Articles tagged with 'Audiology' | Checkup Newsroom

Cook Children’s Lisa Vaughan, Au.D., manager of Cook Children’s Audiology Program, is featured in the June issue of Parents Magazine under the column “Paging Dr. Mom.”She gives tips to parents about the importance of checking the volume of their chil...

The Marvel Comics Universe consists of ordinary people whose lives turn extraordinary once they discover their superpowers. Braden Baker is one of those superheroes. Except Braden is not only in the pages of a comic book, appearing on Ellen and a ...

Have you ever wondered why they do hearing screens on babies?  Let's begin by looking at the facts: About one to three babies out of every 1000 will be born with a permanent hearing loss. Infant hearing loss is the most common health conditi...

Did you know that babies begin listening during pregnancy? It’s truly amazing that ear and brain structures for listening start working between 25-29 weeks of gestation. At about 28-30 weeks, connections between the brain and the ear start happening!...