| Hearing Web Sites
National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
The mission of the institute is to improve the lives
of people who have communication disorders.
They offer a great deal
of health information on hearing health topics and free
publications.
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Age Related: Hearing Loss and Older Adults
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Age Related: Presbycusis
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Hearing, Ear Infections and Deafness
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Balance
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Smell and Taste
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Voice, Speech, and Language
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Free Publications
The
EAR Foundation
A national not-for-profit organization working to educate
the public and medical profession in matters of hearing
loss and disease of the ear.
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Educational programs
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Literature
LOW COST OPTIONS FOR HEARING
AIDS
Listed
are several web site sources for reasonable priced hearing
aids.
While federal rules require
patients visit a physician to rule out a medical problem
prior to being fitted for a hearing aid, regulators
allow consumers to purchase hearing aids without a medical
exam if they sign a waiver presented by an audiologist
or licensed dispenser.
Web site providers of hearing
devices will require you to sign a waiver; in some cases
they are available on their web sites.
The
Canadian Hearing Society
Basic information but limited.
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Scroll through the site:
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Frequently asked questions
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Tinnitus (ringing/buzzing/hissing
sound in ears)
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Recommended frequency of hearing
tests
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What can I do to hear better on
the phone?
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What are signs of hearing loss?
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They offer after hours emergency interpreter service
International
Meniere Federation
Its objective is to promote the interests of Meniere
patients and their families. Lists national foundations
in 12 countries. Limited information on the disease,
just the contacts in other countries.
Deafness Research Foundation
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Hearing dictionary
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Anatomy of the ear
American Hearing Research Foundation
Use their quick find search system on the top right of their web site to obtain information on hearing topics
Federal Trade Commission
They provide a number of good hearing related guides
Defeating Deafness
UK medical charity for the deaf and hard of hearing
American Academy of Family Physicians
Health information for the whole family
Links to direct sites are listed below
American
Tinnitus Association
Frequently asked questions: Great site
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What is Tinnitus?
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How many people have tinnitus?
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What causes tinnitus?
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My neighbor has tinnitus but says
it doesn't’t bother her. Mine drives me
nuts. Why the difference?
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Books and videos
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Other Hearing Disorders Information
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Meniere’s Disease
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Hyperacusis
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Hearing loss
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Acoustic Neuroma
OHSU—Oregon
Health & Science University Tinnitus
Fact Sheet
Acoustic Therapies for Relief of
Tinnitus
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Comprehensive Treatment Programs
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Retraining Therapy
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Publications about Tinnitus by the
OHRC faculty and staff
Oregon
Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Treatment Center
Commercial site
Frequently asked
questions?
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About Therapy
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Guide to Tinnitus Retraining Therapy
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Introduction to Hyperacusis Types of Tinnitus: Diagnosis and
Evaluation
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Hearing Health Guide Care Issues
for Women
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Tinnitus Symptoms and Menopause
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Drugs with Tinnitus Side Effects
Tinnitus
Association of Canada
Frequently asked questions
National
Institute of Health—U.S. National Library
MedlinePlus
Direct link to Tinnitus
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Overviews
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Clinical trials
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Prevention/Screening
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Research
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Pictures/Diagrams
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Treatment
Direct link to cholesteatoma
About.com
Deafness link
Good general deafness site
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Causes of deafness
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Education
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Index of articles
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Much more
Healthy
Hearing
Commercial site
National
Association of the Deaf
Good general background for the deaf. Limited disease
information.
National
Library of Medicine
PubMed
14,000,000 citations available. Search
by author, journal titles, and clinical queries
Clinical
Trials.gov
A service of the National Institutes of Health. Developed
by the National Library of Medicine. Search by chronic
illness, location, treatment and sponsor
National Library of Medicine
LocatorPlus
Books, journals and audiovisuals in the National Library
of Medicine collections
Senior
Health.gov
Developed by the National Institute on Aging. Health
Information for older adults
Better
Hearing Institute
The mission of the site is to educate the public and
medical professionals about hearing, loss, its treatment
and prevention. This is a good informational site.
American
Speech-Language- Hearing Association
This is a professional, scientific, and credentialing
association for speech professionals.
U.S. News & World Report
Heath site with great search options
Hearing Loss Association of America
Provides the latest news on hearing loss, provides
self assessment test, shop for books, provides educational
support, how to locate local chapters as well as how
to find an audiologist.
Academy
of Doctors of Audiology
Provides resources to the private practitioner in the
audiology profession. Offers a how to find audiologist
section and frequently asked questions
Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Provides hearing loss information, books, local sections
and interest groups and breaking news.
American
Academy of Otolaryngology
Information on ears, nose and throat and
related structures of head and neck.
Hear-It
This site has a summary of articles on hearing, discussion
of hearing tests, description of the ear and a medical
advice site.
The
Canadian Hearing Society
This is a very general information site. They
offer an after hours emergency interpreter service.
Deafness
Research Foundation
They offer a hearing health directory, resources in
your state and a newsletter
Cleveland
Hearing and Speech Center
The center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
serving those with special communication needs.
They have a show place of
non-hearing aid devices. They offer auxiliary aids for low-income
individuals in the Cleveland area.
About deafness.com
Hearing aid manufacturer web sites
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