Internet Resource Links Related to Hearing Loss

Consumer Organization Links

General Links

  • Audiology Net www.audiologynet.com/hearing-aids.html
    Audiology Information for the Masses (extensive lists under headings Hearing Aids and Anatomy of the Ear)
  • DeafWeb Washington www.wolfnet.com/~hydronut/newsletr.htm
    Lists newsletters (many online links), Newsgroups and ListServs, Chat Sites, and Newspaper and Radio sites.
  • Deaf World Web http://dww.deafworldweb.org/
  • 4 Hearing Loss http://www.4hearingloss.com This non-profit website offers news and reviews for people with hearing loss.
  • Hearing and Hearing Disorders www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/audiology.html#treatment
    HUGE list described as a 'virtual textbook of pointers'. Includes a link to the Hearing Loss Simulator Site
  • PEPNet Resource Center http://prc.csun.edu/
    You'll find LOTS of free materials here!
  • RIT Library Deaf and Hard of Hearing Table of Contents http://wally.rit.edu/internet/subject/deafness.html
    Unbelievable list of deafness related internet resources (I printed 37 pages), divided by topic. Many multicultural sites, as well.

ALDA-Association of Late Deafened Adults

Deaf Consumer Groups
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHoH)
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
  • National SHHH Organization http://shhh.org
    Includes an on-line catalog of publications and articles on a wide variety of hearing loss topics. Also includes a list of state chapters and contact info.
  • California www.shhhca.org
    Montgomery County MD http://members.tripod.com/maf_/mcshhh/
  • North Carolina http://www.nchearingloss.org/
    Site includes glossary including definition of T-Coils, ALDs, Silhouettes, FM, IR, DAI, etc. Use the index on the left of the page and select "Glossary".
    Oregon SHHH www.shhhor.org
    "Once they get a hold of you, you'll never be the same!" --a satisfied member of the Eugene Chapter of SHHH
    Central Arkansas SHHH http://cenarkshhh.scottweb.us/index.htm

  • Washington State Association-SHHH www.wasa-shhh.org
    Great site! Lots of information on hearing loss, current events, and resources.

Beyond-Hearing Member Pages
  • Beyond-Hearing Bios www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/4727/bhframe.htm
    Use the index on the left of the page and select "BH People". Contains biographies and articles about living with hearing loss contributed by various members of the Beyond-Hearing e-mail list.
  • Dana Mulvany's home page http://members.tripod.com/~Dana_Mulvany/HearingAids.htm
    covers basic options to consider in choosing a hearing aid. She has many interesting pages on a wide variety of consumer topics.
  • Deaf Info Page www.weizmann.ac.il/deaf-info/
  • EDEN-The Electronic Deaf Education Network www.bradingrao.com
    includes 'The Parent's Place' chatroom

  • Ron Vickery's home page http://members.tripod.com/~GaCracker/Phones2.htm
    Discussion of silhouettes and neckloops

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