Resources for Hard of Hearing Individuals

Hearing loss is not just a physical condition; it can interrupt your life and leave you feeling isolated from friends and family. Fortunately, there are many organizations in the US that strive to educate people about hearing issues and foster communities of deaf and hard of hearing people. With the advent of the Internet, connecting with these organizations is now easier than ever.

Below, we have listed some online communities that may be beneficial if you or a loved one has a hearing impairment. If you need any information about hearing technology, including assistance finding a comfortable and affordable hearing aid, call HearingPlanet’s hearing aid experts at 1-800-432-7669.

Online Hearing Loss Help and Support

Hearing loss affects people in many different ways; for example, being born deaf is very different from losing your hearing at an older age. The resources below are designed to help people in a variety of situations. We hope they are useful for you.

The Association of Late-Deafened Adults (http://www.alda.org)

The ALDA provides information and support to people who lost some or all of their hearing after learning a spoken language. Their web site provides lots of information about causes of hearing loss, useful technology, and social issues that hearing impaired adults face. They also schedule meetings and host an annual convention.

Help Kids Hear (http://www.helpkidshear.org/index.html)

Hearing parents who are raising deaf or hearing impaired children face many challenges. This web site was founded to help people in this tough situation easily access the information they need to make healthy decisions for their children. It also features a discussion forum, hearing loss statistics, advice about many different issues, and fun links for deaf children.

Hearing Loss Web (http://www.hearinglossweb.com/)

This web site has a larger target audience than the previous two: anyone who is hearing impaired but not considered fully deaf. It features a large collection of articles about a variety of social, medical, and psychological issues relevant to the hard of hearing community. Anyone who is new to the issue of hearing loss can find a great deal of useful information here.

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