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In this links session, you will find links to several important web sites dealing with hearing, hearing aids, rehabilitation of hearing, and disorders of hearing.
These sites are only a few of the many sites available to you.
Hearing aid manufacturers often have their own sites where further information can be gained.
- Widex
At Widex, we are committed to giving people with hearing loss a better quality of life - through research, development and production of hearing aids as well as through comprehensive information. This has made Widex a world leader in digital hearing aid manufacturing.
- h2U health happiness you
Good health is important to everyone. If you, or your family memebers and friends are 50 or older, it means even more. Now with H2U, the start of a healthier lifestyle is just $15 per year.
H2U-Health, Happiness, You is tailored to the unique health needs of people 50+. H2U provides valuable information, local resources and experiences that empower members to better manage their health and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
- Gold Eagle Systems: Welcome to an exciting new independent living facility: your own home.
Given the choice, most seniors and persons with medical conditions or physical challenges would prefer to live in their own homes and be as independent as they can. That's not always possible, but for many, this dream can become a reality with the addition of one easy-to-use communications device.
The PERS-2400A (which stands for Personal Emergency Reporting System) connects to your home telephone line and automatically places a call for help whenever you need assistance, any time of the day or night. Family, neighbors, and medical personnel whom you predesignate are notified immediately, so they can respond.
- The League for the Hard of Hearing
The League for the Hard of Hearing was founded in 1910 and is a private not-for-profit rehabilitation agency for infants, children and adults who are hard of hearing and deaf.
- Healthy Hearing News
Healthy Hearing is an online information source on hearing aids, hearing loss, tinnitus, cochlear implants, dizziness, and all other hearing health topics.
- Better Hearing Institute
Our Mission To Educate The Public and Medical Profession About Hearing Loss, Its Treatment and Prevention
- Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
VEDA is a nonprofit organization that provides information to the public and health professionals about inner-ear balance disorders such as Ménière’s disease, BPPV, and labyrinthitis.
- American Academy of Audiology
Organization dealing with all aspects of audiology, including diagnostics, hearing aids, and auditory rehabilitation. Largest of the organizations devoted solely to the practice of audiology.
- Academy of Dispensing Audiologists
Deals with all aspects of hearing related to the dispensing of hearing aids
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Largest national organization dealing with speech and hearing disorders. Good site for consumer information related to speech and hearing problems and rehabilitation.
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
Physician organization dealing with diseases of the ears, nose, and throat. Very good site for consumers.
- American Tinnitus Association
A Nonprofit Organization Committed to a Cure
The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) is the national champion of tinnitus awareness, prevention, and treatment. Under its guiding principles - Education, Advocacy, Research, and Support - the ATA offers prevention programs in schools, urges governmental and private organizations to support hearing conservation, funds the nation's brightest researchers, and facilitates self-help groups around the country.
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