Hearing loss

Hearing loss, or deafness, is the partial or total inability to hear sound in one or both ears. Types of hearing loss include conductive hearing loss, sensory hearing loss, mixed (conducive and sensory combined) hearing loss, and neural hearing loss.

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• Services and Programs
• Links and Resources
• StudyFinder
• Faculty

Services and Programs

• Family Outreach Center and Disability Services
  Disability-specific programs associated with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and other organizations at Vanderbilt provide a broad range of treatment, research, technical assistance, education, and outreach services.

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Links and Resources

• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
  The Clerc Center has been mandated by Congress to develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative curricula, instructional techniques and strategies, and materials. The aim of the Clerc Center is to improve the quality of education for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth from birth through age 21.
• Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences
  Dedicated to serving persons with diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck, and hearing, speech, language and related disorders (including autism spectrum disorders).

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StudyFinder - Participate in a study related to Hearing loss

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers need subjects to complete the studies listed below.

• Hearing Evaluation for Adults with Hearing Loss
• Hearing Tests for Infants and Young Children
• Psycho-educational development of young children with Minimal Hearing Loss

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