Resource List: Hearing Problems

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Information Resource Center for Consumers
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Voice: 800-638-8255
Voice/TTY: 301-897-5700
Web address: http://www.asha.org
Helpline, educational materials on speech and language disorders and hearing loss in Spanish and English

American Tinnitus Association
PO Box 5
Portland, OR 97207-0005
800-634-8978
Web site: http://www.ata.org
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, provides referrals to health professionals

Better Hearing Institute
515 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-EAR-WELL(327-9355)
Web site: http://www.betterhearing.org
Hearing helpline, educational materials, referrals for treatment and testing

The National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
Voice: 301-587-1788
TTY: 301-587-1789
Web site: http://www.nad.org
Dedicated to assuring that a comprehensive, coordinated system of services is accessible to those who are deaf or hard of hearing

The National Information Center on Deafness
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
202-651-5051
TTY: 202-651-5052
Web site: http://ClercCenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html
A centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, and objective information about all aspects of hearing loss and deafness