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FIND A HEARING PROFESSIONAL

 

 

American Academy of Audiology

 

Professional organization for audiologists. 

 

 

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

 

Professional association for audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

 

 

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

 

Professional organization representing ENTs, medical specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.

 

 

 

 

 

HEARING LOSS INFORMATION

 

 

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

 

Division of the National Institutes of Health, offering  a wide range of information on hearing loss. 

Below are just a few of its many webpages about hearing disorders.

 

Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness

 

Hearing Loss and Older Adults

 

Presbycusis

 

 

 

 

 

HEARING HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

 

 

Acoustic Neuroma Association

 

Information and support for persons diagnosed with acoustic neuroma and other benign tumors of the cranial nerves.

 

 

American Tinnitus Association

 

ATA’s mission is to cure tinnitus, which is the perception of sound in the ears or head where no external source is present.

 

 

Vestibular Disorders Association

 

Nonprofit organization with the mission of informing, supporting, and advocating for those with vestibular disorders, which may involve chronic dizziness, imbalance, or vertigo.

 

 

Better Hearing Institute

 

Nonprofit seeking to educate the public about hearing loss and what can be done about it.

 

 

H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers)

 

Nonprofit information source working to prevent hearing loss and tinnitus in musicians and music fans.

 

 

Hearing Health Foundation

 

Private funder of hearing research, with a mission to prevent and cure hearing loss through research.

 

 

Hearing Loss Association of America

 

Its mission is to help persons with hearing loss by providing information, support, and advocacy.

 

 

Hear Now

 

Program of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, providing hearing aids to people with no other resources to acquire hearing aids.

 

 

House Research Institute

 

Formerly House Ear Institute. Nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with hearing loss and related disorders through scientific research, patient care, and the sharing of knowledge.