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

Hearing impairment assessment - ISO 1999 Script allows one compute amount of hearing loss due to level of noise and years of exposure. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7116/jv_hear.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 damage and loud music Document on the relationship between loud noise and ear damage with particular reference to young people and loud music. http://www.abelard.org/hear/hear.htm

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/

Deafening Sound Originally produced for broadcast on Nebraska ETV, explores this noisy, sometimes deafening world. The web site contains much of the content from the TV program and helps to educate the public on hazardous noise. http://net.unl.edu/artsFeat/deafening_sound/ds_splash.html

Guide to Noise Induced Hearing Loss Legislation Gives basic information for your rights under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act for hearing conservation in Western Australia. http://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/pubs/

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

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

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

How the Ear Works - Nature's Solutions for Listening This site covers the process by which sound is converted to activity in the audiotory nerve and is aimed at a broad audience. The focus is more on hair cell physiology than on cochlear mechanics. http://www.bcm.edu/oto/research/cochlea/Volta/index.html