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Information and resources concerning age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) including: description, causes, prevention, questions to help determine if you need to have your hearing checked, hearing aid options, other treatments, and research.

Information and resources concerning sign language, American Sign Language, comparisons between sign and spoken language, and language acquisition by deaf children.

Information and resources concerning aphasia including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Information and resources concerning apraxia of speech including: description, types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Information about different types of assistive devices, how they work, and ongoing NIDCD-funded research to improve their communication ability.

Information and resources concerning auditory neuropathy including: definition, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Information and resources concerning autism including: definition, causes, communication problems of autism, treatment, who is affected, and research.

Information and resources concerning balance disorders including: definition, the balance system, symptoms, causes, types, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Information and resources concerning captions and captioning including: open and closed captioning, real-time captioning, electronic newsroom captioning, edited and verbatim captioning, rear-window captioning, captioned telephones, current laws regarding captioning, the FCC and captioning requirements, and captioning research. 

Information and resources concerning cochlear implants, including an introduction, description of the device and its workings, discussions on who gets implants and surgical considerations, and what the future holds for the devices.

Information and resources concerning developmental language disorder including: description, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Ten questions that will help you determine if you need to have your hearing evaluated by a health professional.

Information and resources about ear infections in children, including symptoms and causes, how ear infections are diagnosed and treated, how they can be prevented, and what research is being done on the condition.

This fact sheet describes what scientists are discovering about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA). Although EVA does not appear to be the cause, research suggests that most children with this condition will develop some degree of hearing loss.

Information and resources concerning hearing aids including: hearing loss, types of hearing aids, hearing aid adjustment and care, and shopping for hearing aids.

Information and resources about hearing protectors, including what they are, why they are important, and when they should be used.

Information about when to use hearing protectors, how to help children use hearing protectors, and what to know about different types of hearing protection.

Information and resources about hoarseness, including how our voice works, when you should see a doctor for diagnosis and treatment of hoarseness, its causes, and current research.

This fact sheet describes how our ear changes sound waves in the air into electrical signals and then transmits these signals to the brain, allowing us to hear sounds.

Information concerning how we hear; the signs, symptoms, and causes of noise-induced hearing loss; and how you can help children and preteens protect their hearing.