Below are links to
professional hearing, hearing loss, and audiology associations.
Academy
of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA)
Professional association for audiologists, providing hearing healthcare
service for children and adults through education and research.
www.audiologist.org
Acoustic
Neuroma Association
Information and support for people with acoustic neuroma and other hearing
problems; and patient rehabilitation for physicians and health care
personnel.
www.anausa.org
Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Advocacy group supporting children with hearing loss; information and
support for parents and professionals, including membership services
and publications.
www.agbell.org
American
Academy of Audiology
Professional association for audiologists, providing hearing healthcare
service for children and adults through education and research.
www.audiology.org
American
Academy of Otolaryngology
Physician's society treating ear disorders, ear pain and hearing
problems. Articles on buying a hearing aid and ear protection.
www.entnet.org
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech,
language, and hearing scientists. Features support groups and early
hearing detection programs.
www.asha.org
American
Tinnitus Association
Non-profit organization with resources, information, membership service,
and assistance to tinnitus sufferers.
www.ata.org
Better
Hearing Institute (BHI)
Non-profit institute with information about hearing loss and available
help through medicine, surgery, amplification and other rehabilitation.
www.betterhearing.org
The
Caption Center
Non-profit agency with caption services for television shows, music
videos, home videos, and feature films.
main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag
Cochlear
Manufacturer of cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing
aids (BAHA). Includes listing of participating hospitals and clinics
in the USA and worldwide.
www.cochlearamericas.com/index.asp
Cochlear
Implant Awareness Foundation
Non-profit organization and advocacy
group for cochlear implant recipients, their families, professionals,
and other individuals interested in cochlear implants.
www.ciafonline.org/index.html
Hearing
Education and Awareness for Rockers (HEAR)
Non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers
of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels.
www.hearnet.com
Hearing Loss Association of America
Providing information, education, support,
hearing-test screenings, and advocacy for those suffering from hearing-loss
disabilities.
www.hearingloss.org
International
Hearing Society (HIS)
Non-profit association representing Hearing Instrument Specialists Features
hearing loss information and hearing aid tips, consumer resources, and
advocacy services.
and treatment, funding hearing research, and hearing education services.
ihsinfo.org
National
Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Protecting the civil rights of the deaf and hard of hearing in education,
employment, health care, social services, and telecommunications.
www.nad.org
National
Institute on Aging (NIA)
Promoting aging research and providing health-related information
of hearing loss in the elderly.
www.nia.nih.gov
National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conducts and supports research and distributes information on human
communication disorders, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice,
speech, and language.
www.nidcd.nih.gov
