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Hearing Aids

A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It magnifies sound vibrations entering the ear. That makes some sounds louder. A hearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations.

Hearing aids help people who have hearing loss from damage to the small sensory cells in the inner ear. The damage can occur as a result of disease, aging, or injury from noise or certain medicines.

Only about one out of five people who would benefit from a hearing aid actually uses one. If you think a hearing aid could help you, visit your doctor.

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Overviews
- Hearing Aids: How to Choose the Right One(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Specific Conditions
- Assistive Technology: Assistive Listening Devices (ALD)(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Digital Hearing Aids: Current "State-of-the-Art"(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Related Issues
- Buying a Hearing Aid(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Hearing Aid Compatibility for Wireless Telephones(Federal Communications Commission)
- Hearing Aid Myths and Facts(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Pictures & Photographs
- Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants and Other Sensory Aids(House Ear Institute)
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Financial Issues
- Funding Resources for Audiology Services and Hearing Aids(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Hearing Aids and Other Assistive Devices: Where to Get Assistance(Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hearing Aids(National Institutes of Health)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Directories
- Directory of Organizations (Deafness and Communication Disorders)(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Find a Professional: Online Directory of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Find an Audiologist(American Academy of Audiology)
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Organizations
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Children
- Children and Hearing Aids(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
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Adults
- Hearing Aids for Adults(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
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