Mary Marino, director of rehabilitative services, has always focused on the big picture. Early in her career, she worked as a speech-language pathologist, coming up with ideas and solutions to help her pediatric patients overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Later, looking at the big picture meant joining a team that helped to streamline Akron Children’s separate […]
Kids’ language development shouldn’t suffer in a mask-wearing world
Whether your child has hearing loss, has a diagnosed speech disorder or is a baby at the critical stage for language development, you may wonder how a world full of people wearing masks could impact his or her development. Think about how much a baby inching toward a hot oven reads “fear” on her mother’s […]
Evidence Based Practice leads to care transformation in rehabilitation services
Physical therapists Amy Krahe and Lori Ross jumped at the chance to attend an onsite evidence-based practice (EBP) immersion workshop led by expert faculty from The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice. “EBP is common in the nursing world, but it’s less common in other clinical areas,” said Lori. “When the hospital’s […]
No more silence! Bone conduction hearing aids help Xander to sing, dance
Since adjusting to the use of bone conduction hearing aids, Xander Stormer who’s almost 2 years old is now hitting some real high notes and overcoming his hearing loss. “We still have some work to do, but Xander’s newfound acceptance of the devices has put him on the right path,” said Akron Children’s pediatric audiologist […]
Hearing loss doesn’t stop Elyse from spreading sunshine
Six-year-old Elyse Wright has a sweet smile and cascading brown curls. Most people would never realize the headband she wears anchors a device that helps her overcome hearing loss. Elyse was born with a malformed left ear. As a result, she has conductive hearing loss that happens when sounds cannot get through the middle and […]
