Online Resources for Folks with Hearing Loss

August 2009

Editor: Here's a short article from the folks at NVRC that describes some wonderful online hearing loss resources for folks with hearing loss. To access them, please point your browser to http://www.ncrar.research.va.gov/ForVets/Resources.asp

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Dr. Mitchel Turbin of the Portland, Oregon Veterans Administration Medical Center's National Center for Rehabilitation and Auditory Research has some great resources on the center's website about resources available for individuals with hearing loss:

- "The Living Well with Hearing Loss Workshop" by Dr. Turbin with the complete PowerPoint curriculum for a two-hour multimedia informational support group session he developed with a national team of experts - including NVRC favorite Dr. Sam Trychin!

- "Facing the Challenge: A Survivor's Manual for Hard of Hearing People" developed by the Hearing Loss Association of Oregon.

- A two-page fact sheet on "How We Hear"

- A three-page fact sheet answering frequently asked questions about getting a hearing aid from the VA

- A 30-page document with all kinds of information about hearing aids from the Department of Veterans Association such as loans, adjusting to the hearing aid, batteries, telephone use, care, repairs, troubleshooting and much more.

- Information about medications and hearing loss.

- A three-page information sheet on Tinnitus.

- "Why Can't I Understand Speech" by Nancy E. Vaughn, Ph.D, CCC-A

- "Tips for Improving Your Listening Experience" by M. Samantha Harris, Ph.D, CCC-A and Gabrielle Saunders, Ph.D.

- "Ototoxicity" by Dawn Konrad-Martin, Ph.D., CCC-A and Stephen A. Fausti, Ph.D., CCC-A

- "Programs for Veterans and the Community"