Links to additional information about hearing and hearing loss
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Find information about hearing and balance, speech and language, health insurance related to these topics, and other resources. http://www.asha.org/public/
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/Pages/Default.aspx
Descriptions of the parts of your ear and how hearing works from How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/human-biology/hearing2.htm
Information on different types of hearing loss from the Better Hearing Institute: http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/types_of_hearing_loss/index.cfm
Information about tinnitus (ringing in your ears) from the American Tinnitus Association: http://www.ata.org/for-patients/about-tinnitus
The American Academy of Audiology website has a variety of information about audiology and hearing: http://www.audiology.org/resources/consumer/Pages/factssheets.aspx
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/Pages/Default.aspx
Descriptions of the parts of your ear and how hearing works from How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/human-biology/hearing2.htm
Information on different types of hearing loss from the Better Hearing Institute: http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/types_of_hearing_loss/index.cfm
Information about tinnitus (ringing in your ears) from the American Tinnitus Association: http://www.ata.org/for-patients/about-tinnitus
The American Academy of Audiology website has a variety of information about audiology and hearing: http://www.audiology.org/resources/consumer/Pages/factssheets.aspx