During the final week of Better Hearing & Speech Month, we wrap up the topic of “Communication Across the Lifespan” by looking at hearing issues in adults. Hearing loss is often thought of as a natural effect of old age
Tinnitus is an incredibly prevalent disability in the United States, affecting approximately 25% of the general population (Shargorodsky, Curhan, & Farwell, 2010, as cited in Theodoroff & Saunders, 2019a), including many veterans. The Veterans Administration (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development
From May 19 to 25, Better Hearing & Speech Month continues with a focus on speech and language in school-aged children. Speech and language disorders are some of the most common disabilities for school-aged children and have the potential to
Age-related hearing loss is the top communication problem for older adults, and conditions such as listening in a noisy environment or hearing high or low pitches can exacerbate it. The biannual Aging and Speech Communication Conference is an international and
Welcome to Week 2 of Better Hearing & Speech Month! This week, the conversation shifts to communication disorders in toddlers and preschoolers. Feeding and swallowing disorders are the special focus during Week 2. Toddlers who have difficulty feeding may suffer
Each May, ASHA recognizes Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM), an opportunity for ASHA members to help raise awareness about communication disorders. This year, the BHSM theme is “Communication Across the Lifespan,” with each week focusing on a different stage
Product reviews are meant to help shoppers determine whether or not a product is right for them, but author Vinaya Manchaiah and colleagues believe that these reviews are also important—albeit underutilized—research tools. Manchaiah, Amyn M. Amlani, Christina M. Bricker, Clayton
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups recently published its first issue as a scholarly review journal! The issue contains more than 20 articles representing as broad swath of ASHA’s 19 Special Interest Groups (SIGs), including articles on voice and
The use of statistics is constantly evolving. New metrics are continuously being used in areas such as politics and sports statistics—the discipline of speech, language, and hearing services is no different. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR) Editor-in-Chief
The latest special issue from the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (AJSLP) focuses on contributions from The 47th Annual Clinical Aphasiology Conference. AJSLP is proud to publish a sample of the research presented there. The 10 articles are divided into
ASHA publishes four peer-reviewed scholarly journals and one peer-reviewed scholarly review journal pertaining to the general field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) and to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology. These journals are the American Journal of Audiology; American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools; and Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. These journals have the collective mission of disseminating research findings, theoretical advances, and clinical knowledge in CSD.
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