|
Name of
Organization |
Description of Site
|
Internet Address |
|
Acoustic Neuroma Association |
This is the home page of the Acoustic Neuroma
Association. ANA is a patient-organized support and information organization for those who
face or have undergone acoustic neuroma removal. ANA offers resources to those
experiencing cranial nerve deficits. |
http://anausa.org/ |
| A.G. Bell |
Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offers information
for adults with hearing loss, parents of hearing impaired children, medical
professionals, and educators. |
http://www.agbell.org/desktopdefault.aspx |
| ALDA (Adult
Late-Deafened Association) |
This is the
homepage of ALDA. They are an organization dedicated to people who
lose hearing post-lingually. |
http://www.alda.org |
|
American
Academy of Audiology |
The
Academy offers a consumer guide for hearing loss with information about
audiograms and purchasing hearing aids. |
http://www.audiology.org |
| The
Academy offers consumers a way to search for audiologists in their city
and state. |
http://webportal.audiology.org/Custom/FindAnAudiologist.aspx |
| American
Association of the Deaf-Blind |
The
AADB is a national nonprofit organization of, by and for people with both
vision and hearing losses, and those who support them. The
organization's mission is to "ensure that all deaf-blind persons achieve
their maximum potential through increased independence, productivity,
and integration into the community." |
http://aadb.org |
| American
Auditory Society |
The primary aims of the Society are to increase knowledge
and understanding of the ear, hearing and balance; disorders of the ear,
hearing and balance, and preventions of these disorders; and
habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals with hearing and balance
dysfunction. |
http://www.amauditorysoc.org/about/index.html |
| American Brain
Tumor Association |
The American Brain Tumor Association is a not-for-profit,
independent organization. They serve individuals globally and award
funds to researchers throughout the United States and Canada. It exists
to eliminate brain tumors through research and to meet the needs of
brain tumor patients and their families. |
http://hope.abta.org |
| American
Hearing Aid Associates |
Website devoted to people with
hearing loss as well as their family and friends. They specialize
in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. They have
information about Ménière's, different types of hearing loss, and an
online self-examination. |
http://www.ahaanet.com/default.asp |
|
American Hearing Research Foundation |
Information about
dizziness, balance and hearing. Founded in 1956 by Dr. George E. Shaumbaugh,
Jr., The American Hearing Research Foundation serves two vital roles: to
fund significant research in hearing and balance disorders, and to help
educate the public. |
http://www.american-hearing.org |
|
American Society for Deaf Children |
Founded in 1967 as a
parent-to-parent organization, the American Society for Deaf Children today
is a national, independent nonprofit that works to empower parents of deaf
and hard of hearing children by advocating for the highest quality services
and programs. |
http://www.deafchildren.org |
| American Speech
Language Hearing Association |
Home page for the
ASHA. They have information on their site regarding child language
and hearing resources and new research information. |
http://www.asha.org/ |
|
American Tinnitus Association |
The non-profit
American Tinnitus Association is the nation's foremost organization working
to cure tinnitus |
http://www.ata.org/ |
|
Association of Research in Otolaryngology |
The Association for
Research in Otolaryngology is an international association of scientists and
physicians dedicated to scientific exploration among all of the disciplines
in the field of otolaryngology. Research efforts involve the ear, nose,
head, neck and related functions including hearing, balance, speech, taste
and smell among others. A wide range of scientific approaches is represented
including biochemical, physiological, behavioral, developmental and
evolutionary. |
http://www.aro.org |
|
Audiology
Awareness |
The Audiology Awareness Campaign
(AAC) was
organized by five professional audiology organizations with one main goal in mind. Helping
persons with hearing loss. At this site you can take an online "hearing test",
read patient friendly brochures on hearing loss and hearing aids, find out what is an
Audiologist, post a question on our Question and Answer Board, and even find an
Audiologist in your area who can further answer your questions and give you help. Our web
page is only one part of the informational process. The AAC is also involved in a
nationwide TV, Newspaper, and Magazine advertisement effort to help those with hearing
impairment find quality hearing health care. |
http://audiologyawareness.com |
|
Balance Centers of America |
This page contains information about therapy
for balance impairment with treatment centers in California, Illinois,
Indiana, Nevada and Hawaii. |
http://www.balancecentersofamerica.com/ |
Baylor College of Medicine -
Bobby R. Alford Department of
Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and
Communicative Sciences. Includes information for patients and the scientific community. |
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/ |
|
Better Hearing Institute |
This site 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). |
http://www.betterhearing.org |
| Body Donor Programs
in the U.S. |
This site provides a
listing of whole body donor programs across the United States. |
http://www.med.ufl.edu/anatbd/usprograms.html |
| Boys Town
National Research Hospital |
Boys Town National
Research Hospital provides nationally-oriented clinical and surgical
services. Research programs focus on childhood deafness, visual impairment
and communication disorders. |
http://www.boystownhospital.org |
|
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) |
The Canadian Hard of
Hearing Association advocates for hearing issues and solutions, and provides
information. The Association is run by and for individuals who are deaf and
hard of hearing. |
http://chha.ca |
|
Canadian Hearing Society |
The Canadian Hearing
Society has been serving Deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing people since
1940 by offering workshops in speech reading, communications, and sign
language, as well as providing general information on deafness. |
http://chs.ca |
| Captioned
Media Program/National Association of the Deaf |
Free
lending library funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education. Videos
available are "open captioned" no special decoders are
needed. These videos are available to teachers, school personnel,
and others who work with people with hearing disabilities. |
http://www.cfv.org |
|
Center for Healthcare Information |
"The largest free-access healthcare
directory on the web." |
http://www.cmrg.com |
|
Central Institute for the Deaf |
Website devoted to people with hearing loss, as well as their
family and friends. CID specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of
hearing loss. They have information about
Ménière's,
different types of hearing loss, and an on-line self examination. |
http://cid.edu |
|
Central Institute for the Deaf at Washington
University, St. Louis |
CID scientists joined scientists in the Department of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery to add to a powerhouse of hearing and
deafness research. Washington University faculty members in the Department
of Otolaryngology and the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences
conduct research, provide clinical care and operate graduate degree programs
in deaf education, audiology and communication sciences as part of CID at
Washington University School of Medicine. |
http://cid.edu/home/CIDatWUSM scientists.htm |
| Ear
Institute of Chicago, LLC |
The
Ear Institute of Chicago, LLC
is a medical and surgical practice that devotes itself entirely to the
diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear, facial nerve and related
structures (otology/neurotology and skull base surgery). The
Ear Institute of Chicago, LLC is actively
engaged in research and teaching through its affiliation with the
Northwestern University Medical School. This
website is designed to educate and inform our patients, physicians and other
health care professionals.
Explanation of hearing, hearing loss, cochlear implants.
|
http://www.chicagoear.com/ |
| Cochlear Implant
Awareness Foundation (CIAF) |
The Cochlear Implant
Awareness Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides information,
resources, and support to prospective cochlear implant recipients and their
families. Both the organization's founder and her daughter are cochlear
implant recipients. |
http://www.ciafonline.org |
Cranial Base Center,
Massachusetts General
Hospital, Massachusetts
Eye & Ear Infirmary,
Harvard Medical School |
The
Purpose of this Center is to provide a complete range of services for the diagnosis,
treatment and rehabilitation of patients with cranial base lesions. Patients may be
referred for consultation only, care in partnership with referring physician, or complete
management. |
http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/CranialBaseCenter/default.htm
|
| DB-LINK (The
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness) |
DB_LINK partners
with five organizations--Helen Keller National Center, Hilton/Perkins
Program, Teaching Research Institute at Western Oregon University, American
Association of the Deaf-Blind, and National Family Association for
Deaf-blind to provide current information, research, and best-practices
standards for children who are deaf-blind and their families. |
http://www.dblink.org |
|
The Deaf Resource Library |
The Deaf Resource Library is an online
collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about
Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States; as well as deaf and hard of hearing related
topics. |
http://www.deaflibrary.org |
| Deafness/Hard
of Hearing Info Page from About the Human Internet |
A wide
range of topics are covered on this website from Cochlear Implants to
State Resources. They have information on publications, hearing
associations and research. |
http://deafness.about.com/
|
|
Deafness Research Foundation |
The Deafness Research Foundation
(DRF) is a
national voluntary health organization committed to directing public attention and support
for basic as well as clinical research on the causes, treatment, and prevention of
deafness and other hearing disabilities. |
http://www.drf.org |
| Dr.
Rauch's Online Otology Clinic |
Viewers
can click on topics such as Chronic Otitis Media, Otosclerosis, Auto
Immune Inner Ear Disease to view a 3-5 minute video presentation. |
http://www.meei.harvard.edu/shared/oto/rauch.php |
|
The EAR Foundation |
The EAR Foundation is a national
not-for-profit organization working to educate the public and the medical profession in
matters of hearing loss and disease of the ear, and to sponsor basic clinical research
into hearing and balance disorders. |
http://www.earfoundation.org |
| Ear
Surgery |
Offers
information on various subjects relating to hearing. It also
demonstrates certain surgical procedures with detailed illustrations. |
http://www.earsurgery.org |
| ENT
Journal |
ENT
Journal links to patient educational information, ENT Associations,
and ENT publications. |
http://www.entjournal.com/Links.htm |
|
ENT
NET |
A website
generated by the American Academy of Otolaryngology to offer information to patients about ear,
nose and throat diseases. |
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/disclaimer.cfm |
|
ENT Physician Search
Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians around the United States. |
http://www.entnet.org/ent_otolaryngologist.cfm |
|
Ear,
Nose and Throat- U.S.A. |
A
physician generated website with information for patients. |
http://www.entusa.com |
| Section
devoted to the temporal (ear) bone anatomy with actual temporal bone
slides and diagrams. |
http://www.ear-anatomy.com |
| This
website is devoted to the evaluation of occupational hearing loss.
The most common cause of occupational hearing loss is acoustic trauma from
loud noise. |
http://www.occupationalhearingloss.com |
|
Friendly 4 Seniors
|
Friendly4Seniors.com searches the Internet to
find useful sites for Seniors and their loved ones. |
http://www.friendly4seniors.com
|
| Gallaudet
University |
Leading the world
in undergraduate and graduate programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and
hearing students. |
http://www.Gallaudet.edu
|
|
Hands & Voices |
Hands & Voices is a
parent-driven, parent-professional national nonprofit organization that
works to improve educational and social outcomes for children who are deaf
or hard of hearing so they can achieve their highest potential. |
http://www.handsandvoices.org |
| HandSpeaktm |
A practical
sign language dictionary online. |
http://www.handspeak.com |
| Harvard Medical
School Center for Hereditary Deafness |
The Harvard Medical
School Center for Hereditary Deafness has a mission to bring researchers,
clinicians and families together to better understand hereditary hearing
loss. |
http://hearing.harvard.edu/about.htm |
| HealthWorld
Online |
Online magazine with
information about topics such as ear infections and hearing loss. |
http://www.healthy.net/index.asp |
| Healthy Hearing |
This online guide
offers information on hearing loss, hearing aids, cochlear implants,
tinnitus, and more. |
http://www.healthyhearing.com |
| HearingExchange |
HearingExchange is
a supportive community for people with hearing loss, parents of deaf and
hard of hearing children, and professionals who work with them. |
http://www.hearingexchange.com |
|
Hearing Health Magazine |
HEARING HEALTH is a one-of-a-kind magazine
designed for people who experience any degree of hearing loss, tinnitus, or other ear
disorder. Professionals, educators, and significant others also find HEARING HEALTH a
useful resource as they seek ways to improve communication. From the dangers of loud noise
to training hearing dogs to the controversy surrounding sign language vs. oral
communication and cochlear implants, this unique publication covers a range of topics
important for living with hearing impairment and deafness. |
http://www.drf.org/hearing_health/index.htm |
|
Hearing Loss Association of America (formerly
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.) |
The Hearing Loss
Association of America is the nation's largest organization for people with
hearing loss. The Hearing Loss Association of America exists to open the
world of communication for people with hearing loss through information,
education, advocacy and support. |
http://www.hearingloss.org |
Hearing Loss Resources
presented by the SayWhatClub |
The SayWhatClub is an on-line group of over
200 late-deafened and hard of hearing and other interested folks who provide support and
encouragement to each other through e-mail. |
http://www.saywhatclub.com |
|
Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center |
HSDC is a nationally unique, fully accredited
independent agency offering a broad array of services tailored to help people with a
variety of communication problems related to hearing loss and/or speech and language
impairments. The Center’s mission is to enrich the lives of all adults and children
who experience hearing loss, speech and language impairments, or who are deaf, by
providing professional services and technology and by promoting community awareness and
accessibility. |
http://www.hsdc.org |
| Hear-It |
Hear-It is an
international, non-commercial website providing a wealth of unbiased,
general information about hearing loss. |
http://www.hear-it.org |
| Helen Keller
National Center |
The Helen Keller
National Center for Deaf and Blind Youths and Adults is a national
rehabilitation program serving youth and adults who are deaf-blind. |
http://www.hknc.org |
|
Hereditary Hearing Loss Homepage |
Features research into hereditary hearing
loss. |
http://webh01.ua.ac.be/hhh/
|
|
House Ear Institute |
Howard P. House,
M.D., founded the Institution in 1946 as a private non-profit hearing
research & educational facility. House Ear Institute has led the way in
defining the causes of hearing and balance disorders, improving
medical/surgical procedures, and prosthetic devices. The Institute's
discoveries have helped millions of people receive successful treatments. |
http://hei.org |
| Inner
Ear Balance and Dizziness |
The
Inner Ear Balance and Dizziness web page is
for
people with inner ear balance and dizziness disorders and those who want
to know more about them. |
http://www.balance-and-dizziness.com/ |
| John Tracy Clinic |
Founded in 1942, the
John Tracy Clinic is a private, nonprofit education center that provides
free, parent-centered services worldwide to families of infants and
preschool children who are deaf or deaf-blind. The clinic offers parent
correspondence courses, parent education programs, and summer sessions. |
http://www.jtc.org |
|
Landau Kleffner Syndrome |
This page contains information for parents of
children with Landau Kleffner Syndrome and lists support groups in the UK and soon the US.
Landau Kleffner Syndrome is a rare form of childhood epilepsy which results in a severe
language disorder. The cause of the condition is unknown. |
http://www.friendsoflks.com |
|
League for the Hard of Hearing |
Private not-for-profit rehabilitation agency
for infants, children and adults who are hard of hearing and deaf. It is licensed by the
State of New York Department of Health as an out-of-hospital health facility; approved by
the State of New York Office of Mental Health, as an out-patient clinic treatment program;
accredited by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and International
Association of Counseling Services, Inc.; a member agency of the United Way of New York
City and New York State Rehabilitation Association. |
http://www.lhh.org |
|
Maryland Hearing and Balance Center |
The Maryland Hearing
and Balance Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center provides
specialty care for patients with problems related to the ears, facial nerve,
and skull base. Its team of doctors and health care professionals is
dedicated to high quality patient care as well as advancing the
understanding of hearing, balance, and skull based disorders. |
http://www.umm.edu/otolaryngology/index.html |
Ménière's
Disease
American Academy of Otolaryngology |
This page is a copy of an
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Public Service Brochure. |
http://www.sinuscarecenter.com/aao/meni_aao.htm
|
|
Ménière's
Disease Information Page |
This site is maintained as a
non-profit public service to provide information and support regarding Ménière's
Disease. |
http://www.menieres.org |
|
Ménière's
Disease and Message Board Support Forum |
Ménière's Forum
provides information and a support forum for people who have
Ménière's
disease or any other Vestibular Disorder.
|
http://www.menieresforum.com |
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www.mssm.edu/ent/ |
| National
Association of the Deaf (NAD) |
Since 1880, the
National Association of the Deaf has been "promoting, protecting, and
preserving the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing
individuals in the United States of America." The organization works toward
legal, employment, and educational rights, communication access, and
awareness of deaf culture and history. |
http://www.nad.org |
| National Center
for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) Early Hearing and Detection
Intervention (EHDI) |
Established in 1995
at Utah State University, the goal of National Center for Hearing Assessment
and Management (NCHAM) is to "assist hospital-based Universal Newborn
Hearing Screening and state-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
(EHDI) programs to ensure that all infants are screened for hearing loss at
birth and receive timely and appropriate diagnostic and intervention
services." |
http://www.infanthearing.org |
| National Cued
Speech Association |
The National Cued
Speech Association offers information, support, and advocacy for those
interested in learning about and using cued speech as a communication
alternative. |
http://www.cuedspeech.org |
|
National Funeral
Directors Association
|
Continuing education audio cassettes for
funeral directors and associated professionals addressing temporal bone removal and
embalming implications. Topic: Removal of Temporal Bones for Medical Research
by Saumil Merchant. |
http://www.nfda.org/ |
| The
National Funeral Directors Association's publication: Temporal
Bone Donation and the Funeral Home—The donation of temporal bones
imposes some challenges in postmortem planning and preparation by
Sumiko Goldbaum, Brian R. Moister, and Saumil N. Merchant |
http://www.nfda.org/directorArticle.php?eID=319
|
|
NIDCD (National Institute on Deafness
and Other Communication Disorders) |
The NIDCD is the federal government's focal
point for biomedical and behavioral research in human communication. The institute
supports and conducts research on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance,
smell, taste, voice, speech and language. The Temporal Bone Registry is a program of the
NIDCD. |
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov |
|
National Organization for Hearing Research
Foundation |
The
National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation was established to
fund and support research into the causes, preventions, treatments, and
cures of hearing loss and deafness. |
http://www.nohrfoundation.org |
|
National Organization for Rare
Disorders, Inc. |
NORD is the only organization of its kind--a
unique federation of more than 140 not-for-profit voluntary health organizations serving
people with rare disorders and disabilities. Thousands of affected individuals and their
families--as well as support groups, health care and human service professionals, and
advocates for people with rare disorders and disabilities--rely on NORD's assistance and
leadership. NORD is a charity and continues its mission through the kindness and
generosity of its our donors. |
http://www.pcnet.com/~orphan/ |
New York University Medical Center -
Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www.med.nyu.edu/ENT/
|
Northwestern University Medical School -
Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www.oto-hns.northwestern.edu/ |
Office of Special Education -
Hearing impairment resource page |
This page is a Special Education Resource
from the Curry School of Education at
the University of Virginia. It contains resources for the hearing impaired including
schools for the deaf. |
http://teach.virginia.edu/go/cise/
ose/categories/hi.html |
| Oral
Deaf Education - Resource Page |
This
page is a resource for parents of hard of hearing or deaf children.
Deaf or hard of hearing children can learn to speak. Links to Oral
Deaf Education Schools. |
http://www.oraldeafed.org |
| Oregon
Hearing Research Center & Tinnitus Clinic |
Website
offers information on different methods of treatment for tinnitus. |
http://www.ohsu.edu/ohrc/index.html |
| OTOHNS
NET |
This
website offers both physician and patient information. |
http://www.otohns.net/clinicalresources/otology.asp
|
| Patient education
center. Articles on topics such as hearing loss, tinnitus and
dizziness. |
http://www.otohns.net/default.asp?id=13077#otoneuro
|
|
University of Chicago - Department of
Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://surgery.uchicago.edu/surgical_specialties/
otolaryngology__Head_and_neck_Surgery/index.php
|
|
PathServe Autopsy and Tissue Bank |
PathServe Human Tissue Bank is a tissue
supplier for bioresearch and educational institutions. It was established in 1990 by Julie
Nasr, a prominent autopsy instructor and business woman in order to better satisfy the
needs of Bay Area hospitals using inexpensive and reliable postmortem examinations. Today
we've grown into a multi-departmental organization; serving nationwide as a human tissue
supplier to biotech and neuropathological research institutions as well as a main training
facility of autopsy technicians to private pathologists and local hospitals. |
http://www.tissuebank.com |
| ScienceCare
Phone:
602-288-0034 |
ScienceCare Tissue
Bank is a tissue supplier for researchers. It was established in 2003.
It serves as a link between individual donors and medical researchers and
educators. ScienceCare is accredited by the American Association of Tissue
Banks for the procurement and distribution of non transplantable organs,
tissues and the whole body for medical research and education.
|
http://www.sciencecarebio.com/index.htm
orders@sciencecare.com
|
| Scientific Learning
|
The Fast ForWord Family of Programs™
develop the critical thinking, listening, and reading skills that are
necessary for success in the classroom, the workplace and in everyday
life. |
http://www.scilearn.com
|
|
Shea Center For Ears Hearing &
Balance, Inc |
The Shea Center For Ears Hearing &
Balance is dedicated to the memory of John Joseph Shea, Sr., M.D. (1898-1952). His
dedication to patients and widespread reputation for honesty, integrity and excellence in
otolaryngology form the guiding principles upon which the staff at the new Center will
take hearing health care into the next century. |
http://www.ears.com |
University of Iowa Hospitals &
Clinics -
Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/otolaryngology/index.html
|
University of Minnesota -
Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www.ent.umn.edu |
|
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center - Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept28166/files/45897.html
|
| Vestibular Disorders Association |
A non-profit organization dedicated to serving people with
inner ear balance disorders |
http://www.vestibular.org |
Wake Forest School of Medicine
(Formerly the Bowman Gray School of Medicine) - Department of Otolaryngology |
Department of Otolaryngology |
http://www.wfubmc.edu/ent |
|
Werner Institute Of Balance
|
Information about
vestibular rehabilitation for anyone who has to
overcome deficiencies that occur with injury to the inner ear or other parts
of the balance system. |
http://www.nomorevertigo.com/
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