Instructions
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Start searching for a free hearing aid by discussing the matter with a healthcare professional. A doctor's diagnosis is necessary to qualify for hearing aid assistance, and healthcare professionals are some of the best sources for assistance information.
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Contact the Lions Club International. The Lions club provides assistance for hearing loss sufferers who cannot afford the proper care. Many chapters of the Lions Club have hearing aid banks for people in need.
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Go to an implant center. Many cochlear implant centers can help the less fortunate obtain hearing aids. Although the centers are profit-making businesses, they provide many services for needy people.
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Get in touch with the manufacturers directly. Some manufacturers of hearing devices provide free hearing aids, especially for children. Families with children in need should contact the Miracle Ear Children's Foundation.
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Find a private foundation. There are many small private foundations that provide hearing aid support on a case by case basis.
Comments
on 11/12/2009 I went to Abbott Labs in Phoenix, AZ. and the audiologist Gilbert Salinas worked with me and my ability to pay. Tell him Mrs. Clunie sent you.
on 1/18/2009 The first thing to do is to contact a local hearing aid dispenser or an audiologist. They have all the information you will need to assist you in getting a hearing aid. Here in Texas we have the Rehabilitation Center that provides free hearing aids for those who are willing to work.
on 12/5/2008 I have auditory problems since 1990 I need a hearing aid in both ears to correct the problem, but I don't have the economic resource to buy it.
I looking for some one to want to donate the hearing aids or someone to give to me a very good discount
If you do this kind of help or you know somebody to do this don't hesitate to contact me email :javytkt@yahoo.com
on 5/16/2008 I am a Truck Driver who has been put out of work because of my hearing or the lack of hearring beeing able to hear certin sounds within the truck that i was driving. Also in this case because of beeing placed out of work I am unable to afford a set of hearing aids so that the problem can be corrected. does anyone have any sugestions on how to get a set paid for for me so that i may be able to return to work?