Resource List: Hearing Problems

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Web address: http://www.asha.org
Voice: 1-800-638-8255 (TTY: 1-301-296-5650)
Address: 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850-3289
Helpline, educational materials on speech and language disorders and hearing loss in Spanish and English

American Tinnitus Association
Web site: http://www.ata.org
Phone: 1-800-634-8978
Address: PO Box 5, Portland, OR 97207-0005
Supports research to find a cure for tinnitus (constant ringing or buzzing in the ears or head); sponsors local self-help groups; provides educational materials, treatment and coping options; and provides referrals to health professionals

Better Hearing Institute
Web site: http://www.betterhearing.org
Phone: 1-800-EAR-WELL (1-800-327-9355)
Address: 1444 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005
Hearing helpline, educational materials, referrals for treatment and testing

The National Association of the Deaf
Web site: http://www.nad.org
Phone: 1-301-587-1788 (TTY: 301-587-1789)
Address: 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3819
Dedicated to assuring that a comprehensive, coordinated system of services is accessible to those who are deaf or hard of hearing

Lauren Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Web site: http://ClercCenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo
Phone: 1-202-651-5051 (TTY: 1-202-651-5052)
Address: Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002
A centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, and objective information about all aspects of hearing loss and deafness