Ears and Hearing: Patient Education Resources on the Internet

Ears and Hearing:
Patient Education Resources on the Internet

Please note: These links are provided as an information guide only. Any information retrieved from these sources should not be considered as medical or professional advice, and should be reviewed with your health care provider.

General Information on Hearing and Ears

Hearing and Hair Cells (Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine)
Tympanic Membrance, Middle Ear and Mastoid Disease (Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine)
Anatomy of the Ear (Cochlear Fluids Lab, Washington University)
Ear and Hearing and Balance Disorders (New York Online Access to Health)
Ear and Hearing Disorder Resources (Listen-up.org)
Hearing and Speech Glossary (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Hearing Information (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
How Hearing and Balance Works (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)
Inner Ear Anatomy (Vestibular Disorders Association)
Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

Ears

The Ear and Hearing (Gallaudet University)
Ear Disorders (MEDLINEplus)
How the Ear Works (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Ear Problem Flowchart (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Earwax (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Hearing Tests and Screening

Early Hearing Screening Consensus Statement (National Institute of Health)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (Center for Disease Control)
Fact Sheet: Child Screening (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Five Minute Hearing Test (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Hearing Evaluation in Children (Nemours Foundation at KidsHealth.org)
Hearing Screening (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)
Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Activities (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Ten Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)

Hearing and Noise

About Hearing Loss (H.E.A.R.)
Are You At Risk? (H.E.A.R.)
Hear-it (hear-it AISBL)
How Loud is Too Loud? Quick Facts (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Noise and Hearing Loss, Consensus Statement (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Noise and Hearing Protection (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Prevent Noise Induced Hearing Loss (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)

Hearing Loss

Hearing and Older People (National Institute on Aging)
Hearing: Consumer Guides (American Academy of Audiology)
Hearing Disorders and Deafness (MEDLINEplus)
Hearing Loss (University of Washington)
Hearing Loss and Deafness (Norman J. Harris, MD, otohns.net)
Hearing Loss Topics (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)
Hearing Problems Flowchart (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Hearing Treatment and Rehabilitation (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)
Presbycusis (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Sudden Deafness: Quick Facts (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Web Sites (Disabled People's Association of Singapore)
Clinical Trials Deafness (ClinicalTrials.gov from the National Library of Medicine)

Hearing Loss in Children

Basic Concepts of Hearing and Genetics (Boys Town)
Deafness and Hearing Loss: General Information (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
Hearing Problems in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Silence Isn't Always Golden: Speech and Hearing Problems in Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Your Child's Hearing Loss (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Ear Ache, Ear Infections and Otitis Media

General Information: Ear Infections

Ear Infections and Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Ear Infections (MEDLINEplus)
Ear Infections and Ear Ache (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery (Nemours Foundation)

Otitis Media

Myringotomy (Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine)
Acute Otitis Media (KidsHealth)
Fluid in the Middle Ear (Otitis Media with Effusion): Antiobiotic Resistance (Center for Disease Control)
Otitis Media. Facts for Parents (National Institue on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Clinical Trials Otitis Media (ClinicalTrials.org from the National Library of Medicine)

External Otitis - Swimmer's Ear

External Otitis - Swimmer's Ear (Nemours Foundation)
Swimmer's Ear (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Perforated Ear Drum

Perforated Eardrum (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Perforated Ear Drums (The Voice Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School)

Cochlear Implants

Cochlear Implants (Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine)
Cochlear Implants (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Cochlear Implants: Frequently Asked Questions (Bruce Gantz, M.D., Virtual Hospital, University of Iowa)
Sound from Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants (The National Academies)
What Is A Cochlear Implant? (University of Melbourne, Australia)

Hearing Aids

Buying A Hearing Aid (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Hearing Aids (National Institue on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Hearing Aids (Walter J. Smoski, PhD from emedicine.com)
Hearing Treatment and Rehabilitation (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)
History of Hearing Aids (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Sound Advice on Hearing Aids (Federal Trade Commission)

Acoustic Neuroma

Acoustic Neuroma and Skull Base Surgery (Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine)
Acoustic Neuroma: The Basic Facts (University of Minnesota)
Acoustic Neuroma (Seattle Acoustic Neuroma Group)
Information on Acoustic Neuroma (UCSF)
Vestibular Schwannoma, Acoustic Neurinoma and Neurofibromatoma (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Cholesteatoma

Cholesteatoma (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Cholesteatoma (Mark J. Levenson, MD, FACS, Ear Surgery Information Center)

Tinnitus

Tinnitus (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Tinnitus (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Pulsatile or Pulsating Tinnitus (otohns.net)
Tinnitus Fact Sheet (Oregon Health Sciences University)
Tinnitus (H.E.A.R.)
Update: Tinnitus Research (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)

Other Topics

Stapedectomy (Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine)
Ears and Altitude (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Hearing Loss and Bone Disorders (National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Hearing Loss (Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation)
Labyrinthitis and Neuronitis (Vestibular Disorders Association)
Otosclerosis (National Institue on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Otosclerosis (NY Eye and Ear Infirmary)
What Is Otosclerosis? (University of Minnesota)
Ototoxicity ( P.J. Haybach, R.N., M.S. for Vestibular Disorders Association)
Perilymph Fistula (Vestibular Disorders Association)
Plastic Surgery of the Ear (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Relapsing Polychondritis (Relapsing Polychondritis Group)
Usher Syndrome (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)
Waardenburg Syndrome (National Institute on Deafness and Other Comunication Disorders)

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