Helpful Links

800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 651-5051
(202) 651-5052 (TTY)

Gallaudet University provides educational programs, vocational training, sign language programs, technology, and barrier free design for those with hearing loss. The site also contains fact sheets, resource listings, and reading lists on all aspects of deafness and hearing loss.

7440 N. Shadeland Avenue, Suite 150
Indianapolis, IN 46250
2020 W. 86th Street, Suite 307
Indianapolis, IN 46260
901 N. Old State Road 67
Mooresville, IN 46148
(317) 842-4901 (800) 818-EARS (3277) Indiana only

The Midwest Ear Institute is a medical facility dedicated to the care of patients with ear, hearing, and balance problems. Its specialized physicians, audiologists, and staff comprise an experienced team of highly-trained professionals who offer a broad range of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative services, utilizing the latest in state-of-the-art technology and equipment.

National Institutes of Health
31 Center Dr MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
NIDCD Information Clearinghouse 1 (800) 241-1044
1 (800) 241-1055 (TTY)

NIDCD conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and training and the dissemination of information on disorders of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. The NIDCD Clearinghouse offers information to health professionals, patients, industry representatives and the public.

7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-2248
(301) 657-2249 (TTY)

HLAA is an international volunteer organization composed of people who are hard of hearing, their relatives, and friends. HLAA provides self-help programs and referrals to local chapters.

One Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-4444

The Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is the world's largest organization of physician specialists who treat the ear, nose, and throat and related structures of the head and neck. Their Patient Health Information site provides information about ear and hearing problems.

P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1 (800) 222-2225
1-(800) 222-4225 (TTY)

The National Institute on Aging is the component of the National Institutes of Health devoted to improving the health of older people. This site offers the general public and health professionals consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics important to older people and their families as well as a description of their research program.