Hearing Loss Resources

Resources for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Discover a wealth of hearing loss resources at SayWhatClub. From support groups to educational materials, find everything you need to navigate your hearing loss journey. Your one-stop hub for hearing loss support.

The websites below offer information about Assistive Listening Devices (ALD’s), hearing loss research, sign language, hearing dogs for the deaf, and financial help for those who live in the U.S.A. If you live outside of the USA, please visit our International page.

If you would like your organization or website to be included on this page, please contact our webmaster.

How to Buy Hearing Aids

• Consumer Advocate
• Hearing Tracker Hearing Aid Reviews
• Help Guide – OTC Hearing Aids rated
• Mayo Clinic – Hearing Aids: How to Choose the Right One
• National Council on Aging

Financial Aid

If you are in need of financial aid, these organizations may help

• Olive Osmond Hearing Fund
• Medicare
• Medicare For People with Disabilities
• National Hearing Aid Project
• Sertoma
• Starkey Hearing Foundation

Interesting Websites

• ADA – Americans With Disabilities Act Documents
• Addiction Treatment and Rehab for Deaf and Blind Individuals
• American Sign Language Degrees Online
• Boys Town Hospital – Hereditary Hearing Impairment Research
• BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid)
• Being Heard – Hearing Loss Coach
• Caption Call – Captioned Phones
• Hamilton CapTel – Captioned Phones
• Healthline – Hearing Loss Information
• Hearing Health – The Complete Guide for Deaf & Hearing Impaired Students
• Hearing Impaired  – Makes accessories and service dog supplies.
• Hearing Loss LIVE
• Innocaption – Captioning for Mobile Phones
• Lipreading.org  –  Offers online lipreading exercises
• Microbattery  – offers a range of hearing aid batteries and cochlear implant batteries
• Nagish – Phone Captioning App for Smart Phones
• Online Sign Language Dictionary
• Veterans Administration – Hearing loss and tinnitus guide
• Veteran Support – ClearCaptions Blog
• Virginia State resources for Deaf and Hard of HearingI

Cochlear Implants

• Advanced Bionics
• Cochlear Americas
• MED-EL

Listening Rehab

• Angel Sounds – Downloadable software or app
• BookFlix – Children’s Read-Aloud Books Online
• Cochlear Americas Telephone With Confidence
• ESL Lab
• Hearoes– Download the app for fun listening games
• Libby – Check out audiobooks for free from your library website: Must download the app
• Listening Success – Advanced Bionics
• Med-El Rehab at Home for Adults
• Merlin Bird ID – Download the app to your phone, then listen for birds in your yard to identify
• Story Line Online – Actors Read Children’s Books Aloud with Captions
• Ted Talks – Interesting Presentations that are Captioned
• VOA Learning English – Captioned news videos on Youtube

Service Dogs for the Hard of Hearing and Deaf

• Dogs For Better Lives
• Neads
• Paws with a Cause

Websites with Consumer and Medical Information

• Social Security Disability Resource Center

Other Hearing Loss Resources

There are many resources available to help folks deal effectively with their hearing loss. Here are a few of them.

• IFHOH (International Federation Hard of Hearing)
• Hearing Loss Association of America
• Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
• http://www.deafwebsites.com/

Recycle Your Hearing Aids

• Hearts 4 Hearing
• Lions Club International

Recycle in India

• Chandrasekhar Speech and Hearing Institute (accepts hearing aids from other countries, including USA)

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