Tag Archive: Audiology
March 15th, 2015 by Jessica | Tags: Accommodations, Audiology, Cochlear Implant, College, School | Comments Off
About four years ago, I first met Nicole, whose mother and mine are good friends. Nicole and I instantly hit it off and became fast friends. Every now and then our mothers, Nicole, my sister, and […]
December 10th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, Cochlear Implant Convention, Hearing Aids | Comments Off
There are a lot of reasons, research, and rationale to support the need for bilateral amplification for people with hearing loss. It’s pretty much a “given” at this point in our field, though, sadly, there are still […]
November 10th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, AVT, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aids, Spoken Language | Comments Off
Common “knowledge” says that hearing happens with the ears and speech happens with the mouth, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, the loop between our ears, brain, and mouth creates an […]
October 22nd, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Hybrid, Medical Care, Misconceptions | 2 Comments »
“When you get a cochlear implant, all of your natural hearing is destroyed.” This used to be the common wisdom: get a cochlear implant, forgo any residual hearing (hearing that you have without the use of hearing devices). […]
October 20th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, AVT, Awareness, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, College, Facts, Hearing Aids, Language, Life, Medical Care, Misconceptions, Music, New Parents, Research, Spoken Language | 1 Comment »
When you meet someone new, one of the first questions we tend to ask is, “What do you do?” When I tell people that I teach children with hearing loss to listen and speak, it’s […]
September 1st, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, New Parents, Tips and Tricks | Comments Off
The day you’ve been waiting for is finally here! After the process of candidacy assessments, choosing a device, and surgery, it’s finally time to activate the cochlear implant. I’ve written before about what to expect in the first few […]
July 2nd, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: #AGBell2014, ASL, Audiology, AVT, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Convention, Facts, Language, Medical Care, Professional Development, Research | Comments Off
In this recap: Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases and Evidence Based Data to Support Early Cochlear Implantation Complicated Cochlear Implant CasesTed Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.Meredith Holcomb, Au.D., CCC-A Meyer, a surgeon, and Holcomb, and audiologist, both […]