Also called: Also called: Hearing loss, Presbycusis

Start Here

• Hearing Loss(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://nihseniorhealth.gov/hearingloss/toc.html
• Hearing Loss(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/hearingloss/htm/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/hearinglossspanish/htm/index.htm
• Type, Degree, and Configuration of Hearing Loss(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/types.htm

Overviews

• Hearing Loss(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hearing-loss/DS00172/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/

Latest News

• Geriatric Patients Benefit from Cochlear Implants(09/25/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69706.html
• Prosthetic Ears Boost Hearing After Injury(09/15/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69297.html
• Hearing Loss May Be More Widespread Than Thought(07/28/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_67460.html
• FDA Reaches Settlement with California Hearing Device Maker(07/17/2008, Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01860.html
• More News on Hearing Disorders and Deafness http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_h.html#hearingdisordersanddeafness

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Hearing Assessment(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/testing/assess.htm
• Hearing Problems(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/508.printerview.html
• JAMA Patient Page: Audiometry(American Medical Association) - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/295/4/460.pdf
  Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/295/4/460/DC1/1
• Understanding Your Audiogram(American Academy of Audiology) - http://www.audiology.org/aboutaudiology/consumered/guides/audiogram.htm

Treatment

• Alerting and Communicating Devices for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People-What's Available Now(Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center) - http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/418.html
• Assistive Technology: Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htm
• Cochlear Implants(Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cochlear/
• Cochlear Implants(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/coch_span.asp
• Digital Hearing Aids: Current "State-of-the-Art"(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/digital_aid.htm
• Hearing Aid Myths and Facts(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/aid_myth_fact.htm
• Hearing Aids(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/hearingaid.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/hearingaid_span.asp
• Straight Talk from FDA about Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids(Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/hearaid.html

Prevention/Screening

• Choose the Hearing Protection That's Right for You(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/abouthlp/chooseprotection.html
• Have WISE EARS! for Life: Protect Yourself and Your Family from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/wiseears.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/wiseears_span.asp
• Hearing Screening(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/testing/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/testing/espanol_aud.htm
• Noise and Hearing Protection(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/hearingProtection.cfm

Specific Conditions

• About Alport Syndrome(Alport Syndrome Foundation) - http://www.alportsyndrome.org/alport_syndrome.html
• Auditory Neuropathy(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/neuropathy.asp
• Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/autoimmuneInnerEar.cfm
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/noise_span.asp
• Otosclerosis(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/otosclerosis.asp
• Ototoxicity(Vestibular Disorders Association) - http://www.vestibular.org/vestibular-disorders/specific-disorders/ototoxicity.php
• Perforated Eardrum(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/perforatedEardrum.cfm
• Sudden Deafness(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/sudden.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/sudendeaf_span.asp
• Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) and Neurofibromatosis(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/acoustic_neuroma.asp
• Waardenburg Syndrome(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/waard.asp

Related Issues

• Adult Aural/Audiologic Rehabilitation(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/adult_aur_rehab.htm
• American Sign Language(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/asl.asp
• Captions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/caption.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/span_captioning.asp
• Closed Captioning(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/closedcaption.html
• Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Tips for Working with Your Doctor(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors/medical-care/240.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/seniors/medical-care/240.printerview.html
• Dial 711 for Telecommunication Services(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/711.html
  Also available in Spanish http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/spanish/711.html
• Earwax(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/earwax.cfm
• Fire Safety for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing(United States Fire Administration) - http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/disability/fswy19.shtm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/espanol/fswy19-sp.pdf
• Hearing Aid Compatibility for Wireless Telephones(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/hac_wireless.html
• Hearing Loss and Bone Disorders(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZTO8DOZD&sub_cat=556
• How Deaf People Communicate(Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center) - http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/492/492-1.html
• Sensible Strategies for Better Communication with People Who Are Hard of Hearing(American Academy of Audiology) - http://www.audiology.org/aboutaudiology/consumered/guides/communicating.htm
• Speech-to-Speech Relay Service(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/speechtospeech.html
  Also available in Spanish http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/spanish/speechtospeech.html
• Telecommunications Relay Services(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html
• Video Relay Services(Federal Communications Commission) - http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/videorelay.html
• What Is an Audiologist? (and Other Questions about Audiology)(American Academy of Audiology) - http://www.audiology.org/aboutaudiology/consumered/faqs/

Pictures & Photographs

• Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants and Other Sensory Aids(House Ear Institute) - http://www.hei.org/education/health/sensory.htm

Health Check Tools

• Ten Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/10ways.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/10w_sp.asp
• Test Your Sense of Pitch(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - requires Windows Media Player - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tunetest/DefaultPage

Tutorials

• Hearing Loss(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://nihseniorhealth.gov/hearingloss/toc.html
• Hearing Loss(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/hearingloss/htm/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/hearinglossspanish/htm/index.htm

Videos

• Bone Anchored Hearing Treatment Procedure(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 1/17/2008 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/hah_1864/rnh.cfm?id=680
• Cochlear Implant to Benefit the Deaf(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 7/26/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=612

Anatomy/Physiology

• How Hearing & Balance Work(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/anatomy/
• JAMA Patient Page: Adult Hearing Loss(American Medical Association) - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/298/1/130.pdf
  Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/298/1/130/DC1/1

Financial Issues

• Funding Resources for Audiology Services and Hearing Aids(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/coverage/audfundingresources.htm
• Hearing Aids and Other Assistive Devices: Where to Get Assistance(Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center) - http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/548.html
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Benefits: Making Sense of Your Health Insurance Plan(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/03AE04A5-4AC3-41FB-993B-87654D2DB1C8/0/HealthInsBrochure.pdf

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Deafness(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Deafness%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hearing Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Hearing+Disorders%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Presbycusis(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Presbycusis%22

Genetics

• Genes and Hearing Loss(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Genes-and-Hearing-Loss.cfm
• Genetics Home Reference: Alström syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alstromsyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Branchiootorenal syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=branchiootorenalsyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=jervellandlangenielsensyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Nonsyndromic deafness(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=nonsyndromicdeafness
• Genetics Home Reference: Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=otospondylomegaepiphysealdysplasia
• Genetics Home Reference: Pendred syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pendredsyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Stickler syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=sticklersyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Townes-Brocks Syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=townesbrockssyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Waardenburg syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=waardenburgsyndrome
• Genetics Home Reference: Weissenbacher-Zweymüller syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=weissenbacherzweymullersyndrome

Research

• 'Holy Grail' of Hearing: True Identity of Pivotal Hearing Structure Is Revealed(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/07/09_05_07.htm
• Does Diabetes Affect Hearing?(American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/149/1/I-20
• Hair Cell Regeneration and Hearing Loss(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Hair.pdf
• Research Explores Use of Laser to Stimulate Auditory Nerve(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/07/01_04_06.htm
• Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=449

Journal Articles

• Article: Clinical practice. Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18716300&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Digital noise reduction: outcomes from laboratory and field studies. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18698521&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Amifostine protects against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in children with average-risk medulloblastoma. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18669462&tool=MedlinePlus
• Hearing Disorders and Deafness -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(hearing+disorders[majr]+OR+rehabilitation+of+hearing+impaired[mh]+OR+hearing+impaired+persons[mh]+OR+sensory+aids[mh])+NOT+tinnitus[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+adult[mh]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+systematic[sb])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• NIDCD Glossary(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/glossary/

Directories

• Directory of Organizations (Deafness and Communication Disorders)(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/directory/
• Find a Professional: Online Directory of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/proserv/
• Find an Audiologist(American Academy of Audiology) - http://webportal.audiology.org/Custom/FindAnAudiologist.aspx
• Summer Camp Programs for Children and Adults with Communication Disorders(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/outreach/camps/

Organizations

• American Academy of Audiology - http://www.audiology.org/
• American Hearing Research Foundation - http://www.american-hearing.org/
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - http://www.asha.org/
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Law and Policy

• Employment Rights of People with Communication Disabilities(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/outreach/take-action/Employment+Rights.htm
• Facts about Telecommunications Relay Services and National 711(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/telecomm.asp

Statistics

• Prevalence and Incidence of Hearing Loss in Adults(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/prevalence_adults.htm
• Statistics about Hearing Disorders, Ear Infections, and Deafness(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/hearing.asp

Seniors

• Hearing Loss and Older Adults(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/older.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/older_span.asp
• Presbycusis(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/presbycusis.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/presbycusis_span.asp
• Sound Advice about Age--Related Hearing Loss(Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/305_hear.html

Adults

• Hearing Aids for Adults(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/adult_aid.htm

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Hearing Problems in Children - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hearingproblemsinchildren.html
• Meniere's Disease - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menieresdisease.html
• Noise - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/noise.html
• Speech and Communication Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/speechandcommunicationdisorders.html
• Tinnitus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tinnitus.html
• Ear, Nose and Throat - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/earnoseandthroat.html
• Seniors - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniors.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Hearing Disorders and Deafness is the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Hearing Disorders and Deafness - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/hearingdisordersanddeafness.html