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This article is a physical description of hearing impairment. See Deaf culture for deafness as seen from a cultural model. A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). It is important to note that the term "hearing-impaired" is considered offensive by many Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, who prefer the two latter terms. Explanation While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many are permanent. Whether ...
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Hearing Impairment Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/
- National Library of Medicine, NIH, HHS http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health, OPHS, HHS http://www.nih.gov/
- Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse, NIDCD, NIH, HHS http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/misc/clearinghouse.asp
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing http://www.agbell.org/
- Office of Medical Applications of Research, NIH, HHS http://odp.od.nih.gov/omar/
- Nicotine Anonymous® World Services Http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, ED http://www.nichcy.org/
Resources
- Auditory Processing Disorder in Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- ¿Cuándo es excesivo el ruido? (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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