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Hearing aids (HAs) are the main assistance technology recommended to improve listening and communication for people with hearing loss. To improve access to HAs for people with hearing loss who cannot afford them, non-profit community organizations operate HA refurbishing programs, which consist of a bundle of services aiming at recycling used HAs and give them a second life.
Country | Organization Location |
Places Where Refurbished HAs Are Distributed | Target Population and Other Eligibility Criteria | Services Available and Price |
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Australia | EARS, Inc. [23] Templestowe, Victoria. |
The Dominican Republic, Fiji, Malawi, Papua New Guinea. | Population of low- and middle-income countries. |
Audiological equipment and training, hearing assessment, HAs, assistive listening devices (ALDs), fitting, earmolds. |
Canada | Association des personnes avec une déficience de l’audition [15] Québec City, Québec. |
Québec, Canada. | Low-income adults and seniors living in Québec, members of the association, not covered by private or public insurance, hearing loss and HA needs assessed by an audiologist. |
HAs, ALDs, fitting, earmolds, all free. Membership: 10 CND. |
Dalhousie Hearing Aid Assistance Program [24] Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Nova Scotia, Canada. | Low-income seniors living in Nova Scotia, low income. | Hearing assessment, HAs, fitting, earmolds, follow-up, all free. |
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Hearing Solutions [25] Toronto, Ontario. |
Peru. | Population of developing countries. | HAs. | |
H.E.A.R. Worldwide [26] Ottawa, Ontario. |
Canada, developing countries. |
Low-income people living in Canada or in a developing country, not covered by private or public insurance. |
HAs. | |
Robillard Hearing Centres [27] Eastern Ontario. |
El Salvador, Peru, Honduras, Palestine, Philippines, China. | Population of developing countries. | HAs. | |
Salus Hearing Centre [28] Vaughan, Ontario. |
Ontario, Canada. | NA. | HAs. | |
Team Canada Healing Hands [29] Montréal, Québec. |
Haiti. | Population of Haiti with low income. | Audiological equipment and training, hearing assessment, HAs, fitting, earmolds. | |
France | Audition Solidarité [30] Yzosse. |
France, Dominican Republic, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Burkina-Faso, Madagascar, Guinea, Vietnam. | France: People with low income, not covered by private or public insurance (Aide Médicale d’État accepted), ENT assessment and HA prescription required. Abroad: underprivileged children only. |
France: Hearing assessment, fitting, earmolds, all free. Abroad: Audiological equipment and training, hearing assessment, HAs, fitting, earmolds. |
Idéal Audition [31] Many locations in France. |
France, International. | Low-income people living in France or in a developing country. | HAs. | |
UK | DeafKidz International [32] Brighton. |
UK, Gambia, India, Jordan, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. | Deaf children, young people, and adults living in UK or in a developing country, low income. |
Audiological equipment and training, hearing assessment, HAs, fitting, earmolds, Sign Language training. |
Hearing Care Centre [33] Suffolk, Norfolk. |
International. | Population of developing countries. | HAs. | |
USA | Hearing and Speech Foundation [34] Maryville, Tennessee. |
USA, Jamaica. | Residents of East Tennessee (children and adults), gross household income does not exceed 100% above the federal poverty level. | Hearing assessment, HAs, accessories, ALDs, fitting, earmolds. HAs are free. Sliding scale fee system for services based on household income, from 145 to 350 USD. |
Rotary [35] Many locations in USA. |
Argentina, Philippines, Dominican Republic | Low-income population in developing countries. |
Supports projects to provide affordable HAs and services in underserved areas. | |
Olive Osmond Hearing Fund [36] St. George, Utah. |
USA. | Low-income people (children and adults) who cannot afford HAs and have no resources available to obtain amplification devices. | HAs, other devices, or audiology services on a case-by-case basis. | |
Grace Hearing Center [37] Tucson, Arizona. |
USA. | Residents of the greater Tucson area (children and adults), household income does not exceed 250% above the federal poverty level, willingness to do community volunteering. | Hearing assessment, HAs, accessories, fitting, earmolds. Sliding scale fee system for HAs (including services) based on household income, from 80 to 450 USD, plus a designated amount of volunteer hours in the community. |
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GiveHear [38] Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
USA. | Residents of northeast Indiana (children and adults), household income does not exceed 250% above the federal poverty level, willingness to do community volunteering. | Hearing assessment, HAs, accessories, fitting, earmolds. Sliding scale fee system for HAs and services based on household income, plus patients are asked to do volunteer hours in the community. |
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Hearing Charities of America [39] Kansas City, Missouri. |
USA. | Residents of the USA (children and adults), hearing loss diagnosed and HA recommendation by an audiologist, low income without health insurance or coverage for HAs. | Hearing assessment, HAs. | |
Pacific Neuroscience Institute Foundation [40] California. |
USA. | Hearing loss diagnosed by an audiologist, low income without health insurance or coverage for HAs. | HAs. | |
Southern Arizona hearing aid bank [41] Tucson, Arizona. |
USA. | Low-income adults unable to afford hearing care. | Services and HAs, 95 USD. |
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The UWSHC Hearing Aid Recycling Program [42] Madison, Wisconsin. |
USA. | Low-income residents of Dane County and surrounding area. People with significant hearing loss in both ears are prioritized. Reasonable benefit from the HAs expected by the audiologist. | Hearing assessment, HAs, fitting, earmolds, initial follow-up, all free. Other audiology services, programming, and repair provided on a case-by-case basis. |
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Hearing the Call [43] Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
USA, Jordan, Palestine, Mexico, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, India, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador. |
Population of developing countries. Residents of the USA (children and adults), household income does not exceed 250% above the federal poverty level, willingness to participate in community volunteering. | Hearing assessment, HAs, accessories, fitting, earmolds. Sliding scale fee system for HAs and services based on household income, plus patients are asked to perform volunteer hours in the community. |
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Hope for Hearing [44] Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
USA. | Low-income residents of Washtenaw County. | HAs. | |
Tulsa Speech and Hearing Association [45] Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
USA. | Low-income residents of Oklahoma. Hearing test by an audiologist (no older than 6 months), 30 dB hearing loss in the better ear. |
1 HA, 75 USD. |
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International | Lions Clubs International [46] Many locations in the world. |
International, Local. | NA. | HAs. |