NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS (NIDCD):

National Institutes of Health

31 Center Drive, MSC 2320

Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320

Phone:

Voice: 1-800-241-1044

TTY: 1-800-241-1055

Internet Address:

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

NIDCD provides information and conducts research on hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The organization is part of the National Institutes of Health, which is within the US Department of Health and Human Services.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY—HEAD AND NECK SURGERY (AAO-HNS):

One Prince Street

Alexandria, VA 22314-3357

Phone:

1-703-836-4444

Internet Address:

http://www.entnet.org

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is the largest organization representing specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.

AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA):

Address:

10801 Rockville Pike

Rockville, MD 20852

Phone:

Voice: 1-800-638-8255

TTY: 301-897-5700

Internet Address:

http://www.asha.org/

ASHA is a professional association for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. It provides services for professionals and information for people with speech, language, and hearing disorders.

Address:

11730 Plaza America Drive, Suite 300

Reston, VA 20190

Phone:

1-800-222-2336

1-703-790-8466

Internet Address:

http://www.audiology.org/

The American Academy of Audiology is a professional organization for audiologists. Its goal is to promote hearing and balance care through leadership, advocacy, education, public awareness, and support of research.

Address:

7910 Woodmont Ave, Suite 1200

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Phone:

301-657-2248    

Internet Address:

http://www.hearingloss.org    

Hearing Loss Association of America is one of the nation’s largest organization for people with hearing loss, providing information, education, advocacy, and support.

Address:

3096 Riverdale Road

The Villages, Florida 32162

Phone:

1-352-751-0932

1-217-414-4868

Internet Address:

http://www.americanotologicalsociety.org    

The American Otological Society has a mission to "encourage, promote, and sponsor research" in the field. While the site is geared to its members, visitors can find links to related websites.