3 Summer Activities You Can Use to Target Speech and Language!
By: Abigail Phillips M.A., CF-SLP Bubbles! Use bubbles to model single words such as, “bubble,” “pop,” “go,” “blow,” “more,” “stomp,” “big,” “little.” For children working on expanding their utterances, model adding one word to each word they say. For example: “more bubbles,” “pop it”, “ready set go,” “blow fast,” “big stomp.” Chalk! Grab chalk and…
Waited so Long to Hear Better
Caroline Putnam says her experience with Columbus Speech and Hearing Center is “the best experience I’ve ever had with hearing aids.” Born with hearing loss, Caroline started working with the audiology team here in 2023 after transitioning from her pediatric audiologist. She has been using hearing aids since childhood and trusted that she would have…
Above & Beyond
My name is Casey, and I am currently a Master Sergeant in the Army with 21 years of service. In 2007 my crew of 4 was struck by a car bomb while on patrol in the mountains of Afghanistan. I was evaluated over the next few weeks and deemed unsafe to go back out on…
History of the Hearing Aid
Hearing aids have been around since the 17th century. In 1634, the first hearing aid was the “ear trumpet,” a device used to funnel sounds into the year. These were large devices made from wood, animal horns, snail shells, and sometimes metal. The first portable hearing aid was made in 1898. It was a mobile…
Help me Through my Transitions
I was born hard of hearing and grew up in Akron, Ohio. I remember going to the speech and hearing center, where I would get regular hearing tests with all those beeping noises. When I came to Columbus to go to Columbus State, I still came in contact with the Columbus Speech & Hearing in…
Types of Hearing Loss
People can experience three types of hearing loss, which can be permanent or reversible. Let’s take a closer look at each of them. Sensorineural hearing loss is hearing loss that occurs in the organ of hearing (the cochlea) and the auditory nerve. This hearing loss happens from noise exposure, aging, taking medications that are harmful…
Degrees of Hearing Loss and the Impact on Life
People with hearing loss often downplay the severity of their condition, saying things like, “My hearing loss isn’t that bad” or “I can hear, but I can’t understand.” It is important to understand the different degrees of hearing loss and how they can affect our daily lives. Let’s explore this further. Normal – Hearing falls…
Spring Language Scavenger Hunt
By: Julie Aills, M.A., CCC-SLP April Showers Bring May Flower! This is the perfect time of year to turn your trip to the park or walk around the neighborhood into a spring scavenger hunt. Regardless of the season or the weather, heading outside is always a great speech-language activity! We’ve made two spring scavenger hunt checklists….
A Sense of Belonging
I started receiving services from Columbus Speech & Hearing when my family suspected hearing issues when I was two years old and it has made a huge impact on me and my family’s life. I have had the same audiologist, Dr. Ann Wheat, since the first appointment to test my hearing. I am now 31…
Years of Learning and Fun!
Our son Kieran started receiving speech therapy at CSH at age three, shortly after receiving an Autism diagnosis. Kieran also has severely delayed speech and does not express himself like a “typical” child his age. We immediately found a family at CSH. Through our 5 years there, we saw three SLPs, all of whom did…