Staff Spotlight: Lora McConnell
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This month’s employee spotlight is Lora McConnell. She has been with Columbus Speech & Hearing for 23(!) years and works with clients in the center and child care centers around Columbus. Lora’s areas of expertise include diagnosing and treating various speech and language disorders in young children. In addition, Lora is knowledgeable in navigating the…
Talk Tips To Go: Fun with August National Days!
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By: Susan Dabo, M.S.,CCC-SLP Working on speech and language goals at home can be challenging. A fun idea to help practice a little every day is to use National days. National days help us celebrate every day in a fun way and are great for working on a variety of speech and language goals. You…
15th Annual Great Communicators Golf Classic Raised $94,060!
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Columbus Speech & Hearing’s 15th Annual Great Communicators Golf Classic, held at the Lakes Golf & Country Club on June 20th was a big success! The event, chaired by Columbus Speech & Hearing Board Member Matt Ritterspach, hosted over 70 golfers and raised $94,060. Congratulations to TOP Consulting, who took home the honors of top golfing…
Talk Tips To Go: Gestalt Language Processing
By: Sarah Denman, M.A., CCC-SLP This month’s Talk Tips to Go article by Sarah Denman offers a helpful overview of “gestalt language processing”. Gestalt language processing is a type of language development that is seen more often in neurodiverse populations, such as autism.
Staff Spotlight: Shelley Gabriel
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This month our staff spotlight is Shelley Gabriel! Shelley has a B.S. Hearing & Speech Sciences from Ohio University & a Masters Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of San Francisco. In her three years at Columbus Speech & Hearing (CSH), Shelley was hired as an Executive/Development Assistant but has become a…
Hearing Loss and Dementia
Did you know confirmed hearing loss puts individuals at higher risk of developing dementia? What you should know about dementia and hearing loss: Hearing loss is the number one modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline. Wearing hearing aids when you have hearing loss keeps your mind sharp. Hearing loss can make the brain work…
Talk Tips To Go: Tips to Practice Articulation at Home
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By: Melissa Friend, M.A., CCC-SLP Are you looking for easy and fun ways to practice articulation at home? Articulation therapy is really teaching new motor patterns for your mouth. To establish a new motor pattern, you need daily practice! Spending 5-10 minutes every day practicing those motor patterns can significantly increase progress in therapy. Here…
A Tinnitus Success Story: Aubré Battiste
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When Aubré Battiste was a young mother working at a call center, she began experiencing pain in her ear. Aubré bounced from doctor to doctor for eight years, trying to figure out what was wrong and how she could find some relief. “I was depressed and felt hopeless,” says Aubré. She eventually learned she had…
Talk Tips To Go: Autism – Wording, Meaning, and Symbols
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By: Cara Walton, M.A., CCC-SLP There are a variety of terms and symbols used to discuss and represent Autism Spectrum Disorder. Here are some common terms and their meanings. What is Autism? Autism refers to a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by challenges with social interactions, communication, and restricted movements, behaviors, and/or interests. Facts 1…
Hearing Aid Donor Program
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For nearly 100 years, Columbus Speech and Hearing (CSH) has remained mission-focused; to help those with communications challenges regardless of their ability to pay. Hearing loss affects countless people; however, many people do not have the financial resources to obtain hearing aids. We know that hearing loss can impact quality of life and cognitive abilities. For…