Hearing Loss Resources

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Professional association for audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
Find an audiologist in your area

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery: Professional organization representing medical specialists who treat disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.
Find an otolaryngologist in your area

Unlike many free screenings, the NHT has no financial association with organizations that manufacture devices or provide clinical services for persons with hearing loss. The National Hearing test is not endorsed by, nor does it endorse, any hearing aid manufacturers or providers.

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  Division of the National Institutes of Health, offering  a wide range of information on hearing loss.

Below are just a few of its many webpages about hearing disorders:

• Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness
• Hearing Loss and Older Adults
• Presbycusis

• Financial assistance for getting hearing aids
  Some sources of financial assistance are discussed on a website made available by the National Institute for Deafness and other Communication Disorders. (NIDCD is a branch of the US National Institutes of Health.)

• Acoustic Neuroma Association
  Information and support for persons diagnosed with acoustic neuroma and other benign tumors of the cranial nerves.
• American Tinnitus Association
  ATA’s mission is to cure tinnitus, which is the perception of sound in the ears or head where no external source is present.
• Vestibular Disorders Association
  Nonprofit organization with the mission of informing, supporting, and advocating for those with vestibular disorders, which may involve chronic dizziness, imbalance, or vertigo.
• Better Hearing Institute
  Nonprofit seeking to educate the public about hearing loss and what can be done about it.
• H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) Nonprofit information source working to prevent hearing loss and tinnitus in musicians and music fans.
• Hearing Health Foundation
  Private funder of hearing research, with a mission to prevent and cure hearing loss through research.
• Hearing Loss Association of America
  Its mission is to help persons with hearing loss by providing information, support, and advocacy.
• House Research Institute
  Formerly House Ear Institute. Nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with hearing loss and related disorders through scientific research, patient care, and the sharing of knowledge.