Key findings (WHO. 2006)

World Health Organization (www.who.org), WHO Guidelines for Hearing Impairment and Prevention (April 2010)

Types of hearing impairments

Joanne Travers, MIM, Partners for a Greater Voice (2011)

Causes of hearing impairment and deafness

Marissa Williams Mendrygal, volunteer partner

Social and economic burden

Global Prevention, Management and Habilitation Initiatives

American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery www.entnet.org

Fact Sheet: Better Ear Health

American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery www.entnet.org