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Get the Facts
  Hearing
Hearing Loss and Older Adults (NIDCD)
Hearing Loss (NIH Senior Health)
Presbycusis (NIDCD)
University of Rochester Medical Center -
How the Ear Works | Aging and Hearing Loss
Virtual Tour of the Ear
 
Vision
  The Aging Eye
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Cataracts
Eye Health: Vision Problems in Aging Adults
Glaucoma Reserach Foundation
Interactive Eye Diagram
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Self-Assessment Tools
Hearing
10 Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss
Self-Test for Hearing Loss - Better Hearing Institute
 
Vision Quizzes - The following quizzes are provided by The NIH National Eye Institute, and provide useful insight in common disease-related vision problems
1. Diabetic Eye Disease: How much do you know?
2. Do you have low vision?
3. Glaucoma: How much do you know?
Resources
Hearing
The Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Medline Plus - Hearing Disorders and Deafness
Better Hearing Institute - Hearing Loss Prevention
Hearing Loss Web - Tips
Hearing Loss and Nutrition
Living with Hearing Loss
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NICDC)
Noise and Hearing Protection
Better Hearing Institute - Noise Thermometer
 
Vision
Cataract (National Eye Institute)
Center for the Visually Impaired
Tips for Living with Low Vision
Eye Health: Coping Vision Loss
Eye Health: Low Vision
Interaction & Etiquette Tips - People with Vision Loss
American Foundation for the Blind - Senior Site
Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss.
Living with Vision Loss: A Resource for Caregivers
National Eye Institute
Making Your Home Vision Loss-Friendly
UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic
Vision Care Info-sheet for Seniors
Vision loss - safety around the home
Vision Loss Tips

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