Resources

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  Helping families, health care providers and educational professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. Includes information on Cochlear implant, oral speech, parent list serve, and raising children with hearing loss.

• American Academy of Audiology
  Consumer site including how to search for an audiologist, hearing conservation information, and Turn It To The Left an educational rap song on noise-induced hearing loss.

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  Improving the lives of people who have communication disorders. One of the National Institutes of Health.

• NIH Senior Health Hearing Loss
  An index of hearing loss definitions, causes and prevention, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment and research, frequently asked questions and more.

• Advance News Magazine for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
  A weekly publication, reporting on up-to-the-minute developments, the latest technology, and current trends in audiology and speech-language pathology.

• Better Hearing Institute
  Not-for-profit organization with the mission of educating the public and medical profession on hearing loss, its treatment and prevention. Includes a hearing loss simulator.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  The professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 members and affiliates; includes public information on hearing and balance, self-help groups. Also includes Listen To Your Buds, a consumer awareness campaign.

• The Starkey Hearing Foundation
  International assistance for those wishing to obtain hearing aids.

• National Coalition on Auditory Processing Disorders, Inc.
  Assist families and individuals affected by auditory processing disorders through education, support, and public awareness. Includes simulation of auditory process problems, "Knowing the code".

• Hearing Loss Association of America
  Advocacy and support for the hearing impaired.

• Harris Communications
  Products for deaf and hard of hearing people.

• Hitec Assistive Devices
  Products for hearing, vision and speech.

• Widex
  Manufacturer of Hearing Aids.

• Rexton
  Providing products and information for consumers and professionals worldwide.

• Oticon
  Hearing assessment, products, hearing center locator.

• Sonic Innovations
  Guide to better hearing, product information, locate a professional.