National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

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	Acoustic Neuroma and Neurofibromatosis Information and resources concerning Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) and Neurofibromatosis including: description, diagnosis and treatment. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Adult Aphasia: Recent Research Information and resources concerning adult aphasia including: description, types, treatment, evaluation, characterization, therapeutic approaches, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Afasia (Aphasia) Spanish-language information and resources concerning aphasia including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	American Sign Language (On-line only) Information and resources concerning sign language, American Sign Language, comparisons between sign and spoken language, and language acquisition by deaf children.

	Annual Directory of Organizations: Information Resources for Human Communication Disorders Directory of national organizations that focus on: hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language issues. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Aphasia Information and resources concerning aphasia including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Apraxia of Speech Information and resources concerning apraxia of speech including: description, types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Audífonos (Hearing Aids) Spanish-language information and resources concerning hearing aids including: hearing loss, types of hearing aids, adjustment and care and shopping for hearing aids. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Auditory Neuropathy Information and resources concerning the hearing disorder auditory neuropathy. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Auditory Processing Disorder in Children: What Does It Mean? Information and resources concerning auditory processing disorder in children including: description, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Auditory/Stem Cell Workshop Report Explores the feasibility of reparative restoration of auditory and vestibular function. August 2001.

	*Auditory/Vestibular Cell Lineage and Development Workshop Report (PDF)** Discusses the present and future state of cell lineage and development research in the auditory and vestibular systems. August 2002.

	Autism and Communication Information and resources concerning autism including: definition, causes, communication problems of autism, treatment, who is affected, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Balance Disorders Information and resources concerning balance disorders including: definition, the balance system, symptoms, causes, types, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

	Balance, Dizziness, and You Information and resources concerning dizziness including: definition, symptoms and treatment. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Captions: For Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers Information and resources concerning captions and captioning including: closed captioning, real-time captioning, captioning research, the FCC and captioning requirements. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Characterization of Auditory Performance and Intervention Strategies Following Neonatal Hearing Screening Working Group Report This second workshop of the NIDCD Working Group on Early Identification of Hearing Impairment identified some of the research opportunities offered by neonatal hearing screening programs. March 1998.

	Cochlear Implants Information and resources concerning cochlear implants including an introduction, description of the device and its workings and discussions on who gets implants and how. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children, Consensus Statement (On-line only)

	Communicating Informed Consent to Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Working Group Report. Discusses issues of language and cultural difference and interpretation in obtaining informed consent for research studies. Limit: 1	Add to order

	*Communicating the Need for Follow-up to Improve Outcomes of Newborn Hearing Screening Workgroup Report (PDF)** Defines the issues involved and provides recommendations for hearing health professionals on communicating follow-up. July 2001.

	Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children Information, advice and resources for parents with deaf and hard-of-hearing children including: newborn screening, optimizing residual hearing and working with teachers. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Comunicación en al autismo (Autism and Communication) Spanish-language information and resources concerning autism including: definition, causes, communication problems of autism, treatment, who is affected, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Hearing Loss Workshop Report Presents current research and discusses degree to which cytomegalovirus infection contributes to hearing loss in children. March 2002.

	Considerations for Developing and Implementing Genetic Diagnostic Tests for Hereditary Hearing Impairment and Other Communication Disorders Work Group Report Discusses role of genetic testing for researchers. December 1998.

	¿Cuándo Es Excesivo el Ruido? (How Loud Is Too Loud Bookmark) Spanish-language guide to noises that can cause ear damage. Includes a “noise ruler” for measuring potentially damaging noise exposure. Limit: 10	Add to order

	Cuando un recién nacido no pasa el examen de audición: Cómo pueden los profesionales de la salud y de otro tipo ayudar a aumentar el número de lactantes que regresan para una evaluación de seguimiento (When a Newborn Doesn't Pass the Hearing Screening:How medical and other health professionals can help increase the number of infants who return for a follow-up evaluation) Spanish-language information discussing how screening is only the beginning of a successful path for infants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Cuidando su voz (Taking Care of Your Voice) Spanish-language information and resources about caring for ones voice including: description of voice, causes of voice problems, caring for your voice and NIDCD supported voice research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Diez Maneras de Detectar La Perdidia del Oido (Ten Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss Bookmark) Spanish-language questions to help you determine if you need to have your hearing evaluated by a medical professional. Limit: 10	Add to order

	Disorders of Vocal Abuse and Misuse Information and resources concerning vocal abuse and misuse including: description, who is at risk, disorders, diagnosis, treatment, research, and how voice is produced. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Dysphagia Information and resources concerning dysphagia including: description, how we swallow, problems, causes, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Ear Infection (Otitis Media) Information and resources concerning otitis media including: introduction, how we hear, effects, otitis media and children, preventing and treating otitis media. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Ear Infections: Facts for Parents Fact sheet on otitis media aimed at parents with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Includes information, advice, and resources. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Early Identification of Hearing Impairment Working Group Report Third NIDCD Working Group on Early Identification of Hearing Impairment focused on the critical research needs in the area of early identification of hearing impairment. September 2000.

	Early Identification of Hearing Impairment on Acceptable Protocols for Use in State-Wide Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programs Workshop Report Recommendations from an NIDCD Working Group on a system of universal hearing screening within newborn nurseries. September 1997.

	El gusto y los trastornos del gusto (Taste Disorders) Spanish-language information and resources concerning taste disorders including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, research, and a description of the sense of taste. Limit: 3	Add to order

	El olfato y los trastornos del olfato (Smell Disorders) Spanish-language information and resources concerning smell disorders including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, research, and a description of the sense of smell. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Enlarged Vestibular Aqueducts and Childhood Hearing Loss This fact sheet describes what scientists are discovering about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA). Although EVA does not appear to be the cause, research suggests that most children with this condition will develop some degree of hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Equilibrio, mareos y usted (Balance, Dizziness, and You) Spanish-language information and resources concerning dizziness including: definition, symptoms and treatment. Limit: 3	Add to order

	¡ESCUCHE CON SABIDURÍA! ¡En el trabajo! (WISE EARS!® At Work!) Spanish-language information about protecting your ears at work to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	¡ESCUCHE CON SABIDURÍA! Cogador de Puerta (WISE EARS! Door Hanger) Spanish-language WISE EARS! Campaign materials. Limit: 3	Add to order

	¡ESCUCHE CON SABIDURÍA! Consejos (WISE EARS! Tips) Spanish-language information and tips about preventing noise-induced hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	¡ESCUCHE CON SABIDURÍA! Para toda la vida (Have WISE EARS! For Life Flyer) Spanish-language information and resources on noise-induced hearing loss and hearing protection. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Facts About Telecommunications Relay Services An overview of telecommunications relay services (TRS) including a discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 711 access instructions Limit: 3	Add to order

	¿Ha sido evaluada la audición de su bebé? (Has Your Baby's Hearing Been Screened? ) Spanish-language information and resources concerning hearing screening for babies including: when, where, and how, and recognizing and coping with hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Habla e idioma: Hitos del desarrollo (Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones) Spanish-language information and resources about speech development and language skills including: milestones, evaluation, delayed development, problems, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Has Your Baby's Hearing Been Screened? Information and resources concerning hearing screening for babies including when, where and how to screen and recognizing and coping with early childhood hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Have WISE EARS! for Life. Protect Yourself and Your Family from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Information and resources concerning noise-induced hearing loss and hearing protection. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Healthy People 2010: Objectives for the Nation's Hearing Health Work with others to promote healthy hearing habits. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Hearing Aids Information and resources concerning hearing aids including: hearing loss, types of hearing aids, hearing aid adjustment and care, and shopping for hearing aids. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Hearing Loss and Older Adults Information and resources concerning hearing loss in older adults including: hearing loss test, dealing with hearing loss, and descriptions of treatments and devices. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Hearing Loss and Older Adults (Large print version) Limit: 3	Add to order

	How Health Professionals Can Encourage Follow-up Hearing Evaluations for Newborns Screening is only the beginning of a successful path for infants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Limit: 3	Add to order

	How Loud Is Too Loud? Bookmark Guide to noises that can cause ear damage. Page includes a “noise ruler” for measuring potentially damaging noise exposure. Limit: 10	Add to order

	Human Temporal Bone Research Workshop Report Identifies funding issues and requirements for Laboratory training and supports. September 12 2003.

	Implantes cocleares (Cochlear Implants) Spanish-language information and resources concerning cochlear implants including an introduction, description of the device and its workings and discussions on who gets implants and how. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Infecciones de los Oídos: Datos Para los Padres sobre la Otitis Media (Ear Infections: Facts for Parents) Spanish-language fact sheet on otitis media aimed at parents with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Includes information, advice, and resources. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Información General del NIDCD (NIDCD Information Clearinghouse Bookmark) Spanish-language bookmark. Limit: 10	Add to order

	Inside: NIDCD Information Clearinghouse Newsletter Inside is the biannual NIDCD newsletter aimed at health professionals and the public.

	Landau-Kleffner Syndrome Information and resources concerning Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) including: description, how common, signs, causes, outcome, and treatments. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Laryngeal Papillomatosis (On-line only) Information and resources concerning laryngeal papillomatosis including: description, treatment, and research.

	Lista de Publicaciones en español (NIDCD Publications List) Spanish-language listing of NIDCD publications. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Más sobre los implantes cocleares...(More About Cochlear Implants) Spanish language publication that addresses the needs of potential cochlear implant users, current patients, families, and medical and health professionals. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Ménière's Disease Information and resources concerning Ménière's disease including: causes, symptoms, treatment and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	More About Cochlear Implants... This publication addresses the needs of potential cochlear implant users, current patients, families, and medical and health professionals.

	NIDCD and Your Research Career Describes specific research training opportunities available in more than two dozen disciplines. Limit: 3	Add to order

	NIDCD Publications List Listing of NIDCD publications. Limit: 3	Add to order

	NIDCD Strategic Research Plan Fiscal Year 2006-2008 (PDF)

	NIDCD Web Flyer Flyer promoting the NIDCD web site. Limit: 3	Add to order

	NIDCD: How to Apply for an NIDCD Grant Information about NIDCD. Descriptions of funding mechanisms to support a broad range of research ideas. Limit: 3	Add to order

	NIH Medline Plus Magazine — Fall 2008 To commemorate NIDCD’s 20th anniversary, a special Focus on Communication section features articles on NIDCD-sponsored research that present the perspectives of everyday people who have experienced a communication disorder. Limit: 1	Add to order

	The Noise in Your Ears: Facts About Tinnitus Information and resources concerning tinnitus (noise in ears) including: causes, diagnosis, treatment, and self-help. Limit: 3	Add to order

	The Noise in Your Ears: Facts About Tinnitus (Large print version) Limit: 3	Add to order

	Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Information and resources concerning noise-induced hearing loss including: causes, effects and symptoms of NIHL, who is affected by NIHL and NIHL prevention and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Opciones de comunicación para los niños con sordera o problemas de audición (What Are the Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children?) Spanish-language information and resources for parents with deaf and hard-of-hearing children including: screening, optimizing residual hearing and working with teachers. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Otitis Media: New Approaches for Analysis, Treatment, and Prevention Working Group Report Discusses the need for alternative approaches to the treatment of otitis media. November 2000.

	Otosclerosis Information and resources concerning otosclerosis including: description, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Para las personas sordas y los televidentes con problemas de audición (Captions For Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers) Spanish-language information and resources concerning captions and captioning including: closed captioning, real-time captioning, captioning research, the FCC and captioning requirements. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Pendred Syndrome This fact sheet describes the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of Pendred syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes early and progressive hearing loss in children and also may affect the thyroid and the vestibular, or balance, system. Limit: 3	Add to order

	La pérdida de audición y las personas de edad (Hearing Loss and Older Adults) Spanish-language information and resources about hearing loss in older adults including: hearing , dealing with hearing loss, and descriptions of treatments and devices. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Pérdida de la audición inducida por el ruido (Noise-Induced Hearing Loss) Spanish-language information and resources concerning noise-induced hearing loss including: causes, effects and symptoms of NIHL, who is affected by NIHL and NIHL prevention and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Presbiacusia (Presbycusis) Spanish-language information and resources for parents with deaf and hard-of-hearing children including: screening, optimizing residual hearing and working with teachers. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Presbycusis Information and resources concerning presbycusis including: introduction, symptoms, causes, treatment, hearing aid selection, and communication tips. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Qué hacer si el examen de su bebé revela un posible problema de la capacidad auditiva (What to Do if Your Baby’s Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem) Spanish-language screening is only the beginning of a successful path for infants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Lo que Usted Necesita Saber Acerca de...Los Detectores de Gas Natural (What You Need to Know About Natural Gas Detectors) Spanish-language information and resources about natural gas detectors including: selection, response, medical complications, symptoms, treatment, sources and resources. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Role of Transgenic and Knockout Studies in Understanding Sensory-Motor Performance in Altered Gravitational Environments Workshop Report This workshop explored the viability of studying the effects of altered gravitational exposure on sensory-motor function in genetically altered experimental model systems. June 1999.

	El ruido en sus oídos (The Noise in Your Ears: Facts About Tinnitus) Spanish-language information and resources concerning tinnitus (noise in ears) including: causes, diagnosis, treatment, and self-help. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Second Biennial Hearing Aid Research and Development Conference Conference abstracts. September 1997.

	Síndrome Velocardiofacial (Velocardiofacial Syndrome) Spanish-language information and resources concerning velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) including: description, causes, features of VCFS, and how common is VCFS. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Smell Disorders Information and resources concerning smell disorders including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, research, and a description of the sense of smell. Limit: 3	Add to order

	La sordera súbita: Datos prácticos (Sudden Deafness) Spanish-language information about rapid loss of hearing including: description, causes, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Spasmodic Dysphonia Information and resources concerning spasmodic dysphonia including: description, types, features, who is affected, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones Information and resources concerning the development of speech and language skills including: milestones, evaluation, delayed development, problems, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Strategic Plan on Reducing Health Disparities escribes several research opportunities to understand the basis for health disparities within the purview of NIDCD.

	Stuttering Information and resources concerning stuttering including: description, how normal speech is produced, who stutters, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Sudden Deafness Information about rapid loss of hearing including: description, causes, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Taking Care of Your Voice Information and resources about caring for ones voice including: description of voice, causes of voice problems, caring for your voice and NIDCD supported voice research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	El tartamudeo (Stuttering) Spanish-language information and resources concerning stuttering including: description, how normal speech is produced, who stutters, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Taste Disorders Information and resources concerning taste disorders including: description, causes, diagnosis, seriousness, treatment, research, and a description of the sense of taste. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Ten Ways To Recognize Hearing Loss Bookmark Ten questions that will help you determine if you need to have your hearing evaluated by a medical professional. Limit: 10	Add to order

	The Role of Neuroimaging in the Study of Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation: Research Needs and Opportunities: Summary and Recommendations This workshop focused on three major areas: neuroplasticity and recovery of function; neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of language processing in brain damaged individuals, using neuroimaging techniques; and recovery of language function and neuroimaging. May 2002.

	Trastornos del procesamiento auditivo en los niños: ¿Qué significa? (Auditory Processing Disorder in Children: What Does It Mean?) Spanish-language information and resources about auditory processing disorder in children including: description, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Universal Reporting Parameters for the Speech of Individuals with Cleft Palate Workshop Report This workshop reports on further development and refinement of the universal reporting parameter system. April-May 2004.

	Usher Syndrome Information and resources concerning Usher syndrome including: description, who is affected, causes, types, characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Velocardiofacial Syndrome Information and resources concerning velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) including: description, causes, features of VCFS, and how common is VCFS. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Vocal Cord Paralysis Information and resources concerning vocal cord paralysis including: description, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Waardenburg Syndrome (On-line only) Information about this inherited disorder, including: types, causes, and research.

	What Is Voice? What Is Speech? What Is Language? Information about functions, skills, and abilities of voice, speech, and language. Limit: 3	Add to order

	What to Do if Your Baby's Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem Next steps after a baby’s screening reveals possible hearing problems including: follow-up examinations, intervention services, follow-up checklists, and resources. Limit: 3	Add to order

	What You Need To Know about Natural Gas Detectors Information and resources concerning natural gas detectors including: selection, response, medical complications and symptoms, treatment, sources and resources. Limit: 3	Add to order

	WISE EARS! At Work! Information about protecting your ears at work to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	WISE EARS! Tips Information and tips about preventing noise-induced hearing loss. Limit: 3	Add to order

	Translational Research in Hearing and Balance Workshop Report This report discusses translational research as related to hearing and balance and identifies barriers to and opportunities in translational research. April 2004.

	Ya que Preguntó Acerca de...La Enfermedad de Ménière (Because You Asked About Ménière's Disease) Spanish-language information and resources concerning Ménière's disease including: causes, diagnosis, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Limit: 3	Add to order

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