By Dr. JJ In addition to being a pediatric audiologist and co-owner here at Little Heroes, I have a side […]
Sedated Auditory Brainstem Response Testing in Children
By Dr. JJ Today’s blog is another more technical one, as we will be talking about sedated auditory brainstem response […]
Technology Options for Hearing in Children
By Dr. JJ Our last blog focused on osseointegrated (OI) hearing aids. The purpose of this blog is to […]
What is an osseointegrated device and who is it for?
One thing that surprised me when working with children who were excellent candidates for an osseointegrated (OI) device was the […]
Reasons to Get Your Child’s Hearing Tested
By: Dr. JJ Whicker This week’s blog is a bit more technical, but it’s answering a question we get asked […]
Communication Options for Those with Hearing Loss
By: Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh When I was a teenager, I purchased a book about Cued Speech. I was always interested in […]
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, […]
Validating Emotions in Children with Hearing Loss
By Dr. JJ 12/14/2021 The Emotional Journey of Hearing Differences Understanding the emotional journey of hearing differences has been a […]
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 […]
Got Wax? That’s Totally Normal!
By: Dr. Lindsey I would say at least 70% of the time I look into someone’s ear during their appointment […]
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 […]
Managing Use of Hearing Technology in Children
When talking about pediatric audiology, a common topic you might hear discussed is the concept of device use. What we […]
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, […]
The Locked Door
By Dr. Lindsey Tubaugh – September 13, 2021 This morning, on my commute to work, I was giggling about a […]
Still Human, Just Different
By Dr. JJ Whicker – August 23, 2021 My PhD is in Disability Disciplines. So, while I clinically practice as […]
The Emotional Journey of Childhood Hearing Loss
By Dr. JJ Whicker – August 10, 2021 I had a lot of wonderful and challenging experiences while I was […]