WebLinks
Chapter 15: Ears
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery "Patient Info" contains site on How the Ear Works.
- Audiology® Copyright, 1996. All rights reserved. Baylor College of Medicine; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences; a core syllabus that includes explanations and illustrations of human hearing and audiology techniques.
- Ceruminosis (Impacted Cerumen) From Chapter 2 - Ears, Nose and Throat (ENT), Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care.
- Cholesteatoma Illustrated site by Mark J. Levenson, MD, FACS; from the Ear Surgery Information Center.
- Ear Infections Collection of resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics that includes materials for families and professionals.
- Ear Tumors by Mark J. Levenson, MD, FACS; illustrated online materials from the Ear Surgery Information Center.
- Eye and Ear On JayDoc HistoWeb; lavish illustrations; University of Kansas Medical Center.
- Health Information On hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language, from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
- Hearing Aids Information from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
- Hearing Loss Online article with animations and references by Timothy C. Hain, MD. from his extensive web site.
- Management of Acute Otitis Media A summary of the Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 15 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- Medical Students' ENT Atlas A collection of images related to ear, nose and throat disorders; from the University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital.
- Otitis Externa: A Practical Guide to Treatment and Prevention An online article from American Family Physician, March 1, 2001.
- Otitis Media case studies From the American Academy of Pediatrics Online Learning in Otitis Media site.
- A Practitioner’s Guideline for Children Suspected of Having a Middle Ear Infection From the New York State Department of Health.
- Prevention of Hearing Impairment and Disability in the Elderly Summary of prevention standards prepared by Christopher Patterson, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario; from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care web site.
- Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs Year 2000 Position Statement, Joint Committee on Infant Hearing; 48 page document in PDF format that requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print from the American Academy of Pediatrics web site.
- Screening for handicapping hearing loss in the elderly Online summary of an article by George A. Gates, MD; Michael Murphy, MD; Thomas S. Rees, PhD; and Arlene Fraher, MA; from the Journal of Family Practice, January 2003, vol. 52, no. 1.
- Treatment of Acute Otitis Media, Introduction and Objectives and Nursing Plan of Care for Acute Otitis Media From Otitis Media: a Continuing Nursing Education Web Course By Terry Leiker, Department of Nursing, College of Health and Life Sciences, Fort Hays State University.
- Agencies, Organizations, and Associations
- Acoustic Neuroma Association
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Includes an online copy of Year 2000 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs on its Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Action Center site.
- The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences Baylor College of Medicine
- Canadian Association of the Deaf
- Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
- Canadian Hearing Society
- Deafness Research Foundation
- Hearing Loss Association of America Formerly Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People
- Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University
- National Association of the Deaf
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Includes an Information Clearinghouse and newsletter.
- The Prosper Ménière Society
- Research and Training Center for Hearing and Balance A center in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
- Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
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Consider using the following MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) terms when doing searches on topics in this chapter:
| Ear | Earache | |
| Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases | Otitis Media | |
| Ear Diseases | Hearing Disorders | |
| Vestibular Diseases | Deafness |
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