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 info@cochlear.com.

Written and compiled by Thea Chalow, Medical Writer, TLC & Company for Cochlear

Illustrations by Brian Evans for Cochlear

 

References

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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 October 29, 2004.

Allhear, Inc. Monographs. Cochlear Implants: My Perspective and Presentation to the FDA, February, 2002. Available at: http://www.allhear.com/monographs/index.html. Accessed October 25, 2004.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Hearing loss. Available at: http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/. Accessed on December 3, 2004.

Amy Fackler, MA. Speech and language development.. Available at: http://uhcs.universityhealth.org/library/healthguide/en-us/illnessconditions/topic.asp?hwid=hw265266. Accessed on January 10, 2005.

Audiology Awareness Campaign. The Hearing Help Page. Available at: www.audiologyawareness.com. Accessed 9/17/04.

Australian Hearing. Checklist for choosing your hearing aid. Available at: http://www.australianhearing.com.au
 Accessed October 4, 2004.

Bernafon International. Hearing Solutions. Available at: http://www.bernafon-us.com/eprise/main/Bernafon/com/SEC_HearingSolution/_index. Accessed November 2, 2004.

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 October 4, 2004.

Cochlear America. What is a cochlear implant. (material reproduced with permission) Available at: http://www.cochlearamericas.com/Experience/11.asp. Accessed September 27,2004.

Fowler FJ. The Role of Patient Preferences in Medical Care. Distinguished lecture series, 1994-1995, November 1994. Sponsored by: Office of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Massachusetts Boston. Available at: http://fimdm.org/downloads/Patient_Preferences_Fowler.pdf.  Accessed October 4, 2005.

Growing up different. Available at: http://www.pbs.org/saf/1205/features/cochlear.htm. Accessed October 4, 2004.

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 12/30/04.

Hearingloss.org. Hearing loss. Available at: http://www.hearingloss.org/html/library.html. Accessed October 4, 2004.

HelpKidsHear.org. Facts & figures about hearing loss in children. Available at: http://www.helpkidshear.org/facts/index.html. Accessed October 4, 2004.

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center/Gallaudet University. Cochlear Implants. Available at: http://clerccenter2.gallaudet.edu/kidsworlddeafnet/. Accessed November 23, 2004.

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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 September 17, 2004.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Voice, Speech, Language. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/index.asp. Accessed on December 6, 2004.

Phonak. Obtaining a hearing instrument. Care and maintenance. Available at: http://www.phonak.com. Accessed November 2, 2004.

Siemens Hearing Instruments. How hearing aids help. Available at: http://www.siemens-hearing.com/. Accessed November 2, 2004.

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 December 27, 2004.

Shared Decision Making. Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making. Available at: http://fimdm.org/shared_decision_making.php. Accessed October 17, 2004

Sound and Fury. Available at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/. Accessed on October 4, 2004.

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Division of Otolaryngology. All about hearing aids. Available at: http://www.otoweb.org/clinics_folder/aud_clinic_folder/hearing_aid_folder/hearing_aid_home.htm. Accessed December 3, 2004.

US Food and Drug Administration. Cochlear Implants. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cochlear/beforeduringaftersurgery.html. Accessed on Dec 2, 2004.

World Health Organization. Facts about deafness. Available at: http://www.who.int/pbd/deafness/facts/en/. Accessed December 2, 2004.

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 December 3, 2004.