Factsheets

Deafness Research UK factsheets are produced in consultation with a team of medical and scientific experts who form part of our communications advisory panel.

Childhood hearing loss

 Communication tips for helping a child with Glue Ear (pdf file, 462kb)

 Glue Ear - a guide for teachers (pdf file, 69kb)

 Glue Ear - spotting the signs (pdf file, 41kb)

 Glue Ear - possible tests (pdf file, 40kb)

 Glue Ear - treatments (pdf file, 51kb)

 Hearing Tests for Babies & Young Children (pdf file, 56kb)

 Meningitis & Hearing Loss (pdf file, 50kb)

 Hyperacusis in children (pdf file, 48kb)

 Auditory processing disorder (pdf file, 95kb)

General hearing loss

 Deafness in later life (pdf file, 47kb)

 Sudden hearing loss (pdf file, 64kb)

 Cholesteatoma (pdf file, 40kb)

 Otosclerosis (pdf file, 45kb)

Noise-induced hearing loss

 Noise in everyday life (pdf file, 231kb)

 Noise at work (pdf file, 851kb)

 Noise and the younger generation (pdf file, 228kb)

Tinnitus

 Tinnitus - what to think about before visiting your GP (pdf file, 36kb)

 Tinnitus - what can help me sleep? (pdf file, 41kb)

 Tinnitus Research update (pdf file, 45kb)

 Hyperacusis (pdf file, 50kb)

 Ménière's Disease (pdf file, 37kb)

Hearing aid factsheets

 Cochlear Implants - Your questions answered (pdf file, 48kb)

 Getting a hearing aid on the NHS (pdf file, 49kb)

 Choosing a Hearing Aid (pdf file, 46kb)

Factsheets about hearing

 Deafness - the facts (pdf file, 61kb)

 Ear health (pdf file, 151kb)

 Genetics and Deafness (pdf file, 47kb)

 Hair Cell Research (pdf file, 33kb)