Starkey HearCare is a network of 300+ Locations of Hearing Healthcare Professionals across the nation. Starkey HearCare is setting a new standard for excellence in hearing healthcare with their commitment to the Patient Journey philosophy. This philosophy is driven solely by the special needs of their patients and their commitment to serve them. That means carefully guiding patients on how to choose the best style and technology to enhance their lifestyle. [Visit]
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is committed to ensuring that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders receive services to help them communicate effectively. Here you will find resources to help you understand communication and communication disorders. [Visit]
BHI is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to reducing the stigma associated with hearing aids, exposing the consequences of untreated hearing loss and showing consumers how treatment can solve problems associated with hearing loss. [Visit]
Hearing Loss Association of American
HLAA is a national organization with more than 200 local chapters throughout the United States. HLAA brings consumers and policy makers together to learn about communication access at national, state and local levels and to affect legislation impacting people with hearing loss. Their website provides timely and reliable information about hearing loss. [Visit]
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIDCD is one of the federal institutes comprising the National Institutes of Health whose mission it is to uncover knowledge to help, prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability. The NIDCD site provides hearing health information in English and Spanish. [Visit]
The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) exists to cure tinnitus by developing resources that advance tinnitus research. Founded in 1971, ATA has raised and allocated millions of dollars toward medical research projects focused on a cure for tinnitus. ATA also advocates for effective public policies that support its mission. A consumer directory, fact sheets, and other publications for professionals and consumers are available online and in print. [Visit]
Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers (H.E.A.R.)
Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers (H.E.A.R.) is world-renowned for its efforts to educate the public about the dangers of excessive noise and to provide adequate hearing protection to musicians and music fans. H.E.A.R. promotes awareness about hearing damage by disseminating public service information and announcements to the media, producing hearing conservation “rocumentary” DVDs, and by establishing information and earplug tables at music events in the United States. [Visit]
Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss
Rapid advances in the bioscience and technology of hearing (many of which originated at Stanford) make it realistic to envision a cure for hearing loss within a foreseeable time horizon. Stanford is seeking resources to create a large scale research effort to create biological cures for major forms of inner ear hearing loss within the foreseeable future. [Visit]
Assisted Living Options for People with Disabilities
Seniors and people with disabilities often need supportive living options. When the time comes to start considering your options for assisted living, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of housing options. Please follow the link below for a detailed guide on the different types of assisted living options. [Visit]