Hearing impairment

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.

Studies related to the topic: Hearing impairment

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• Help us discover how Deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read
• Auditory Neuropathy/Dys-synchrony Database
• The Effects of Visual and Auditory Stimulation on Exploration in Infancy

People related to the topic: Hearing impairment

Daniel H Ashmead, Ph.D.
Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Emeritus

Fred H. Bess, Ph.D.
Vickie and Thomas Flood Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences, Emeritus

Rene Gifford, Ph.D.
Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Associate Director of Pediatric Audiology, Director of Cochlear Implant Program

Linda Hood, Ph.D.
Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences

Benjamin Hornsby, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences

Gary Jacobson, Ph.D.
Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences

Jena McDaniel
Assistant Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences

Ramnarayan Ramachandran, Ph.D.
Asociate Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences

Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D.
Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and Chair of the Department; Professor of Otolaryngology; Associate Director, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center

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