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![]() To continue our goal of "Helping Others... Help Themselves." Our Vision: To provide hearing aids to those who are financially disadvantaged. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to live in the wonderful world of Sound. Our Inspiration: There are more than 40 million people in the U.S. who have hearing impairment severe enough to require an aid/s. While all of those with hearing loss may benefit from a hearing aid/s, approximately 30% of those individuals cannot afford one. That's over 12 million people in the U.S. who cannot afford an aid/s. Hearing loss, once considered age related, has reached alarming proportions among all of those under the age of 60. In fact, more people under 60 have hearing loss than over the age of 60 according to noted audiologist David Lipscomb, PhD. Hearing loss has become an international epidemic as a direct result of environmental noise. Based on the facts above, that means:
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