Hearing Loss: Resources

BOOKS

• Alberti, R. W. "Occupational Hearing Loss." In Disorders of the Nose, Throat, Ear, Head, and Neck, ed. John Jacob Ballenger. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1991.
• Austin, David F. "Non-inflammatory Diseases of the Labyrinth." In Disorders of the Nose, Throat, Ear, Head, and Neck, ed. John Jacob Ballenger. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1991.
• Bennett, J. Claude, and Fred Plum, eds. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1996.
• Niparko, John K. "Hearing Loss and Associated Problems." In Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, ed. L. Randol Barker, et al. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1995.
• Rakel, Robert E., ed.
• Current Therapy. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1998. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 1996. 35th ed. Ed. Stephen McPhee, et al. Stamford: Appleton & Lange, 1995.

PERIODICALS

• Cohen, N., and S. Waltzman. "The Department of Veterans Affairs Cochlear Implant Study Group." New England Journal of Medicine 328 (1993): 233.
• Nadol, J. B. "Hearing loss." New England Journal of Medicine 329 (1993): 92.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf. 3417 Volta Place NW, Washington, DC 20007. (202) 337-5220. <http://www.agbell.org>.
• Auditory-Verbal International. 2121 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 402, Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 739-1049. . <http://www.auditory-verbal.org/contact.htm>.
• Better Hearing Institute. 515 King Street, Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 684-3391.
• Central Institute for the Deaf. Washington University. St. Louis, Missouri. <http://cidmac.wustl.edu>.
• The League for the Hard of Hearing. 71 West 23rd St., New York, New York 10010-4162. (212) 741-7650. <http://www.lhh.org>.
• National Association of the Deaf. 814 Thayer Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910. (301) 587-1788. <http://nad.policy.net>.
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320, Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320. (800) 241-1044. <http://www.nidcd.nih.gov>.
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. 7800 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 657-2248. <http://www.shhh.org>.
• The Sight & Hearing Association (SHA). <http://www.sightandhearing.org>.
• The World Recreation Association of the Deaf (WRAD). <http://www.wrad.org>.
• [Article by: J. Ricker Polsdorfer, MD]



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