Health Information

Our approach to treatment emphasizes education and active patient involvement to diagnose and improve hearing loss. Our goal is to work collaboratively with patients and their families to improve communication.

Akron General offers community outreach programs and health information on a variety of different topics, including hearing loss hearing aids and communication-improvement strategies.

Patient Education Resources

Hearing Self-Test
Everyday Hearing Hazards
What is Presbycusis?
Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Tinnitus: Stopping the Sound in Your Head
Hearing Aids
What You Need to Know About Hearing Aids

Additional Resources

The American Academy of Audiology
www.audiology.org

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
www.asha.org

The American Tinnitus Association
www.ata.org

The Better Hearing Institute
www.betterhearing.org

The external-site links on this Web site are not necessarily endorsed by Akron General.