Craft bead stuck… removed today

Craft bead stuck… removed today

This is a follow up to an earlier blog post.  This 5-year-old girl underwent general anesthesia today to remove a small round bead from her right ear canal. (The exact bead is pictured to the left). After removal, there was no bleeding and no pain. I don’t think...
Rolling, rolling, rolling

Rolling, rolling, rolling

I received less than happy news when one of your favorite big-box #craft stores rejected our book.  While they thought it allowed for great conversation with children and was a cute, fun, nicely illustrated book, they rejected it.  Why, you ask, dear reader?  Because...
Been to a GREAT booksigning, recently?

Been to a GREAT booksigning, recently?

My post today was going to be all about my upcoming book talk and signing.  It will be on August 16, 2014, at the new Phoenix location of the famed #Changing Hands Bookstore.  I was going to go on and on about book signings: what they are, why they exist and why...
Hearing Aids, hearing loss and foreign objects

Hearing Aids, hearing loss and foreign objects

It is well known that there is an increase in cognitive decline with increasing hearing loss.  Additionally, it is generally accepted that early amplification, such as with hearing aids, reduces the decrease in word understanding (speech discrimination).  What this...