The Academy of Doctors of Audiology offers the following resources to consumers who wish to learn more about hearing loss. For questions specific to your hearing loss, contact your audiologist or use the "Find an Audiologist" tool to locate an audiologist in your area.
» Alexander Graham Bell Association
International membership organization and resource center on hearing loss and spoken language approaches and related issues. Publishes and distributes books, brochures, instructional materials, videos, CDs, and audiocassettes related to hearing loss.
» American Society for Deaf Children
A non-profit organization whose purpose is providing support, encouragement, and information to families raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing, also supporting full communication access, particularly through the competent use of sign language, in family homes, schools, and communities.
» American Tinnitus Association
A non-profit organization founded in 1971 whose mission is to promote relief, prevention, and the eventual cure of tinnitus for the benefit of present and future generations
» Beginnings for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
Non-profit organization providing emotional support and access to information to families with deaf or hard of hearing children, age birth through 21
» Cued Speech Foundation
Non-profit national membership organization providing support for the effective use of Cued Speech. Provides educational services, assists local affiliate chapters, establishes standards for Cued Speech and certifies Cued Speech instructors and transliterators. Related site: Cued Speech Discovery bookstore.
» DeafZone
A culmination of deafness-related resources, including American Sign Language, closed captioning, educational facilities, publications, etc.
» Hearing Exchange
An open forum of discussion of ideas and information related to hearing loss. Emphasis is placed on respecting all methods of communication.
» Hearing Health Magazine
A magazine designed for people who experience any degree of hearing loss, tinnitus, or other ear disorder.
» Hearing Loss Association of America
A National association for individuals with hearing loss and their families, helping them learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. HLAA is working to eradicate the stigma associated with hearing loss and raise public awareness about the need for prevention and the importance of regular hearing screenings throughout life. HLAA bring consumers and policy makers together to learn about communication access at the national, state and local levels. HLAA's network includes a national office in Washington DC, 14 state organizations, and 200 local chapters.
» Hip Magazine
An award-winning magazine for deaf and hard-of-hearing kids (ages 9 - 14)
» Hyperacusis Network
Support group for individuals who have a collapsed tolerance to sound, providing information to the medical community about hyperacusis, recruitment and hyperacute hearing.
» League for the Hard of Hearing
Human services agency founded in 1910 serving infants, children, adults and seniors who are hard of hearing, deaf and deaf-blind, and their families. Facility locations: New York and Florida.
» Little Baby Face Foundation
A non-profit organization whose mission is to provide corrective surgery to children born with facial deformities, including microtia and atresia. Based in NYC, surgeons and medical providers volunteer their time to provide services and medical care to children who are in financial need worldwide.
» Audiology Net
An informational web site dedicated to providing annotated web site links in audiology for patients, family members, students, and healthcare providers.
» Medline Plus
Health information on diseases and conditions provided by the National Library of Medicine. Includes lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
» Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Libraries
An extensive, up-to-date resource for deafness-related links, including information about sign language resources, audiology and hearing aids, cochlear implants, deaf-blindness, deaf culture, history and heritage, and so much more.
» Healthy Hearing Library
Search the library for hearing-related topics.
» Audiology.com
Audiology.com is the information gateway of the audiology community for consumers and the professionals that serve them. Come visit our online store, talk to experts, and research the latest technologies and products.
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