Ear tubes are tiny tubes made of metal or plastic. During ear tube surgery, a small hole is made in the eardrums and the tubes are inserted. The opening to the middle ear (the area behind the eardrum) lets air flow in and out. This keeps air pressure even between the middle ear and the outside, and helps to drain
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What happens when a parent first expresses concern about a toddler’s speech development? How can a parent know whether a child is simply a late-bloomer or is having more serious developmental issues? When to Seek Help Why don’t we give it a few months and see if the child catches up on his or her development. Unfortunately, this is often
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Last week, I was deep in conversation with my 2-year-old niece, and every so often she would get seemingly stuck on a letter or sound, repeat it a couple of times, and then move on. As we talked, she would say things like, “I w-w-w-want that juice” or “P-p-p-pick me up, please!”. The more we chatted, I realized my niece’s
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Kids understand language far before they know how to speak. Science tells us that babies can actually hear us when they are in utero, and new research indicates that infants as young as six months can understand the meaning of many spoken words. The timing of all this – hearing, understanding, and eventually speaking – can be quite frustrating for
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Open up the bag of any SLP, and you’ll find a slew of resources for younger kids. Games, activities and books that aid in speech and language development are abundant for the 0-10 age group, but the options are more limited for older kids and teenagers. Here is a list of five games that encourage speech development and will entice
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Love it or hate it, computers, tablets and smart phones can all be extremely effective tools in speech and language development for children. Teaching kids through apps is a high-tech way to get kids excited and involved in language development. It’s often times an affordable way to keep kids practicing even when their speech therapist isn’t around. Setting aside just
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