Hearing Loss Information
Hearing loss affects approximately 48 million Americans. About 500,000 of them are Wisconsin residents. Hearing loss can be attributed to: genetics, disease, exposure to noise, medications and as a result of the natural aging process. An individual's right to decide what, if any, treatment works for them is just that, a right. At the Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing we provide non-biased information and referral to consumers wishing to know more about hearing loss and its implications.
Where can I find information on hearing loss?
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Contact your Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association (
ASHA ) -
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (
NIDCD ) -
Centers for Disease Control (
CDC ) -
Hearing Loss Association of America (
HLAA ) -
Additional Resources
Causes of Hearing Loss
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association (
ASHA ) -
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (
NIDCD )
Resources on Types of Hearing Loss
Whether the hearing loss is conductive, sensorineural, or mixed there are implications for each.
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association (
ASHA ) -
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (
NIDCD ) -
Better Hearing Institute (
BHI )
Hearing Loss in Children
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association (
ASHA )
Programs in Wisconsin serving families who have children with a hearing loss
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HEAR
Wisconsin (formally known as Center for the Communication, Hearing & Deafness, CDHH) -
Deaf Mentor Project (
DMP ) -
Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (
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Wisconsin Families for Hands and Voices (
WFHV ) -
Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB)
Veterans with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss & Seniors
Statistics estimate that nearly 25 percent of those aged 65 - 74 and 50 percent of those who are 75 and older have a hearing loss.
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Deaf Seniors of America (
DSA ) -
Hearing Loss Association of America (
HLAA ) -
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Senior Health (
NIDOCD )