This category is for informational sites related to deafness.
Subcategories 7
Related categories 4
Sites 30
- Deafplanet.com Resources and activities for deaf and hearing children to learn together online. Site is written in English, French, American Sign Language, and Langue des Signes Québécoise.
- On Using Colorful Hearing Aids British study on the attitudes of children and their parents to the use of brightly colored behind-the-ear hearing aids.
- OhSoEZ.com Listings of deaf community and interpreter related events throughout the USA as well as important news related to the deaf community.
- About.com: Deafness Provides articles on a range of topics associated with hearing loss including daily life, sign language and the help available to the deaf. Newsletter and e-courses available.
- The Deaf Resource Library Online collection of resource material and links intended to inform about deaf communities and resources in the U.S. and Japan.
- DEAFology 101 Comedy about deaf culture.
- I'm Listening as Hard as I Can! Articles about coping with severe hearing loss in a society that is seldom considerate or accommodating toward the deaf or hard of hearing.
- Deaf Linx Information about technology, sign language, interpreting, and education.
- Deaf Town Community with news, events, information, and links.
- Wikipedia: Deaf Explores the terminology behind the word "deaf" and its synonyms.
- Deaf Websites Includes list of sites pertaining to deafness, sorted by category.
- Medicinenet: Hearing Loss and Older Adults A physician-produced listing of health information about hearing loss and communications disorders.
- DEAF-L Web Home to a mailing list about deafness, as well as information and links to other deaf resources.
- WHO: Deafness and Hearing Impairment Factsheet on these conditions, their causes and prevention, and the social and economic burden that they impose on society.
- Deaf Connect The Internet version of World Deaf Directory's residential email addresses. The first service of its kind by and for the deaf world.
- American Family Physician: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Hearing Loss Article discussing the evaluation of hearing loss and what tests can be done to determine the type and cause of the problem.
- Dizziness and Balance: Sensorineural Hearing Loss Timothy C. Hain, MD, describes this condition and its causes, in particular noise induced loss and how musicians may prevent damaging their ears.
- NIDCD: Sudden Deafness Factsheet about a rapid loss of hearing over the period of a few days which should be considered a medical emergency. Includes possible causes, diagnosis, treatments, current research and links to more information.
- NIDCD: Presbycusis Factsheet on this type of hearing loss that gradually occurs in most individuals as they grow older. Includes the symptoms and causes and what can be done to alleviate the condition.
- Fully Implantable Otologics Device Preliminary surgical and clinical results of a trial of a middle ear implant designed to address the amplification needs of adults with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss.
- Healthy Hearing News and information about hearing loss, hearing aids, tinnitus, cochlear implants and all other hearing health topics.
- eMedicine Health: Hearing Loss Consumer resource center providing the causes, symptoms, and treatment of hearing loss.
- Pediatric Hearing Loss A physician describes diagnostic evaluation, and explains speech and language development. Includes family issues and recent developments.
- Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Study by Anne Elizabeth Conlin and Lorne S. Parnes aiming to identify, evaluate and review randomized controlled trial data on the treatment of SSHL.
- Deafness Research UK: Genetics and Deafness Factsheet on the role that genetics can play in deafness.
- Industrial Deafness Provides information on all aspects of industrial deafness, including symptoms, causes, and prevention.
- Hearing Aid Know Provide helpful information about issues surrounding deafness and hearing aids.
- See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary Documentary follows four well-known entertainers in the deaf community: a comic, a drummer, an actor and a singer as they overcome personal obstacles and celebrate professional landmarks. Directed/produced by Hilari Scarl.
- Mayo Clinic: Hearing Loss Provides information on the signs, treatment and prevention of age and noise related hearing loss.
- BUPA: Hearing Loss Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of hearing loss.