hearing loss

Oticon Hearing Foundation Ambassador Braden Baker Featured in Marvel’s Hero Project

Posted on by Liz Flores
  We're so excited to share that Oticon Hearing Foundation ambassador Braden Baker will be featured in Marvel's Hero Project on Disney+. The series puts a spotlight on real-life heroes and starts streaming on Disney+ starting November 12, 2019. Braden's episode will air on December 27, 2019. The series focuses on extraordinary, inspiring kids and the work they've done in their communities across the country. As the project sets out to prove, it doesn't take an iron suit, super strength, Read More »

Hearing Health Project Makes a Difference in Parintins, Brazil

Posted on by Liz Flores
Audiologist Julia Shih traveled to Parintins, Brazil to make the Auditory Health Project a reality this July. All hearing instruments for the mission were donated by the Oticon Hearing Foundation. "We predict to see more people than last year, in which we served more than 130 people and fit more than 200 hearing aids. We will also be able to expand the frontier of this work to remote areas. We will be going to the Ribeirinhos region and the village of Satere Mawe. Although I have many requests 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 »