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Below are some links about where to start when learning the basics.  If you know of a good link feel free to email it to us at comments@hikids.com and we will post here or on the links on our message board.

A Good Start: Suggestions for Visual Conversations with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies and Toddlers - from Kids World Deaf Net web site.

An Auditory Tour - It is a suite of images and animations designed to illustrate various aspects of the structure and function of the auditory periphery. It includes EarWorks, which was designed to simulate sensor neural hearing loss.

Beginnings - A non-bias resource for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Care and Maintenance of Hearing Aids And Earmolds - Presented by The Audiology Awareness Campaign.

Early Beginnings for Families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Myths and Facts of Early Intervention and Guidelines for Effective Services - from KidsWorld Deaf Net web site.

How to Read A Hearing Test - from Independent Hearing Aid web site.

My Baby's Hearing (First Steps of Newborn Screening) - from the Boys Town National Research Hospital.

Pediatric Hearing Loss - Has some good basic information about a number of things you may have questions about.

The Basics - from the Listen-Up web site.

Understanding Your Audiogram - from the American Academy of Audiology.

WebMD Article - Hearing Trouble - Article for parents with an infant, newly diagnosed with a hearing loss.

What you Hear! - Example of a sentence and what you hear at at each hearing loss level.