Hearing and audiology associations:
Academy
of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) Professional association for audiologists,
providing hearing healthcare service for children and adults through education
and research.
Acoustic
Neuroma Association Information and support for people with acoustic
neuroma and other hearing problems; and patient rehabilitation for physicians
and health care personnel.
Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy
group supporting children with hearing loss; information and support for parents
and professionals, including membership services and publications.
American
Academy of Audiology Professional association for audiologists, providing
hearing healthcare service for children and adults through education and research.
American
Academy of Otolaryngology Physician's society treating ear disorders,
ear pain and hearing problems. Articles on buying a hearing aid and ear protection.
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Association for audiologists,
speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Features
support groups and early hearing detection programs.
American
Tinnitus Association Non-profit organization with resources, information,
membership service, and assistance to tinnitus sufferers.
Better
Hearing Institute (BHI) Non-profit institute with information about
hearing loss and available help through medicine, surgery, amplification and other
rehabilitation.
The
Caption Center
Non-profit agency with caption services for television
shows, music videos, home videos, and feature films.
Cochlear
Implant Association (CICI)
Non-profit organization and advocacy group
for cochlear implant recipients, their families, professionals, and other individuals
interested in cochlear implants.
The
Education and Auditory Research (EAR) Foundation
Series of hearing-related
programs with support groups, anatomy of the ear, and special newsletter for meniere
sufferers.
Hearing
Education and Awareness for Rockers (HEAR)
Non-profit organization
dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of repeated exposure to excessive
noise levels.
International
Hearing Society (HIS)
Non-profit association representing Hearing
Instrument Specialists Features hearing loss information and hearing aid tips,
consumer resources, and advocacy services.
and treatment, funding hearing research, and hearing education services.
National
Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Protecting the civil rights of the deaf
and hard of hearing in education, employment, health care, social services, and
telecommunications.
National
Institute on Aging (NIA)
Promoting aging research and providing health-related
information of hearing loss in the elderly.
National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conducts
and supports research and distributes information on human communication disorders,
including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)
Providing information,
education, support, hearing-test screenings, and advocacy for those suffering
from hearing-loss disabilities.
Hearing aid manufacturers:
Bernafon-Maico
Hearing healthcare resource with tips on choosing a hearing healthcare professional,
preparing for a hearing examination, and understanding hearing tests.
Lyric
100% invisible, non-surgical extended wear hearing solution.
Micro-Tech
Supplier of conventional, programmable, and digital hearing aids to hearing
professionals; provides hearing education services in speech-language audiology.
Oticon
Hearing instruments and information about sound, hearing, and digital technology,
with a search-tool for a hearing center.
Phonak
Hearing-related services, hearing aid products, audiology glossary, articles on
hearing impairment, tips, and information for hearing care professionals.
Rexton
Manufacturer of hearing aid devices, with information on noise reduction,
fitting your hearing aid properly, and general hearing healthcare.
Siemens
Hearing
Manufactures
digital bth hearing aids, itc hearing aids, cic hearing aids, and other assistive
listening devices.
Sonic
Innovations
Provides digital hearing aids, hearing care professional
assistance, and newsletter with hearing care maintenance and rehabilitation information.
Starkey
Hearing-related information and resources for consumers and hearing care
professionals, with hearing-scale tests and images of the hearing process.
Telex
Hearing aid products and assitive listening systems for the office, including:
amplifiers, computer audio, headsets, intercoms, microphones, and speakers.
Widex
Producer of digital sound for the hearing impaired, with special communication
devices and resources.
Vivatone
Hearing aids that mostly serve baby-boomers with hearing loss.
