Ways Seniors Can Protect Their Hearing
Aging is one of the leading causes of hearing loss. Age-related hearing loss, also known as presbycusis, “develops and is exacerbated by various factors, including heredity, medical disease and environmental factors.” While some of these factors aren’t preventable, there are steps seniors can take to help protect their hearing. Limit Exposure To Loud Noise Next…
The Rao Family
Our journey started 7 years ago with the birth of my son. As a first time mother who had been through a rather difficult birthing experience it was devastating and terrifying to find out my son had failed his newborn hearing screening. My husband and I had no idea what that meant for our son….
CSH Collaborates with OhioHealth
At Columbus Speech & Hearing (CSH), our mission is to provide access to communication through every stage of life. Thanks to a generous $5,000 grant from The Columbus Foundation, Columbus Speech & Hearing has teamed up with OhioHealth to support hearing and communication at the end of life. This program will bring those with hearing…
Julie Richer Joins Columbus Speech & Hearing Board of Directors
Join Columbus Speech and Hearing in welcoming Julie Richer to the Board of Directors. Julie is the Director of Legal Operations at Bath & Body Works. A Six Sigma Black Belt, Julie has over 23 years of experience managing the functions of IT and the legal operations team to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Throughout…
Talk Tips To Go: Cooking up Speech and Language Skills
Cooking together can be a fun and easy way to spend quality time with your child. Cooking together can also be a gratifying learning experience for the family. Your child can not only discover new foods and learn about nutrition, they can develop their speech and language skills as well. While the benefits of cooking…
Tips for Keeping Your Hearing Aids from Falling Out
A study published in the International Journal of Audiology reports, “The majority (80%) of adults aged 55–74 years who would benefit from a hearing aid, do not use them. Furthermore, many people given a hearing aid do not wear it.” The researchers found, “The most important issues were around hearing aid value, i.e. the hearing…
Solutions for Common Hearing Aid Side Effects
There are many excuses people make for not wanting to invest in or wear their hearing aids. Some report negative experiences from wearing them. According to one study, “Although a large number of adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids experience some degree of negative side effects, those effects tend to be mild.” We…
Columbus Speech & Hearing Receives Grant From the Barbasol Foundation
Columbus Speech & Hearing is thrilled to announce we have received a $7,500 grant from the Barbasol Foundation for our Early Identification and Intervention Program. Through their generous donation, CSH can reach in to disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout central Ohio to serve more preschool-aged children through our Early Identification and Intervention program. This program identifies children…
Bob Anderson joins CSH Board
Columbus Speech & Hearing (CSH) is excited to welcome Bob Anderson to our Board of Directors. Bob is a senior relationship manager in Commercial Banking at U.S. Bank. He has over 18 years of experience providing corporate and commercial financial solutions to a variety of industries in the Central Ohio area. Bob has extensive knowledge in…
Newborn Hearing Screenings at Columbus Speech & Hearing
The Columbus Speech & Hearing Audiology department is pleased to announce the purchase of new Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) equipment. ABR equipment provides diagnostic testing, which allows our audiology team to measure the hearing sensitivity of children from newborns and older. This purchase was made possible with funding from a grant from Ohio’s Medicaid managed…