Related Links
Additional Resources:
Balance Disorders - Disorders Association website providing information on diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders.
Patient and Clinical Information on Vertigo and Balance - patient resource presented by NeuroCom® International to help increase awareness of balance disorders and the available treatment options.
Hearing Aid and Extended Wear Device Links:
Lyric - additional information, including patient testimonials for the world’s first 100% invisible extended wear hearing aid.
Affiliations:
Academy of Doctors of Audiology - offers programming and support to those audiologists and students who are or who desire to be independent practitioners.
Site offers excellent resources for clinicians, patients and families.American Academy of Audiology - the world's largest professional organization of,
by, and for audiologists, with an active membership of 10,000+American Tinnitus Association - the nation’s foremost organization working to cure tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
The Hyperacusis Network - hyperacusis is defined as a collapsed tolerance to normal environmental sounds, or hyper-sensitive hearing. Those afflicted hear every sound at excruciatingly high volume. This site is dedicated to educating and helping those affected by this debilitating condition.
The Meniere's Network - a program of the EAR Foundation since 1988, this national network of patient support groups provides patients with opportunities to share their experiences and coping strategies with others suffering from Meniere's disease, vestibular disorders or hearing loss.
Vestibular Disorders Association - VEDA is a leading international organization that provides information, education and a support network that helps people deal with the challenges of vestibular dysfunction. Their online store offers many publications about vestibular disorders.