NIDCD Site Review

National Institute On Deafness and other Communication Disorders

The National Institute On Deafness and other Communication Disorders has a detailed page on hearing aids on its website. The web address is www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/hearingaid.asp.

The website is designed simply and elegantly and loads easily. It can be accessed from the website of the National Institute of health (www.nih.gov) or the website of the National Institute On Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.(www.nidcd.gov) by typing, ‘Hearing aids,’ in the search option.

The focus of the website is to give the visitor simple practical advice about hearing aids by answering common questions asked by patients in a matter of fact, no nonsense manner. Answers are given to questions like what is a hearing aid, how can hearing aids help, how can one find out that they need hearing aids, the different types of hearing aids, do all hearing aids work the same way, how can the patient adjust to hearing aids, what questions should be asked before buying as hearing aid, new types of hearing aids, care of hearing aids, research conducted by the institute and information on financial assistance to hearing aid wearers.

The content of the website is current and was updated in April 2007.
The website contains links to directories of hearing health organizations around the country that help with Hearing aids, assistive Listening Devices and assistive technology. These can be found under the question, ‘Where can I find more information?’

The website is maintained by the Government. Therefore there are no pop up or advertisements to disturb the visitor. The website does not list the names of hearing aid manufacturers. The ongoing research reported in the website details the research conducted by the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders. No details of any other research by foundations run by hearing aid manufacturers or other organizations are mentioned.

The postal and E mail address of the Information Office of the Institute is provided for information, additional addresses and telephone numbers
of hearing health organizations or a printed list of organizations.

The website is simple, practical and has answers to most questions likely to be
asked by a visitor about hearing aids. It encompasses all information about hearing aids in one page. All answers are brief to the point and do not require linking to several pages.

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