Starting July 10, 2024, Little Heroes will be offering speech-language services by a qualified Speech-language Pathologist! What Is a […]
Thinking Early Intervention for Auditory Processing Disorder
By Dr. JJ As I mentioned in our previous post, Getting Straight Answers About Auditory Processing, the topic of auditory […]
Leaving Behind Audism on World Hearing Day
By Dr. JJ In addition to being a pediatric audiologist and co-owner here at Little Heroes, I have a side […]
Beyond the Skepticism of Auditory Processing Disorders
By Dr. JJ A few months ago, I wrote a blog about the controversy surrounding auditory processing disorders and why […]
The Compounding Emotions of Auditory Processing Disorders
By Dr. JJ During listening therapy for children with auditory processing disorder, one of the most common topics discussed with […]
The Nervous System, Tinnitus, and Sound Sensitivity
By: Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh Many have heard of the fight/flight response in the nervous system when our mind feels we […]
The Nonlinear Treatment for Hearing Differences
By: Dr. JJ Whicker Every audiologist says it: “Hearing aids are not like glasses; you can’t just put them on […]
Avoiding Break-down When Someone Says, “What?”
By Dr. Lindsey I have a 5-year-old in my house who asks, “What?” All. The. Time. To be honest, […]
Autism and Hearing Differences
By Dr. JJ 12/01/2021 I recently attended the 2021 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention. I learned so much, but one presentation […]
Communication Strategies for Auditory Processing Disorders
By Dr. JJ 11/15/2021 How Auditory Processing Disorders Impact Communicative Exchanges In most of the children for whom a diagnosis […]
You’re Not Alone, It’s Not In Your Head
By: Dr. JJ Whicker This week I had the pleasure of working with a 16-year-old girl with concerns for both […]
Auditory Hallucinations: Did I Just Hear That?
By: Dr. Lindsey Last night I was lying in bed by my five-year-old, snuggling him to sleep when I swear […]
Listening Therapy – What Is It and Who Needs It?
By Dr. JJ 10/18/2021 One of the areas of audiology that is somewhat (some would argue totally) neglected is aural […]
With Great Responsibility Comes Great Power
By: Dr. Lindsey Most are familiar (thanks to Stan Lee’s Spiderman) with the quote “With great power comes great responsibility”. I am currently […]
There Is Help: Hopelessness is Unacceptable
In 2013 I received a terrifying diagnosis of a disorder called Trigeminal Neuralgia (also known as tic douloureux and “the suicide disease” because of its devastating prognosis, […]
Getting Straight Answers About Auditory Processing
By Dr. JJ Whicker – September 20, 2021 I learned quickly in audiology school that central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) is a bit […]
The Locked Door
By Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh – September 13, 2021 This morning, on my commute to work, I was giggling about a […]
School Year Worries
By: Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh – August 30, 2021 As a parent, the beginning of the school year always brings a […]