Hearing impairment

A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent disability (often called deafness).

External links

• American Academy of Audiology Information about hearing loss and a directory of audiologists in the US.
• Deaf 24/7Internet resource for all British Sign Language and deafness related information especially in United Kingdom.
• Hearing Loss Web: A resource specifically for the hearing impaired, as opposed to the deaf.
• Association of Late-Deafened Adults: A website for the post-lingually deaf.
• Workplace Hearing Service
• National Association for the Deaf: A website for the Deaf.
• Types of Hearing Loss: American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Advocates the use of spoken language to communicate and further independence.
• Deaf 24/7 Internet resource for all British Sign Language and deafness related information especially in United Kingdom.