What Is Bone Conduction?
The sense of hearing is a genuine marvel. The brain is capable of picking up a variety of sound waves and converting them into familiar auditory sensations: a loved one’s voice, your favorite music or the roar of your car’s engine. Your eardrums play an important part...
How Does a Cochlear Implant Work?
Hearing impairments can come on suddenly or with gradual loss over time. Either way, they can significantly impact your quality of life. While you may feel angry, anxious or shame over these impairments, there are solutions that can restore some functionality. In this...
Speech Milestones for Young Children
People develop speech and language skills throughout their lives, but the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders discusses that the first three years are the most intense. There are certain age periods that tend to be more important than...
Expressive vs. Receptive Language Development
As children begin learning how to communicate, they develop receptive and expressive language skills. Most everyone develops language along a structured timeline, though every child will have unique milestones. Sometimes, both expressive and receptive language delays...