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Ask the Scientist
Doctor answers questions about how hearing works, what noise-induced hearing loss is and how to prevent it. Includes video clips of harmful noises.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/ask_dr/
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deafplanet
http://www.deafplanet.com/
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Hearing Impairment FAQ
A man who was born with profound hearing loss answers questions about his condition.
http://www.marky.com/hearing/content.html
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History Through Deaf Eyes
Learn about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and how technology effects the lives of hearing-impaired people.
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/deafeyes/
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Info to Go: Growing Up Without Hearing
Read about life at home and at school for four hearing impaired kids.
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/565/565-1.html
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KidsHealth: Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?
Learn how loud music can cause temporary and permanent hearing loss and how to protect your ears.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/rock_music.html
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KidsHealth: Hearing Impairment
Find out what causes it and what can be done to help correct the problem.
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/hearing_impairment.html
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Loud Shirt Day
Learn about and how to participate in Loud Shirt day, an event designed to "give deaf children a voice."
http://www.loudshirtday.com.au/
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Explains what this condition is and how it happens. Includes damaging sounds, effects, symptoms, and prevention.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp
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Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective: Deafness
Fourth and fifth graders write about going to school with deaf children, famous people who have suffered from deafness, what causes the condition, and how to communicate with people who cannot hear.
http://library.thinkquest.org/5852/deaf1.htm
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Sign Language UK
Put together by a 17-year old deaf girl. Includes a personal plea to learn sign language, along with some of the basics.
http://signlanguageuk.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/
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Sound and Fury
Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/
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T-Generation - Tinnitus
Information on prevention and causes of ringing noises in ears. Presented by a teen as a resource for those who attend clubs or enjoy loud music.
http://t-generation.20m.com
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