Related Links

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Founded in 1890 by Alexander Graham Bell, the association offers members a wide range of programs and services and provides to all inquirers information on a vast array of issues pertaining to hearing loss. The Association's strength is in its diverse, collaborative membership of parents of children with hearing loss, educators, adults with hearing loss, and hearing health professionals.

Web page for the American Tinnitus Association, our mission: to silence
tinnitus through education, advocacy, research and support.

Cochlear Implant Association, Inc. (CIAI), formerly Cochlear Implant Club International, Inc., is a non-profit organization for cochlear implant recipients, their families, professionals, and other individuals interested in cochlear implants. The Association provides support and information and access to local support groups for adults and children who have cochlear implants, or who are interested in learning about cochlear implants. We also advocate for the rights of and services for people with hearing loss.

H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels from music which can lead to permanent, and sometimes debilitating, hearing loss and tinnitus. Damage from loud sound can occur from playing music, attending concerts, dance clubs, raves, using stereo earphones, playing amplified systems too loudly, or other noisy activities. We're here for musicians, DJs, sound engineers, music fans (especially teens) and anyone needing help with their hearing.

To listen you must have Quicktime 4.0 or higher installed on your computer.

Oticon Inc.'s long term mission is to become the U.S. market leader in providing high-performance hearing solutions that reflect the most advanced technical designs, an understanding of human needs for people with hearing loss, and a dedication to the best customer service and dispensing systems. Our aim is to improve hearing care and quality of life, not simply to sell hearing instruments.

Phonak is a world leader in the research, development and manufacture of high-performance, high-quality hearing instruments. At Phonak, we are working on a bold vision: To not simply improve hearing, but to improve communication as well. Our aim is to correct impairments in hearing, the most complex of all human senses, to a degree that we are able to simulate the performance of a healthy ear.

The Better Hearing Institute is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit corporation which was created over 30 years ago to promote hearing healthcare across the United States. The organization is jointly funded by the manufacturers and suppliers who comprise the hearing industry in the U.S.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), established in 1880, is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications.

VEDA is a nonprofit organization that provides information to the public about inner-ear balance disorders such as Meniere's disease, BPPV, and labyrinthitis. Symptoms of vestibular disorders may include dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, nausea, and fuzzy vision and may be accompanied by hearing problems.

Widex is one of the world's leading producers of digital hearing aids. Since 1956, our efforts have been focused on giving people with a hearing loss a better quality of life through research, development and production of hearing aids as well as through comprehensive information