Topic: deafness
Definition:

  • partial or complete loss of hearing

    Related tag cloud:

  • deaf
  • hard of hearing
  • hearing loss
  • hearing aids
  • hearing
  • hearing impaired
  • sign language
  • audiology
  • asl
  • deaf culture
  • hearing aid
  • american sign language
  • deaf education
  • tinnitus
  • education
  • ear
  • speech
  • blindness
  • discount hearing aids
  • audiologist
  • disabilities
  • Resources:

    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
    Supports and conducts research in, and distributes information on, the disorders of human communication, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
    http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

    Deafness/Hard of Hearing
    Learn about the world of the deaf at About.com.
    http://deafness.about.com/

    Deafness Research Foundation
    America's only voluntary health organization committed to curing and preventing all forms of hearing loss, and making lifelong hearing health a national priority.
    http://DRF.org/

    National Institutes of Health
    This research organization seeks to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. Provides links, resources, health information and news.
    http://www.nih.gov/