Heartspring's Donor Hearing Aid Program – The Best Kept Secret in Town

Gary Day Mrs. Beulah Jones had been wearing the same hearing aids since 1992 when she decided to attend a hearing seminar at Heartspring in April 2006. After the seminar, she signed up for the free hearing tests that were offered by the Heartspring Hearing Center. She knew that her hearing had declined over the years but there was just no money in her budget to purchase new hearing aids. When she discussed her problem with the Heartspring audiologist, she learned that she could get the hearing aids she needed so badly through the Heartspring Donor Hearing Aid Program.

Heartspring’s Donor Hearing Aid Program provides hearing aids at a minimal cost, as well as testing, evaluation and follow-up, to hearing impaired clients who cannot afford the full cost of these services. This unique program is the only one of its kind in Kansas, and serves clients from across the State and border counties in Missouri, Oklahoma and Colorado. Clients are referred to the program through a network of 56 agencies statewide. Heartspring provides testing, fitting, aural rehabilitation, adjustments and follow-up visits at no charge to the client. The Donor Hearing Aid Program also conducts free screenings during community outreach events several times each year.

Mrs. Jones got her new hearing aids in early May. They have made a big difference in her quality of life. “Now I don’t have to turn my television up as high as it will go,” she says. “I know my neighbors appreciate that! I can hear what people say now. I used to have to ask people to repeat themselves and not everyone likes that. These new aids have just improved my life so much!” Her neighbors know that she is hearing impaired and look out for her but she says it’s hard to have to depend on other people so much. Thanks to her new hearing aids, Mrs. Jones was able to hear the storm sirens for herself when they went off last month.

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