House Ear Institute Fact Sheet

HEI offers an accredited Temporal Bone Dissection course to ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists from around the world that trains them in middle and inner ear procedures.

Clinical Fellowships in otologic audiology are also offered at HEI.

HEI regularly hosts professional conferences on cochlear implants, hearing aids and cell and molecular studies of the auditory system.

The Institute's Visiting Doctor’s program hosts ENT specialists, hearing health professionals and scholars throughout the year. More than 25,000 doctors and scholars have visited and studied at the Institute, applying their newfound knowledge to patients around the world.

One of the largest libraries of research data on temporal bone dissections is located at HEI.

Sound Partners is a hearing conservation program that raises awareness of noise-induced hearing loss among professionals in the audio, electronic and recording industries and the general public. HEI partners with industry leaders, publishers and trade associations to provide hearing screenings, educational workshops and conservation information at major audio trade events. “It’s How You Listen that Counts” is a new Sound Partners initiative to encourage safe listening habits among teen consumers, offering educational content at www.earbud.org.

Family Camp is an annual three-day weekend retreat offered each summer to the entire family of deaf or hard-of-hearing children. The goals are to strengthen the family unit through proper communication; develop and increase the deaf children’s awareness of peer identity and support; and provide siblings of deaf children the opportunity to share feelings and concerns.

Journey through the Human Ear is a special walk-through educational exhibit for the general public of all ages. It features an 18’ 3-D animated model of the auditory system along with audio, graphics, video and text to bring the process of hearing to life. Visitors explore the functions of the human ear, common disorders, sensory devices and tips to healthy hearing.

Lipreading Workshops are nine-week courses offered three times a year to teach speech-reading strategies, coping techniques and assertiveness to people adapting to diminished hearing.

Web site (http://www.hei.org/) features an introduction to the institute through patient stories, research findings and recent press releases, as well as general information on hearing health and treatment of deafness, hearing loss and balance disorders.