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Age-Related Hearing Loss

Age-Related Hearing Loss
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.
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American Sign Language

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

Aphasia
Information and resources concerning aphasia including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research.
En español
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Apraxia of Speech

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Information and resources concerning apraxia of speech including: description, types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research.
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Assistive Devices for People with Hearing, Voice, Speech, or Language Disorders

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

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Auditory Neuropathy

Auditory Neuropathy
Information and resources concerning auditory neuropathy including: definition, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research.
En español
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Communication Problems in Children

Communication Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Information and resources concerning autism including: definition, causes, communication problems of autism, treatment, who is affected, and research.
En español
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Balance Disorders

Balance Disorders
Information and resources concerning balance disorders including: definition, the balance system, symptoms, causes, types, diagnosis, treatment, and research.
En español
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Captions For Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers

Captions For Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers
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. 
En español
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Cochlear Implants

Cochlear Implants
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.
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Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children, Consensus Statement

Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children, Consensus Statement
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Do You Need a Hearing Test?

Do You Need a Hearing Test?
Ten questions that will help you determine if you need to have your hearing evaluated by a health professional.
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Dysphagia

Dysphagia
Information and resources concerning dysphagia including: description, how we swallow, problems, causes, treatment, and research.
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Ear Infections in Children

Ear Infections in Children
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.
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Enlarged Vestibular Aqueducts and Childhood Hearing Loss

Enlarged Vestibular Aqueducts and Childhood Hearing Loss
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.
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