JUL:AUG 2013 E-Newsletter - Hearing Loss Association of Florida
JUL:AUG 2013 E-Newsletter - Hearing Loss Association of Florida
JUL:AUG 2013 E-Newsletter - Hearing Loss Association of Florida
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HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, FLORIDA STATE ASSOCIATION<br />
ISSUE NO. 40! <strong>JUL</strong>Y/<strong>AUG</strong>UST <strong>2013</strong><br />
We welcomed Dr. Drew<br />
Horlbeck on Tuesday, June 18 as<br />
our guest speaker. He was introduced<br />
by Catherine Swanson, a<br />
speech language pathologist, our<br />
contact and friend at Nemours<br />
Children’s Clinic. HLAA-<br />
Jacksonville members appreciate<br />
all she does for us.<br />
Dr. Horlbeck came out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel<br />
where he treated both adults and<br />
children. He now focuses on pediatrics.<br />
He went on to tell the<br />
amusing story <strong>of</strong> how he joined<br />
the Infantry, then went to the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Illinois still owing<br />
time to the Army, ended up in the<br />
Air Force, attended medical<br />
school AV-Med Cal, Johns Hopkins,<br />
and University <strong>of</strong> California.<br />
He said only in<br />
America can you<br />
start in the Infantry<br />
and end up at Johns<br />
Hopkins.<br />
Dr. Horlbeck<br />
reported that 40<br />
cochlear implants<br />
have been done so<br />
far this year, more<br />
than is normal. He<br />
spends about 25%<br />
<strong>of</strong> his time at the new medical<br />
center in Orlando. Patients come<br />
from Savannah to Vero Beach, as<br />
well as from the west coast <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Naples and Tampa. He<br />
went on to explain the process<br />
beginning with newborn hearing<br />
screening. In this country, 33 babies<br />
are born with<br />
hearing loss every<br />
day, the majority <strong>of</strong><br />
them to hearing parents.<br />
To function in a<br />
hearing society, the<br />
children will need<br />
specialized education,<br />
social services<br />
and other resources.<br />
The goal, at Nemours,<br />
which is explained<br />
to every parent,<br />
is that every child child be<br />
mainstreamed by first grade. If<br />
the child is older when implanted,<br />
however, expectations must be<br />
realistic.<br />
After listening to the doctor<br />
and seeing his PowerPoint, members<br />
left the meeting having had<br />
an excellent overview <strong>of</strong> the services<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered by Nemours.<br />
At every meeting - the third<br />
Tuesday <strong>of</strong> the month except<br />
July, August and December, we<br />
have speakers who present on<br />
hearing loss subjects. Please join<br />
us. You won’t be sorry you attended.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> us are hard <strong>of</strong><br />
hearing and have much experience<br />
and many ideas to help you<br />
live better with hearing loss.<br />
First meeting on Wednesday<br />
September 11<br />
Andrea Wilson<br />
HLAA Broward County Chapter<br />
Leader<br />
ahwilson2011@gmail.com<br />
MEETING SCHEDULE,<br />
September to May<br />
Saint Lucie County:<br />
First Thursday <strong>of</strong> Month, 6 p.m. •<br />
Grace Lutheran Church<br />
555 SW Cashmere Blvd. • Port St.<br />
Lucie, FL 34986<br />
Indian River County:<br />
Third Saturday <strong>of</strong> Month, 10:30 a.m. •<br />
Indian River County Main Library •<br />
1600 21st Street •<br />
Vero Beach, FL 32960<br />
Subscribe to the<br />
HLAA-Treasure Coast<br />
newsletter Sound Waves <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Treasure Coast. Subscribe by<br />
contacting tcfhla@live.com<br />
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