Who knew speech and hearing could be this much fun?! Let us share our love for the field, the science, and the people that we work with each day with our weekly dose of Sound Advice.
"From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child's brain than an adult's, and new research shows it can hinder how youngsters learn." In an article from ABC, a University of Maryland pediatric speech-language pathologist Nan Bernstein Ratner provides some helpful tips for parents. See the full article here.
Sound Speech and Hearing Clinic is a private speech therapy and audiology clinic located in the Potrero Neighborhood of San Francisco. Our speech team specializes in adult and pediatric services including articulation, dysarthria, childhood apraxia of speech, central auditory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, speech development, phonological development, accent modification, expressive language, receptive language, traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, language processing, listening skills for patients with cochlear implants/hearing loss, social pragmatics services, stuttering, voice disorders, communication coaching for anxiety related disorders, auditory rehabilitation, transgender voice, literacy. Our audiology team specializes in adult and pediatric services including comprehensive audiological evaluations (otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, otoacoustic emissions, conditioned play audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry) for sensorineural, conductive and mixed hearing loss, atresia/microtia, auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder/dys-synchrony and central auditory processing disorders. Audioloical treatment includes hearing aids (Oticon, Phonak, Starkey), hearing technology, connectivity, assistive listening devices, FM systems, hearing protection, musician earplugs, early intervention, educational and workplace advocacy. Sound is committed to empowering patients to reach their best communication potential through customized care.
A new ERA is here! Today we celebrate one year of laughter, fun and hard work with our SLP Chloe Erdan. It’s hard to imagine the clinic without Chloe here.
