Protect Your Hearing This Summer
Summer is here! And so are the fireworks, concerts, music festivals, motorized sports, and more.
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Summer Intensive Social Communication Programs
Speech and Hearing Associates is repeating its highly successful intensive summer social skills program. This program will run during the summer months and will give children of all ages a foundation in Speech and Hearing Associates’ weekly Social Skills Curriculum. The summer program consists of small groups of no more than five children participating in
Read MoreHappy Better Hearing And Speech Month!
Check out results of a new national poll of parents of children ages 0-8 about communication development and disorders. Help spread the word about early identification and the benefits of treatment!
Read MoreWhat Helps Combat Auditory Fatigue
At a recent meeting of my local chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), Susan Naidu, an audiologist at the University of Utah, spoke about auditory fatigue, also called listener fatigue or cognitive energy fatigue. According to Susan, this “real condition is not discussed or researched enough.”
Read MoreUntreated Hearing Loss May Raise Risk of Other Health Issues
Uncorrected hearing loss may raise the risk of mental and physical health problems and leads to higher hospitalization rates and health care costs, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Read MoreIt Takes Two to Talk Hanen Workshop for Parents!
Speech and Hearing Associates is excited to announce that our certified Hanen providers will be offering the It Takes Two to Talk® Hanen workshop for parents of children under the age of 5 years who have been diagnosed with language delays.
Read MoreHow do I keep loved ones with hearing loss close this holiday season?
Keeping the people you love in the conversation and part of the celebration is one of the most meaningful things you can do this holiday season. Even when surrounded by loved ones, a friend or family member’s difficulty hearing can make them feel cut off. Too often, people with unaddressed hearing loss withdraw socially and
Read MoreOctober Is National Protect Your Hearing Month
Noise-induced hearing loss is the only form of hearing loss that is preventable.
Read MoreNew CDC Report Shows Adults of All Ages Have Signs of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Hearing loss from noise can happen to anyone at any age, and it can take years to be noticeable. A 2017 study of U.S. adults aged 20 to 69 years shows that nearly one in four has signs of possible hearing loss from noise in one or both ears based on features of their hearing
Read MoreLove Your Heart, Test Your Hearing for World Heart Day, the Better Hearing Institute Urges
Washington, DC — Your heart and hearing may have more in common than you realize says the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), ( www.BetterHearing.org) which is raising awareness of the link between hearing loss and cardiovascular disease for World Heart Day, September 29. A growing body of research shows that a person’s hearing health and cardiovascular
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