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Where can I
go to learn more about hearing loss?
National Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities (NICHCY)
NICHCY provides information about disabilities and disability-related
issues for families, teachers, and other professionals. NICHCY has a
fact sheet about deafness and hearing loss that includes information
about topics such as types of hearing loss, how common hearing loss is
among children, the impact of hearing loss on a child's education, and
resources. The fact sheet is available in both English and Spanish.
NICHCY staff will also give information and referrals over the phone
(800-695-0285) or by e-mail
(nichcy@aed.org). (NICHCY used
to be called the National Information Center on Children and Youth with
Disabilities.)
[In English:
Deafness and Hearing Loss]
[En Español: La
Sordera y la Pérdida de la Capacidad Auditiva]
MEDLINEplus
MEDLINEplus, an online service of the National Library of Medicine, links
users to information on specific health topics, including hearing
problems and deafness. MEDLINEplus brings together information from many
sources and is updated every day. The site includes information on the
latest news, general overviews, screening, diagnosis, treatment, coping,
law and policy, organizations, and seniors. Some of the information is
in Spanish.
[In English:
Hearing Disorders and Deafness |
Hearing Problems in Children]
[En Español:
Problemas de la Audición y Sordera] |
Problemas de Audición en Niños]
MEDLINEplus also has an online tutorial on hearing
loss, developed by the Patient Education Institute. The tutorial
includes information about anatomy and hearing, causes, symptoms,
diagnosis, treatment, and tips for living well with a hearing loss. When
you get to the end of the tutorial, you can print a summary of the
information that was presented. [Go
to the online tutorial on hearing loss]
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
NIDCD is part of the National Institutes of Health, a government medical
research center. NIDCD's Web site includes information about deafness in
children, causes of hearing loss, newborn hearing screening,
communication options, and resources for teachers. Some of the
information is in Spanish. You can also call NIDCD at 800-241-1044
(voice) or 800-241-1055 (TTY) to get answers to your questions. [Go
to NIDCD Web site] [NIDCD
información en Español]
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD) Publications
Staff members at CDC's NCBDDD have written many scientific papers on
hearing loss. These papers look at such topics as how common hearing
loss is and what causes hearing loss in children. You can use the
keyword search on the NCBDDD publications Web page to see a list of
papers written since 1990. Choose "hearing loss" in the keyword box on
the search page. Also choose your preferences for sorting and graphics.
Then click on the Submit button. The publication list you get will
include the complete reference for each paper and, when available, a
link to an abstract or the full text of the paper. [Go
to NCBDDD publications keyword search page]
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Date: October 29, 2004
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities