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.
Speech Language Hearing Services for Children
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…
Emergency app for smartphones
A new app called Haven allows speech and hearing impaired users to request help with their cellphones.Â
Heart and Hearing Health: Speech and Hearing Associates
We’ve long known that too much noise — too loud and for too long — damages our ears and our ability to hear.
Let Better Hearing Boost Your Happiness and Wellbeing, Check Your Hearing for World Mental Health Day
Washington, DC, October 5, 2015—Addressing hearing loss is important for mental wellbeing, says the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), which is raising awareness of the link between unaddressed hearing loss and depression for World Mental Health Day on October 10. BHI is urging people of all ages to include regular hearing tests as part of a healthy…
A Technological Godsend to Counter Hearing Loss
From the Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2015 The ‘hearing loop’ is a remarkable advance, but all too hard to find in the U.S. By David G. Myers The first time I clicked on my hearing aids’ telecoils, it seemed like magic. It was 1999 and my wife and I were sitting in a historic…
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: How Loud Is Too Loud? How Long Is Too Long?
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) occurs when tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ears are damaged by noises that are too loud and that last for too long.
Hearing Loss Doesn’t Have To Get In Your Way
When you recognize, acknowledge, and address hearing loss, it doesn’t have to get in your way. For the vast majority of people with hearing loss—young and old—there are solutions that help. Like so many things in life, hearing loss presents barriers. Yes, it’s a hurdle. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be overcome. Technology is…
Complimentary Speech and Hearing Consultations During the Month of May!
Complimentary Speech and Hearing Consultations During the Month of May! In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Speech and Hearing Associates is offering complimentary hearing and/or speech consultations in all locations throughout the month of May! This offer is open to family and friends; you can forward this email to anyone who you think…