “Learn the Signs and “Act Early?”
1 in 4 children, age 0-5 years are at moderate or high risk for developmental, behavioral, or social delay. About 1 in 6 children aged 3-17 has  a developmental disability. About 1 in 68 children has autism spectrum disorder. Severe speech language disorders in young children can negatively  affect later educational achievement, even after intensive…
This Valentine’s Day, do something really audacious…
On February 14th, go ahead and do something really audacious with your sweetheart. Get a hearing test. Sure, getting a hearing test with your honey may not sound all that romantic. But think again. Here’s what the research shows: We know that unaddressed hearing loss can have a negative effect on many aspects of a…
Your Heart and Ears Have a Lot in Common. Love Them Both During American Heart Month.
People tend to take matters of the heart very seriously—and they tend to brush off hearing loss as inconsequential.