Links & Resources

Visit these additional resources for more information about hearing and hearing help:

  • Academy of Doctors of Audiology visit website

    ADA was founded as the Academy of Dispensing Audiologist in 1977 to support professional dispensing of hearing aids by qualified audiologists. The organization developed and provided the support for the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree, and chose to change its name to the Academy of Doctors of Audiology in 2006.

    ADA's mission focuses on practice ownership, offering support in the form of a fall conference and regional meetings that provide information and resources about the business of audiology. A portion of their web site is also dedicated to providing hearing resources to consumers.

  • American Academy of Audiology visit website

    The American Academy of Audiology is a professional organization of audiologists. The academy provides quality hearing care services through professional development, education, research and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders.

    American Academy of Audiology also operates a consumer Web site called “How’s your hearing?” featuring topics such as hearing, hearing loss prevention, hearing aids, cochlear implants, common conditions and more.

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association visit website

    ASHA is the professional, scientific and credentialing association for member speech-language pathologists, audiologists and speech, language and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. A portion of their Web site is dedicated to educational resources for consumers.

  • Better Hearing Institute visit website

    BHI is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to reducing the stigma associated with hearing aids, exposing the consequences of untreated hearing loss and showing consumers how treatment can solve problems associated with hearing loss.

  • Hearing-Aid.com visit website

    Hearing-Aid.com is a new resource designed to provide people with hearing loss, and those that love them, with all of the resources they need to attack hearing loss head-on. From finding the right style and understanding the causes of hearing loss to finding a hearing professional, Hearing-Aid.com helps people through their hearing journeys.

  • Hearing Loss Association of America visit website

    HLAA is a national organization with more than 200 local chapters throughout the United States. HLAA brings consumers and policy makers together to learn about communication access at national, state and local levels and to affect legislation impacting people with hearing loss. Their Web site provides timely and reliable information about hearing loss.

  • International Hearing Society visit website

    IHS is a membership association representing hearing care professionals throughout the world. IHS conducts programs in competency accreditation, education and training and encourages specialty-level certification for its members. A portion of its site is dedicated to hearing health information for consumers.

  • National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders visit website

    NIDCD is one of the federal institutes comprising the National Institutes of Health whose mission it is to uncover knowledge to help, prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability. The NIDCD site provides hearing health information in English and Spanish.