Web Directory

» Abelard: Loud Music and Hearing Damage
   Provides information on the relationship between loud noise and ear damage with particular reference to young people and loud music.
   http://www.abelard.org/hear/hear.php

» Dangerous Decibels
   Public health campaign designed to reduce the incidence and prevalence of noise induced hearing loss and tinnitus by educating children and changing their attitudes and behavior.
   http://www.dangerousdecibels.org

» Deafening Sound
   Show originally produced for broadcast on Nebraska ETV, exploring the noisy world we live in. Includes much of the content from the TV program and helps to educate the public on hazardous noise.
   http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/deafening_sound/ds_the_show-nf.html

» Hearing Conservation Council
   Information about this British registered charity. Includes the constitution, applying for and donating funds and contact details.
   http://www.hearinguk.org/

» Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers
   H.E.A.R. is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels which can lead to permanent hearing loss and tinnitus.
   http://www.hearnet.com/

» Method of ISO 1999
   Provides a facility to enable the user to compute their likely hearing loss due to level of noise and years of exposure.
   http://www.radiomods.co.nz/caraudio/hearinglosscalc.html

» NIDCD - Wise Ears!
   Educational materials from a campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/wise/tips.asp

» NIDCD: Decibel Ruler
   Interactive site from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Illustrates the meaning of decibel levels.
   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/decibel/decibel.asp

» National Hearing Conservation Association
   This professional association seeks to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society.
   http://www.hearingconservation.org/

» Sound Advice
   Provides practical guidelines on the control of noise at work, in music and entertainment.
   http://www.soundadvice.info

» WHO Guidelines on Community Noise
   The World Health Organization defines community noise as that which occurs from outside the industrial workplace.
   http://www.who.int/docstore/peh/noise/guidelines2.html