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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 Loss Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- Federal Citizen Information Center, GSA http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- 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/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, ED http://www.nichcy.org/
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
Resources
- 1999 Federal Government TTY Directory (Federal Citizen Information Center, GSA)
- ¿Cuándo es excesivo el ruido? (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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