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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