Recent News

Siemens Customizes Hearing Aids for Lifestyles, Not Ears – Fri, Sep 26th 2008

In a recent press release, Siemens Hearing announced in order to serve the hearing-impaired community; they have taken on a whole new outlook for product design. No longer…

Jump into Siemens Vibe Experience. Cool. – Fri, Aug 8th 2008

Siemens is known in the industry for its innovative, automated technology cutting edge stuff. But now, its not just about microchips and microphones. Its about style, making sta…

Good Vibrations! Siemens Vibe in the News – Tue, Jul 22nd 2008

Maybe its because of the cool factor of wearing a hip hearing device that can be changed to match your personal style. Or perhaps it is the young, sexy campaign that Siemens has…

Links

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Information on adult hearing loss rehabilitation -Speechreading for Better Communication and Employers of Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing & the ADA.

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Current developments and changes in the coverage of hearing health care expensive by private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare. Offers online company information on providers of assistive listening devices (ALD) including centers across the country where individuals can examine the types of assistive listening devices available in order to determine which products to purchase. To locate an Assistive Device Demonstration Center in your area, call the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association' s (ASHA) Action Center at 1-800-638-8255.

Gallaudet University

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.

League for the Hard of Hearing

The League for the Hard of Hearing was founded in 1910 and is a private not-for-profit rehabilitation agency for infants, children and adults who are hard of hearing and deaf. Offers online fact sheets on hearing loss.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

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.

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)

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

The National Institute on Aging Information Center

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.

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