Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness
Causes of Hearing Loss and Deafness
- Age-Related: Hearing Loss and Older Adults
- Age-Related: Presbycusis
- Auditory Neuropathy
- Ménière's Disease
- Noise
- Otosclerosis
- Sudden Deafness
- Usher Syndrome
- Usher Syndrome: New Insights Lead to Earlier Treatment
- Vestibular Schwannoma and Neurofibromatosis
- Waardenburg Syndrome
Infants, Children, and Hearing/Deafness
- Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
- Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
- Ear Infections: Facts for Parents
- Early Hearing Screening, Consensus Statement
- Hearing, Speech, and Language Problems in Children — Silence Isn't Always Golden
- Newborn Hearing Screening: Has Your Baby's Hearing Been Screened?
- Otitis Media — Ear infection technical fact sheet
- What to Do if Your Baby's Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem
- When a Newborn Doesn't Pass the Hearing Screening — How medical and other health professionals can help increase the number of infants who return for a follow-up evaluation
Communication Options for People Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
- American Sign Language
- Captions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers
- Cochlear Implants
- More About Cochlear Implants...
- Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children — Consensus Statement
- Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
- Hearing Aids
- Telecommunications Relay Services
Ear Infections
- Ear Infections: Facts for Parents
- Otitis Media — Ear infection technical fact sheet
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
- Lessons in Shooter Safety
- Noise: How Loud Is Too Loud?
- Noise and Hearing Loss — Consensus Statement
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
- Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Have WISE EARS!® For Life!
- The Noise in Your Ears: Facts About Tinnitus
- Ten Ways To Recognize Hearing Loss
- WISE EARS!® At Work!
- WISE EARS!® Campaign to Prevent NIHL
- WISE EARS!® Tips: Hearing Matters
Tinnitus
Health Resources
- Free Publications — Order printed copies of NIDCD publications.
Information for Educators and Student Activities
- Classroom Activities — News, games, videos, and education campaigns.
- WISE EARS!®
— A public education campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing
loss.
- Healthy Hearing 2010 — Work with others to promote healthy hearing habits.
Links to More Health Information
- Glossary — Definitions of medical words used on the NIDCD site.
- Clinical Trials — Studies seeking patients.
- Directory of Organizations — Links to organizations related to deafness and communication disorders.
- Combined Health Information Database (CHID) — Books, articles, and patient education materials.
- MEDLINEplus — Consumer health database.
