How Do I Pay for Teletherapy?
My teletherapy services are charged directly to the patient/family. After your therapy session, you will receive an electronic invoice from a secure site. Clients are able to pay using their bank account, credit card, or debit card. International currency is no problem — the secure payment site will do the conversions for you!
Sources of Funding for Hearing Technology and Rehabilitation
Decades and centuries ago, learning to listen and talk used to be a privilege reserved for the select few — children whose families could afford costly travel, private tutors, the best hearing technology. Today, the reality is vastly different — NO child should EVER be denied a chance at listening, speaking, and a quality education just because of her family’s inability to pay for these services.
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Great Mistakes
I have a confession: I love mistakes. I love when kids make them, I love when parents make them, and I even love when I make them, too!
Back to School Guide for Students with Hearing Loss
Can you believe that August is here already and it’s time to start thinking about getting back into the school routine? The beginning of the school year is an exciting time, but it can also be filled with anxiety on the part of parents, students with hearing loss, and school staff. How will other students react to my child’s cochlear implants? How can I best teach a child with hearing loss in my classroom? How can I give my students the skills they need to build strong peer relationships? How can I keep track of my child’s hearing equipment at school? How do I write a strong IEP?
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What Do I Do With Old Hearing Equipment?
What should I do with previous generations of CI processors that I have around the house?
A family member passed away and now I have her hearing aids. Who could use them?
What should I do with extra batteries, cables, and accessories that I don’t need anymore?
My child recently got bilateral CIs and doesn’t need his hearing aids now. What can I do with them?
How can I safely dispose of hearing aid batteries when they die?
(Don’t Make Me Say the F-Word) Flashcard-Free Vocabulary
Children with hearing loss are at particular risk for deficits in vocabulary. Even when children perform within normal limits when compared to hearing peers on other language measures, receptive (understanding) and expressive (using) vocabulary can still lag behind. Limited ability to overhear conversation restricts a child with hearing loss’s ability to pick up incidental vocabulary. Over time, these vocabulary gaps have serious implications in the child’s performance on school subjects like reading comprehension and standardized testing.
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HELP! My Child Isn’t Making Progress with a CI!
I hear the comments in real life from parents all the time, get them in my email, and see them on various message boards, listservs, and social media sites. They usually follow the same pattern:
“My [son/daughter] has had a cochlear implant for [X months/years]. [He/she] is only saying [few] words/sentences. [He/she] isn’t reacting to sound like we hoped. What do we do?!?”
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AG Bell 2014: Concurrent Sessions
In this recap: Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases and Evidence Based Data to Support Early Cochlear Implantation
Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases
Ted Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Meredith Holcomb, Au.D., CCC-A
AG Bell 2014: Maximizing Brain Adaptability Research Symposium
Maximizing Brain Adaptability: Enhancing Listening for Language Development, Speech Perception, and Music Appreciation
Beverly Wright, Ph.D., Northwestern University, School of Communication
Kate Gfeller, Ph.D., University of Iowa, School of Music
Pamela Souza, Ph.D., Northwestern University, School of Communication
Emily Tobey, Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 