The Speech & Hearing Center

07/28/2025

Our next is with Crystal Collier, Newborn Hearing Screener!

07/23/2025

How loud is too loud? Check out these questions you can ask yourself to help protect your hearing!

07/22/2025

The Speech & Hearing Center is growing, and we're looking for passionate professionals to join our team!

👂 Audiologist
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist

Make a difference in lives every day while working in a supportive, mission-driven environment. Apply today and help us continue providing exceptional care to our community!

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07/21/2025

Our next is with Kate Engstrom, Newborn Hearing Screener!

07/17/2025

This week's is: I Spy: Car Edition!

To play this game, parents and children take turns describing or labeling things in or around the car that contain the child’s targeted sound. For example, if a child is working on the /r/ sound, he may say, “I spy something round and made of rubber.” The other players guess until someone discovers that the mystery word is “tire.” This game can be played to target both articulation and language goals.

07/15/2025

Check out this month's blog post about the different types of hearing loss!

Your ear is made up of three main parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Each plays a role in how you hear, and depending on where a

07/14/2025

Our next is with Jennifer Farner, Lead Newborn Hearing Screener!

07/10/2025

Rock stars use hearing aids, too!

If you wear Starkey, you can officially say “I have the same hearing aids as Alice Cooper!"

Alice Cooper’s nightmare is no more thanks to the pure, clean sound of Edge AI. Learn more about Alice’s hearing aids here: https://brnw.ch/21wTXV7.

07/07/2025

This week's is with Tara Yelliott, Physical Therapist:

"I had a parent share with me that they were recently at a track meet and she watched her daughter go up and down stairs consistently without help which allowed her to keep up with the other children at the track meet! It makes me feel so good to hear that what we are working on in therapy translates positively to a family’s everyday life! Being a physical therapist for these children means thinking outside of the clinic and incorporating the family as much as possible."

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July from The Speech & Hearing Center!

07/03/2025

This week's is: Pop the bubbles!

There are so many skills to target by using a bottle of bubbles with a wand. With this activity, you can target requesting, turn-taking, and imitating sounds/words. Practice saying or signing “open,” “more,” “bubble,” “pop,” “my turn,” “your turn,” and “ready, set, go!” Bubbles are so much fun and it’s an added bonus that they are their own incentive. Everyone loves instant gratification!

07/03/2025

With firework shows upon us, we want to make sure you are taking simple steps to prevent hearing loss!

- Wear hearing protection
- Maintain a safe distance
- Heed noise warnings
- Listen to your body

Wishing everyone a fun and safe firework-filled weekend!