Video: Opening Up the Sounds of Summer for Fort Worth Students

Posted on by Liz Flores
This summer, Oticon Hearing Foundation Ambassador Braden Baker and the Oticon Hearing Foundation worked to change the lives of a group of Fort Worth students with hearing loss. A donation of Oticon hearing aids allowed a team of audiologists to provide 13 in-need grade school and high school students of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) with their own personal hearing aids. Previously, the students relied upon loaner hearing aids, available only for use in school. "Since a large Read More »

Bringing Sustainable Hearing Care to Underserved Communities in Jordan

Posted on by Liz Flores
Hearing loss is prevalent in the Middle East. In fact, one out of every 25 people has some degree of hearing loss. Audiology Worldnews reported that in a survey of 140 experts in ENT clinics across the region, 87 percent cited hearing loss as one of the top five pervasive conditions in the region. In April, the Oticon Hearing Foundation provided 100 Oticon hearing instruments for a humanitarian mission conducted by the Entheos Audiologist Cooperative to help provide the gift of hearing to in-need Read More »

Singer/Songwriter Jonathan Hutcherson and Oticon’s Liz Diaz sing for a good cause: Love Makes the World Go Round

Posted on by Liz Flores
Last month, singer/songwriter Jonathan Hutcherson, a 2018 Oticon Focus on People Award winner and Oticon hearing aid user, performed with Oticon Account Manager Liz Diaz at a benefit concert for the non-profit A&E Hearing Connection. The organization, created by Dr. Kamal Elliot, provides hearing aids for low-income families both in the U.S. and on overseas humanitarian relief trips. Jonathan and Liz sang an inspirational song they co-wrote about their experiences on a recent humanitarian mission Read More »