What began as an idea to give back to the hearing loss community, turned into a highly successful go fund me campaign for 10-year-old Braden Baker. Braden, who was diagnosed with sensorineural bilateral hearing loss, has been wearing hearing aids since he was 3 months old.
“People would always stare at my hearing aids. I got more brave so when people looked at me I would tell them what they were.” - Braden Baker
Braden’s idea to give back occurred at his family’s lakehouse. Inspired by Read More »
Braden Baker’s Inspiring Mission to Give Back to the Hearing Loss Community
What began as an idea to give back to the hearing loss community, turned into a highly successful go fund me campaign for 10-year-old Braden Baker. Braden, who was diagnosed with sensorineural bilateral hearing loss, has been wearing hearing aids since he was 3 months old.
“People would always stare at my hearing aids. I got more brave so when people looked at me I would tell them what they were.” - Braden Baker
Braden’s idea to give back occurred at his family’s lakehouse. Inspired by Read More »
Our Community
At the Oticon Hearing Foundation, it’s our goal to promote and foster a Community of Caring. Our vision is to empower volunteers from all over the world, including some of our very own staff. We’re excited to shine a light on some of the inspiring humanitarian work our colleagues are doing in our new interview series - Community of Caring.
Meet Angela Lalla
Angela Lalla is an audiologist at Oticon who recently completed her third trip to Ghana, Africa with Americans Serving 
Dr. Kamal Elliot grew up in India where she often witnessed situations where people needed help but didn’t have the means to access it. That experience has inspired her to use her audiology career to help others in developing countries.
“If we help each other, the world is a better place.”
The Oticon Hearing Foundation donated hearing devices for her trip to Guatemala this past January, where she traveled with 13 audiologists and 14 students to the Panajachel area with the Entheos Audiology