Hearing Aids Can Help Children Notice Emotions
Every kid wants to fit in with their peers. Unfortunately, sometimes children with hearing loss have a hard time doing so. This is because kids who can’t hear well have a harder time perceiving others’ emotions, compromising their communication skills on Memorial Park Playground in Woodland Hills. The good news is hearing aids can help…
How to Have the Best Rideshare Experience When You Have Hearing Loss
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.” If you’re among this number and you’re planning to take a rideshare to downtown in Athens, you may be wondering how you can optimize your experience. We review how…
What Are Language Disorders?
It’s a misconception that language disorders are related to problems with speaking clearly, producing sounds, hearing or intelligence. Language disorders are in actuality a subtype of social communication disorders related to the ability to use and process spoken language. Types of Language Disorders There are three types of language disorders: Expressive language disorders are when…
COVID-19: What You Need To Know
ENT of Athens is committed to your health and safety during the continued COVID-19 pandemic. With the recent rise in local cases, we are re-instituting our COVID-19 Screening Questions for all patients: Are you currently exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms – fever, loss of sense of smell or taste, cough, sore throat? Have you had a positive COVID-19…
Study Shows Reversing Hearing Loss May Be Possible
A promising study published by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary last December shows that reversing sensorineural hearing loss may someday be possible. What Is Sensorineural Hearing Loss? Sensorineural hearing loss is caused by damage to the stereocilia – the tiny hair cells in the inner ear that convert soundwaves into electrical…