Parry Sound

You read that right. Living Unleashed is going to the dogs! I'm sure at this point you are asking yourself, "What on earth is she talking about?" Let me explain. Living Unleashed turned 1 year old in October. The dream to write and start a blog began several years before but we officially launched the blog in October 2014. The launch was exciting and I received a ton of well wishes and positive comments. Over the past year many of you have shared encouragement or thanks for specific posts.…

Flames engulfed my blurred vision as my sobbing, curled up figure choked and convulsed. Oxygen depleted from my lungs as the smoke quickly drew in to replace it. The blazing inferno roared in my ears -- over my piercing screams -- demanding that it be heard. I could feel the intensifying heat, but I was numb to the imminent burns; I was numb to everything. The sky began to blacken, as did my perception. I embraced the gradual darkness with open arms; it replaced the anguish with soothing…

The gravestones stood silently, row upon row like soldiers long forgotten, a scream shattered the silence… She cried and begged me but I was unmoved by her pleading and soon she stopped fighting, her lifeless body broken like the headstones around us. My Love will be here soon to collect her. I waited, wandering through the graveyard til it felt like something was watching me. The air turned black all around me. My heart beats wildly and a grin stretches across my lips as the flames of the fire…

Sound operates on both physical and psychological levels to help bridge the story to move and make sense of the film. It helps the Director guide a films plot by repeating and enhance the world that has been created by the movies visible elements. One of the best ways to get the audience invested in the movies is a catchy soundtrack. A great soundtrack that helped the audience be aware of spatial and temporal dimension is the movies Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg. This iconic few notes help…

known as glue ear. Hearing loss typically occurs in part of the outer ear if it is congested. This then causes the sound waves incapable of reaching the middle or inner section of the ear. A conductive hearing loss can transpire in the outer or middle ear region containing poor conduction of sound along the channels leading primarily to the inner part of the ear. Due to this, sound is not focused well and is spread in a weaker and more muted mode. These types of losses are naturally not as…

attempts to play the oldest musical instrument found to date. The instrument is a 35,000 year old flute that was carved from the wing of a griffon vulture, which is currently on the endangered species list. Through the video Käfer discovers the ancient sound of the flute with a live griffon vulture present. The flute that she is playing is relatively small compared to the flute that we know today. The bone is naturally hollow and was able to be carved without breaking. The flute is a total of…

Listening: Active listening is a communication technique used in counseling, training and conflict resolution, which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and moreover, to confirm the understanding of both parties(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening) http://psychcentral.com/lib/become-a-better-listener-active-listening/ Active Listening is defined…

After watching three episodes of Switched at Birth (the persistence of memory, the stag hunt, and uprising, respectively) my knowledge of growing up with any sort of hearing loss, whether that’s total hearing loss or partial, has expanded immensely. Even though I already watch Switched at Birth regularly, going back and re-watching certain episodes reminded me of the daily struggles that deaf people have to live with. Not only regarding any sort of interaction with people who are not only…

Sound travels through matter, which is a solid, liquid or gas. Sound travels in longitudinal waves. There is also a vibration that starts on an object, and this causes a vibration on all the molecules. When these molecules vibrate, they cause all of the other surrounding molecules to vibrate. This vibration will spread from molecule to molecule causing sound to travel. 1. What is a wave? A wave is a chain of vibrating molecules. In general, a wave transfers energy from one place to another. 2.…

augmentative. There are two main categories that disorders fall into speech and language. Many assume that speech and language are one in the same however speech is the sounds produced in language and is the system of signs and symbols used to communicate. It is a broad field that include difficulties with: reading, writing, being able to produce sound needed for speech, language comprehension, language use, feeding, and swallowing. Speech Pathologist cannot diagnosis disorders like Autism or…