Pediatric Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is not confined to older adults; children of all ages can experience a loss of hearing. Roughly three out of 1000 babies are born with hearing loss. The prevalence of hearing loss in adolescents is on the rise, and exposure to excessively loud noise (including music and gaming) is largely the cause of…
Pediatric Hearing Screenings
Nearly three of every one thousand babies are born with some form of hearing loss. Currently, as part of the Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention program, all newborns should receive a hearing screening prior to leaving the hospital. If the newborn does not pass their newborn hearing screening, he or she will need to be…
Pediatric Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are the most common and effective treatment option for most types of hearing loss that are not medically treatable. Hearing aids are extremely useful for both children and adults alike. Since children’s language and social skills have not fully developed, delivering the highest quality sound to a child’s ear is top priority. Pediatric Hearing…
Pediatric Swim Molds
It’s important for children to get used to water as infants and begin swimming lessons as a toddler. This promotes awareness and can have a major impact on drowning prevention. Despite all of the benefits of getting your child in the pool, water exposure may increase the risk of ear infection. By age three, five…
Pediatric Audiology
Pediatric ENT
Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing is interrupted periodically throughout the night. These pauses, or gaps, in breathing may be accompanied by choking or gasping but rarely awaken the sleeping individual. An estimated 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, many of them unaware of their condition. What Causes Sleep Apnea? There are…
Sleep Disorders
Sleep is vital for good health. Experts recommend a minimum of seven to eight hours of sleep per night for most adults; a lack of sleep can affect your hormone levels, mood, weight and work or school performance and may result in physical, mental, social and emotional problems. Reaching that goal is difficult for many,…
Snoring
Snoring is extremely common: 45 percent of American adults snore occasionally, and 25 percent are habitual snorers. While many consider it a mere nuisance, snoring is actually a sleep disorder that can be the sign of a serious medical condition. What Causes Snoring? When you sleep, your tongue, throat muscles and soft palate relax. If…
Speech Therapy
Speech disorders occur when a patient (typically a child) has trouble producing certain sounds. They can be broken down into different categories depending on the nature of the problem. Speech disorders include: Articulation disorders. The patient has trouble with certain syllables or pronounces words incorrectly to such an extent that it is extremely difficult to…