Liam had his IFSP this past week. He had one right before we moved from TX, but a new one needed to be done since we’ve moved to a new state. We were prepared for that before we moved, so it didn’t bother me to make the time to do. We also had an IFSP for Drezden, but there Read More
Archive for the ‘Audiology’ Category
Heading Back to School: Classroom Acoustics
September 3rd, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
It’s getting closer to fall and that means that kids and college students are heading back to their classrooms. At my workplace, which is a public library, that means newly silent rooms and a lull in patronage until the winter visitors from snowy states and Canada start coming in. In Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Activation #2
August 29th, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
I waited awhile to post this because I wasn’t sure where we were going to end up. Things didn’t go the way we assumed they were, so we didn’t know how this post would end, so I waited…but I feel ready now, so here we go! Wednesday morning we picked Miss Kat up from school Read More
Posted in Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
and this is where we are…
August 26th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
I took this photo at 7:30 this morning while he watched the construction workers build a new Children’s Hospital and while I nervously awaited to lay eyes on my Cochlear peeps. We were scheduled in late Sept. to our next round of integrity testing w/them but earlier this week I had Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
1 in 5 U.S. Teens Has a Hearing Loss
August 18th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Teens The big news in my Google Reader today seems to be the new findings, covered here in USA Today, and led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that one in five United States teenagers has hearing loss. This is an increase of 31% from the mid-1990s. According to the Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Guest Post: Why Hearing Aids are Starting to Sound Cool
August 16th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
The following guest post is from Stuart Spencer of The Hearing Company. All images in this post were provided by The Hearing Company. For information about guest posts on Hearing Sparks, please see here. The Hearing Company is a UK based hearing care retailer which has been dispensing Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Booth Test Results
August 12th, 2010 by Our blog...
We’ve been playing the waiting game for a couple of months now. I just looked over some past blog posts to see what EK’s progress had been like within the past few months. It confirmed my thought that she was progressing a lot more than she is now. She’s still saying a lot of “ahhh.” Read More
Posted in Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
What Does a Hearing Loss Sound Like?
August 12th, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
Here’s the quick answer: There’s no way to know for sure. Due to the unique nature of each person with hearing loss, their individual anatomy, their prior auditory experiences and auditory development in their brain, and differences in electrode placement in each particular person’s Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
Guest Post: Digital Hearing Aids Care Tips
August 10th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
The following guest post is from the team at hearing aids seller, HearingDirect.com. For information about guest posts on Hearing Sparks, please see here. If you are using digital hearing aids to help with your hearing impairment, you already know, they are not cheap. If you look after them and Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Basket Case
August 9th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
I was already emotional when another parent came up to me and explained how upset her son was when he found out he wasn’t in Gage’s class because “what if they don’t know how to take care of Gage?” he asked her! That’s all I needed to go straight to down the Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
Guest Post: Surround Sound – Not Just for Movie Theaters
August 5th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
The following guest post is from Laura, a hearing aid center employee. For information about guest posts on Hearing Sparks, please see here. As you can see from Hearing Sparks, the landscape of hearing technology is constantly expanding and offering better hearing experiences. Depending on your Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
New York City Installs Hearing Loops on its Subways
July 30th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Empty subway in NYC I just read on the blog Eh? What? Huh? that New York City is installing hearing loops on its subways. Subway riders who have a telecoil or T-switch on their hearing aids will be able to switch to it and hear announcements directly in their hearing aids. Here’s a Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Can you hear me now?
July 23rd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Wow, talk about unexpected news! All this time we’ve been worried about Gage’s right ear that isn’t doing as fabulous as it really should…and B’s the one with the surprise. And again, I’m being blessed with patience when I thought I had run out. The good Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
29% of Americans Believe their Social Life Would Suffer with Hearing Loss
July 23rd, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Check out this interesting survey. In this survey conducted by HearUSA, Americans were asked, If you had a significant hearing loss, which do you think would suffer the most? 29% of Americans thought that their social life or relationship with friends would suffer. I made a pie chart to Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Teaching an old dog new tricks
July 22nd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Wow, have I got a lot to learn! I wrote my first article yesterday for Examiner.com (click here for my page) and realized writing in AP down style is harder than it looks. I had my title as No Insurance? and was corrected by one of the biggies there as No insurance? conforming to AP down style of Read More
Posted in Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
In 20 Days…
July 20th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
general news: More rainbows at my house, gotta love it! Not that I’m counting, but in 20 days we go back to school…which means I go back to being ‘on call’ for my duties as a substitute teacher (big yay! I could use a pay check!) Gage had his buddy spend the night last Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
Fruit Flies and Proteins Help Find a Gene for Auditory Neuropathy
July 15th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Auditory neuropathy is a relatively rare form of hearing loss in which everything in the ear is fully functional but sounds are not transmitted properly to the auditory nerve and the brain. Hearing aids and cochlear implants both have limited success with people who have auditory Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Making audiology youth-friendly
July 14th, 2010 by Campaigning for deaf children
Image courtesy of NDCS Confession time: until I was around 25, I didn’t have a clue how to read an audiogram. If you asked me as a child, how deaf I was, I probably wouldn’t have been able to tell you. Ask me to retube my hearing aid, and I probably would have gone running to Mummy. Read More
Posted in Audiology, Deaf, Uncategorized |
Park
July 12th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Today we went to the park on the fly when we found out “S” was in town from FL. She’s the young lady who comes up each year to spend Summer w/her grandparents. I was happy to see who was on the line when our phone rang this morning and w/in 15 min. we were on our way to meet Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
AG Bell 2010: Monday
July 11th, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
These articles are reposted from the reports I did for the AG Bell Convention 2010’s Official Blog. I am reposting them here for readers who did not see them “live” during the Convention and so that they will be preserved on this site for future CIO readers. Enjoy! Auditory Neuropathy Read More
Posted in ASL, AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
Be an Informed Consumer
July 11th, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
Is my child receiving good services from our teacher of the deaf/SLP/AVT/early interventionist? Well, how on earth would I know? How can I tell “good” therapy when I see it? How do I choose between Program A and Program B for my child? Where do I go from here? Most parents of Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
A new Hearing aid
June 29th, 2010 by Silent Sail
Since my last blog, I took the plunge and went to my hearing aid clinic. I have not been there since I was refered to the CI centre, the CI centre provided me with temporary HA for my unimplanted ear to keep me out of the silence for 5 weeks while I was recovering from the operation. That hearing Read More
Posted in Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aid |
AG Bell 2010: Monday Summaries
June 29th, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
Check out the Official Convention Blog for summaries from Monday’s concurrent sessions, including: Auditory Neuropathy and Cochlear Implants: Theory and Treatment AVT Model for Families Transitioning from Visual Language The Auditory-Verbal Lives of Children with Multiple Challenges Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
AG Bell Convention 2010
June 26th, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
Hi from Orlando, Florida, where the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing’s Convention 2010 is in full swing. Be sure to follow @myheartlistens and @AGBell2010Conv on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates, and follow the official Convention Blog that I’m Read More
Posted in AVT, Advocacy, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
Busy Bee & Cat Speech Therapy
June 23rd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
So I’ve been a busy bee (those are real bees from my back yard!) reading and posting all things relevant to Alabama PEEPS either on that blog or on the PEEPs facebook page (see blog) regarding hearing loss in our Alabama kiddos. Lots to do here in Alabama and trying to move quickly but Read More
Posted in AVT, Advocacy, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
Oticon Sumo: Day 1
June 23rd, 2010 by CD's Ear Blog
Day 1 of the Oticon Sumo DM hearing aid trial. So far, not too bad. Mom thinks I’m doing better with the Sumo, I’m responding more and not asking her to repeat as often as I did with the Supero. Definitely don’t care for the telecoil on the Sumo when I’m close to Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Aid |
The Way I Hear (My Audiogram)
June 22nd, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Last month E from Eh? What? Huh? posted her audiogram and ever since then I have been planning to post mine. I stopped in to visit my audiologist today for some more hearing aid batteries and some Dry-Briks for my Dry and Store, so I asked for a copy of it. dB stands for decibel (how loud a Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Happy Father’s Day
June 20th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Happy Father’s Day! I was blessed to have a great Daddy growing up and now I am blessed to also have a great father-in-law too who gave me his son who is Super Dad so Happy Father’s Day! We had my annual family bbq last night. My husband grilled us up some goodies, the kids Read More
Posted in AVT, Audiology, Cochlear Implant |
New Harmony Listening Check for Cochlear Implants
June 18th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
“It sounds funny” is often the only way a small child knows to communicate that their hearing aid or cochlear implant is malfunctioning, but Advanced Bionics has introduced a new device that will allow adults to diagnose problems with their child’s cochlear implant. The Harmony Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hearing Loss |
Summertime, and Hearing Aids
June 17th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Flip flops, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. One of my readers wrote to me last month asking about taking care of hearing aids in the summer. Since then I have read a lot of great advice from blogs like Speak Up Librarian and Jeff’s Bionic World and thought I would throw my own two Read More
