What's That Funny Sound in My Ear? Explaining Tinnitus
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Tinnitus is the perception of sound in one or both ears that is not related to external sounds. It may be high or low in pitch, and continuous or just occasional.
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My Baby Failed the Newborn Hearing Screening — Now What?
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Get answers to your questions about the newborn hearing screening and learn what to do if your baby doesn’t pass this test.
Funding from the CHOP Cares EXCEL Grant Program Helps Healthy Hearing Community Education Program Expand
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Thanks to funding from the CHOP Cares EXCEL Grant program, the Healthy Hearing Community Education Program (HHCEP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was able to screen nearly 200 children in Delaware County for hearing loss during the 2020-2021 school year, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Enhance Your Child’s Speech and Language Development and Get the Most out of Teletherapy
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The pandemic has put more responsibility on parents/caregivers to foster and support their child’s therapeutic needs. Learn how to prepare children prior to their teletherapy sessions.
Benefits of Using Bluetooth® Capable Hearing Devices for Children with Hearing Loss
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Today’s technology allows us to be connected electronically more than ever. Read more about the benefits of using Bluetooth® Capable Hearing Devices.
What to Do If Your Child Stutters
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As America is poised to inaugurate a president who stutters, a CHOP speech-language pathologist offers facts about stuttering and advice for caregivers.
‘Window’ Face Masks Help Kids with Hearing Loss Understand Their Care
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Special masks, called the Communicator, are being used by the CHOP’s Center for Childhood Communication (CCC) to help children and families who have hearing loss stay safe from COVID-19.
Language Development: Talking With — Not Just To — Your Child
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Interactive play and conversations between parents and children lead to stronger language skills for the child, research shows. Here are tips on how to make those “together” moments count.
Research Suggests Hand Dryers are Potentially Damaging to Children’s Ears
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Frank Wartinger, an audiologist within the Department of Audiology and the Center for Childhood Communication discusses with The New York Times.