Meet Speech Therapist Lindsey Nolan
Lindsey Nolan has been a speech-language pathologist at Heuser Hearing and Language Academy for a little more than two years. She works with children in early intervention, school and clinic settings. A native of Elizabethtown, she loves living in Louisville because there’s always something fun to do or a new restaurant to try. Lindsey has…
Understanding Hearing Loss in Children
Reports estimate that approximately 2 out of every 100 children are affected by a hearing loss. There are several potential causes for hearing loss in children, ranging from genetics and environmental factors to complications during birth and so on. When a child is diagnosed with hearing loss, it can be an overwhelming experience for the…
Cochlear Implant Study Gets Underway at Heuser
The Brain and Behavior Laboratory at Heuser Hearing & Language Academy is now open! Currently, Dr. Sharon Miller is collecting data from adult cochlear implant recipients for her “Neural Mechanisms for Listening Through a Cochlear Implant” study. For this study, she is using a noninvasive brain imaging method called electroencephalography (EEG) and measuring the brain’s…
The Science Behind Hearing Loss
You’ve likely heard people in the hearing health industry boast about the amazing advances made to hearing technology in recent years. Hearing professionals claim revolutionary improvements have been made as recently as the past few years, and leading manufacturers of hearing aids Phonak, ReSound and Oticon have recently been applauded for releasing the most technologically…
The Effect of Communication Delays on Academic Performance
One of the most rewarding things a parent can experience is witnessing their child shine in an academic setting. When children excel in school, they often have a greater number of opportunities during their transition into early adulthood. That’s why we do our best to give our children every possible advantage. At Heuser Hearing Institute,…