by Karen | Jun 1, 2017 | Amplification, Early Childhood: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, For Professionals
Hearing Devices, Malfunction Rates, and Monitoring Requirement: Studies have shown that hearing aids, even when worn consistently, have been found to be nonfunctional or working less than optimally for up to 50% of children, which is why daily monitoring is critical....
by Karen | Jun 1, 2017 | Amplification, For Professionals
My child wears hearing devices (hearing aids or cochlear implants). What should he be doing to take care of them? How does this change as he gets older? What should I expect? We expect children to make their beds, set the table or other chores to be a part of the...
by Karen | Jun 1, 2017 | For Parents, Hearing Devices and Your Child
Ultimately, our goal for all children is to become confident communicators who feel good about themselves as people. What is confidence? One definition states that an ingredient of confidence is a reliance on one’s circumstances. The type of...
by Karen | Jun 1, 2017 | For Parents, Hearing Devices and Your Child
The fact that your son or daughter has a hearing loss was probably a huge surprise for you and never one you wanted or even considered. Hearing that your child needed hearing aids may have been a very emotional time for you. Yet you love your child and want the best...
by Karen | Jun 1, 2017 | Amplification, For Professionals, Progressive Plans
In these times of decreasing school budgets, anything that will cost a school district significant funds is likely to be questioned. Many school districts consider hearing aids to be ‘personal devices’ like glasses, and therefore believe that they are not required to...
