Hearing Loss Education Center Site Credits
The Hearing Loss Education Center is provided by Cochlear as a general educational resource on hearing, hearing loss, communications options and treatments. For comments and feedback, please send us an email community@cochlear.com
Written and compiled by Thea Chalow, Medical Writer, TLC & Company for Cochlear
Site sponsored by: Cochlear Americas
Illustrations by Brian Evans for Cochlear
Resources
About ASL. ASLinfo.com. Information and resources related to American Sign Language (ASL), Interpreting and Deaf Culture. Available at: http://www.aslinfo.com/aboutasl.cfm Accessed on November 24, 2009
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Hearing Loss Information. Available at: http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=General_Hearing_Loss_Information Accessed on November 24, 2009.
Allhear, Inc. Monographs. Cochlear Implants: My Perspective and Presentation to the FDA, February, 2002. Available at: http://www.allhear.com Accessed November 24, 2009.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Hearing loss. Available at: http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/ Accessed on November 24, 2009.
Audiology Awareness Campaign. The Hearing Help Page. Available at: www.audiologyawareness.com Accessed November 24, 2009.
Australian Hearing. Checklist for choosing your hearing aid. Available at: http://www.australianhearing.com.au Accessed November 24, 2009.
Centers for Disease Control-National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. What is hearing loss? Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddhi.htm Accessed November 24, 2009 .
Cochlear Americas. What is a cochlear implant. (material reproduced with permission) Available at: http://www.cochlearamericas.com Assessed November 24, 2009.
Growing up different. Available at: http://www.pbs.org/saf/1205/features/cochlear.htm Accessed November 24, 2009.
Hear-it AISBL. Figures on Hearing loss. IFHOH (International Federation of the Hard Of Hearing), AEA (Association Européenne des Audioprothésistes), EHIMA (European Hearing Industry Manufacturers Association) - Knowles, Microtronic and Gennum . Available at: http://www.hear-it.org/forside.dsp?forside=yes&area=34. Accessed on November 24, 2009.
Hearingloss.org. Hearing loss. Available at: http://www.hearingloss.org Accessed November 24, 2009.
HelpKidsHear.org. Facts and figures about hearing loss in children. Available at: http://www.helpkidshear.org Accessed November 24, 2009.
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center/Gallaudet University. Cochlear Implants. Available at: http://clerccenter2.gallaudet.edu/kidsworlddeafnet/ Accessed November 24, 2009.
National Center for Health Statistics. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2002; Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10, Number 222. November 24, 2009.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/index.asp Accessed on November 24, 2009.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Voice, Speech, Language. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/index.asp. Accessed on November 24, 2009.
Siemens Hearing Instruments. How hearing aids help. Available at: http://www.siemens-hearing.com/. Accessed November 24, 2009.
Sepucha KR, Fowler FJ, Mulley AG. Policy Support For Patient-Centered Care: The Need For Measurable Improvements in Decision Quality. Health Affairs web exclusive, 7 October 2004. Available at: http://fimdm.org/downloads/Sepucha_HA_10_04.pdf Accessed November 24, 2009.
Shared Decision Making. Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making. Available at: http://fimdm.org/shared_decision_making.php Accessed November 24, 2009.
Sound and Fury. Available at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/ Accessed on November 24, 2009.
US Food and Drug Administration. Cochlear Implants. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cochlear/beforeduringaftersurgery.html Accessed November 24, 2009.
World Health Organization. Facts about deafness. Available at: http://www.who.int/pbd/deafness/facts/en/ Accessed November 24, 2009.
World Health Organization. Aging and Hearing Loss. World Health Day 7 April 1999. From: http://www.who.int/archives/whday/en/documents1999/hearing.html Accessed on November 24, 2009.