A Parent's Guide to Hearing Loss

Produced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program

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Hearing Loss

Better Hearing Institute
www.betterhearing.org/

Provides comprehensive information on hearing loss, tinnitus, and hearing aids, as well as a directory of hearing care providers (audiologists, hearing instrument specialists, and otolaryngologists).

Address: 515 King Street, Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22314
E-mail: mail@betterhearing.org
(703) 684-3391 — (Voice)

Central Institute for the Deaf
www.cid.wustl.edu/

A unique network of resources on the progressive treatment of adult and childhood deafness.

Address: 4560 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1502
(314) 977- 0132 — (Voice)

Hereditary Hearing Loss Homepage
http://webh01.ua.ac.be/hhh/

Provides current information on the genetic causes of hearing loss.

House Ear Institute
www.hei.org

National nonprofit research and educational institute that studies the auditory system and provides information on hearing and balance disorders. Also offers professional and general public educational programs.

Address: 2100 W. Third St., 5th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 483-4431 — (Voice)
(213) 484-2642 — (TTY)
(213) 483-8789 — (Fax)

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/

Provides information on various topics related to deafness, including topics of interest to parents of children with hearing loss and multicultural issues.

Gallaudet University
Address: 800 Florida Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002
E-mail: Clearinghouse.Infotogo@gallaudet.edu

For general issues related to deafness in children ages birth through 21:
(202) 651-5051 — (Voice)
(202) 651-5052 — (TTY)
(202) 651-5054 — (Fax)

My Baby's Hearing
www.babyhearing.org

This site was developed by Boys Town National Research Hospital; it provides information about infant hearing loss, how the ear works, family issues, and some available intervention options.

Boys Town National Research Hospital
Address: 555 N 30th St., Omaha, NE 68131
bthospital@girlsandboystown.org
(402) 498-6749 — (Voice)
(800) 448-3000 — (Open 24 hours a day, everyday, Toll-free, Voice)
(800) 448-1833 — (Open 24 hours a day, everyday, Toll-free, TTY)

National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
www.nidcd.nih.gov/ (Federal Website)

Federal government's focal point for biomedical and behavioral research in human communication. Website provides information about hearing, ear infections, and deafness.

Address: 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320, Bethesda, MD, 20892-2320
E-mail: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov
(800) 241-1044 — (Toll-free, Voice)
(800) 241-1055 — (Toll-free, TTY)

Raising Deaf Kids
www.raisingdeafkids.org

Website provides information and resources on hearing loss for parents.

Address: 3440 Market St., 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
E-mail: info@raisingdeafkids.org

For more information or to order additional copies of "A Parent's Guide to Hearing Loss" visit CDC's website at www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi.