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Ears, Nose and Throat

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Ears: Anatomy | Surgery | Balance Disorders (Dizziness, Vertigo) | Ear Disorders | Hearing Disorders | Compensating for Hearing Loss

Nose & Sinus: Anatomy | Surgery | Nasal Sprays & Washes | Nose Disorders | Sinusitis

Throat: Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Surgery | Laryngeal and Voice Disorders | Throat Disorders

Other Topics: General Ears, Nose and Throat | Smell and Taste Disorders


Hearing Disorders

(Jump to: General Topics: Hearing Overview | Hearing Tests

Hearing Loss and Deafness: General Information | In Children | In the Elderly | Research

Specific Hearing Disorders: Auditory Neuropathy | Hereditary Disorders | Hyperacusis | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss | Tinnitus )

Hearing Overview
Hearing: How We Hear:Columbia University Medical Center


Hearing Tests
Hearing Tests:WebMD
Understanding Your Audiogram:Johns Hopkins Medicine
Hearing Assessment:ASHA


Hearing Loss and Deafness, General Information
Hearing Loss and Deafness:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Type, Degree, and Configuration of Hearing Loss:ASHA
Hearing Problems: Self-Care Flowchart:FamilyDoctor.org
Sudden Deafness:NIDCD
Hearing Loss : Questions You Have--Answers You Need:netLibrary
Everything You Need to Know About Deafness:netLibrary
Occupational Hearing Loss:netLibrary
Cochlear Hearing Loss:netLibrary
Hearing Disorders and Deafness:MedlinePlus


Hearing Loss in Children
General Information
Hearing Impairment:March of Dimes
Hearing Impairment (in children):Merck Manual, Home Edition
Enlarged Vestibular Aqueducts and Childhood Hearing Loss:NIDCD
Information on Deaf-Blindness – Selected Topics:DB-Link
The Handbook of Pediatric Audiology:netLibrary
Let's Talk About Deafness:netLibrary [for Kids]
Hearing Problems in Children:MedlinePlus
Recognizing Hearing Loss in Children
Age-Appropriate Hearing Milestones:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Your Baby's Hearing Development Checklist (Silence Isn't Always Golden):NIDCD
Screening for Hearing Disorders
Hearing Screening in Children:Columbia University Medical Center
It’s Important to Have Your Baby’s Hearing Screened:NIDCD
What to Do if Your Baby’s Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem:NIDCD
Newborn Hearing Screening:National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
Specific Hearing Disorders
see Hereditary Hearing Loss and Deafness


Hearing Loss in the Elderly
Hearing Loss:National Institute on Aging
Hearing Loss and Older Adults:NIDCD
Presbycusis:NIDCD
Missing Words : The Family Handbook On Adult Hearing Loss:netLibrary


Hearing Loss and Deafness, Research
Can We Help the Ear Repair Itself?:NIDCD
Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration:University of Washington
Gene Therapy to Prevent Hearing Loss:NIDCD


Hereditary Hearing Loss and Deafness
Overview
Congenital Deafness:American Hearing Research Foundation
Genetics (General Information)
Hereditary Hearing Loss:University of Antwerp & University of Iowa
Deafness and Hereditary Hearing Loss Overview:GeneReviews
Hereditary Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss
Nonsyndromic Deafness:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
DFNA2 Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss:GeneReviews
Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss and Deafness, DFNA3:GeneReviews
Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss and Deafness, DFNB1:GeneReviews
OTOF-Related Deafness (DFNB9 Nonsyndromic):GeneReviews
Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss and Deafness, Mitochondrial:GeneReviews


Auditory Neuropathy
Auditory Neuropathy:NIDCD


Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis: An Increased Sensitivity to Everyday Sounds:AAO-HNS
Vestibular Hyperacusis:Vestibular Disorders Association


Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Hearing: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss:American Academy of Family Physicians
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss:NIDCD
Noise & Hearing Protection:AAO-HNS
Hearing Loss Prevention Tips:MedicineNet
Know the Power of Sound:AAO-HNS


Tinnitus
General Information
Tinnitus:AAO-HNS
Tinnitus:MedlinePlus
Treatment
Tinnitus Management:ASHA
Treatment Information:American Tinnitus Association
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy:Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Centre
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: Guidelines and Exercises for Patients:Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Centre


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