Why Aren't Schools Teaching Hearing Conservation Practices?

By Dr. Max S. Chartrand Ph.D. Virtually neglected by mainstream healthcare today's children suffer from a number of deficiencies, especially those that comprise the building blocks of growing bodies. These also have an impact on their cognitive and communicative health.A Note to Parents: Children present with special nutritional needs relative to personal growth and development. Numerous studies expose many prevalent…

By Dr. Max Stanley Chartrand, PhD and Glenys Anne Chartrand, AdDipOT Hearing Health Equates to Cognitive Health Today, there exist several critical misconceptions relative to the development and potential of children. We call these misconceptions the 'elephants in the living room.' They're so obvious that they tend to be invisible to a vast army of practitioners and parents in search…

By Dr. Max Stanley Chartrand, PhDAdapted from an article by the author titled 'ADHD and Kids: What is going on?' published atAudiologyonline Introduction: With school starting again, I'd like to address a serious health issue that has been a long-standing interest of mine. This fall, more than 7 million American school-aged children1,2, or about 1 in 12, will be placed on…

By Dr. Max Stanley Chartrand, PhD Hearing impairment in school age children is increasing, yet continues to be overlooked as teachers, therapists, and parents seek answers to children's learning disabilities and developmental delays. Because the symptoms of a number of learning and developmental disorders bear an unfortunate resemblance to uncorrected hearing loss, these children run a high risk of being…