Check out this recent new story featured on ZNBC – Zambia’s largest television service provider showcasing the Starkey Hearing Institute and it’s great work happening in Zambia.
Denise returned to our Starkey Hearing Foundation AfterCare Clinic with a broken hearing aid, but what she really needed was reassurance that she wouldn’t face this alone. A quick repair and fresh batteries brought sound back, and her smile said everything.
Before hearing aids, Denise described a world of silence, isolation, and feeling unseen. When Starkey Hearing Foundation first provided her with hearing aids, everything changed. Today, she’s thriving in 11th grade, participating in school, laughing with friends, and fully present with her family.
This is why we believe in community-based hearing healthcare. AfterCare ensures ongoing support from local professionals, so hearing isn’t just restored once, it’s sustained for life.
Yesterday around 5:30 p.m., a mother and her daughter visited our SHI professional in Malawi.
The girl, Tionge, is 13 years old. After contracting malaria at age 7 and receiving treatment, she lost her hearing, and over time, her speech declined. Financial challenges forced her to leave a school for the deaf, and back in her village she was often left out at school and church.
After being fit with hearing aids in both ears, Tionge smiled as she heard again, repeating words and responding when called from a distance.
Mom and daughter left grateful and smiling, a powerful testament of how our WFA model brings hearing healthcare anywhere, anytime, changing lives in even the most remote environments. ... See MoreSee Less
Mercedes broke down to us after being fit with hearing aids, sharing the difficulty she was having at work in a good job with the government in the water sector. As an assistant, she was facing silent challenges everyday from her hearing loss that caused fear, worry, and uncertainty.
Those emotions poured out as her hearing aids were turned on and her future suddenly felt brighter.
We cherish these moments, knowing how vulnerable it is to share the struggles of hearing loss and its effects on one’s life, and the joy and relief it is when it no longer has a hold on you. ... See MoreSee Less
Denise returned to our Starkey Hearing Foundation AfterCare Clinic with a broken hearing aid, but what she really needed was reassurance that she wouldn’t face this alone. A quick repair and fresh batteries brought sound back, and her smile said everything.
Before hearing aids, Denise described a world of silence, isolation, and feeling unseen. When Starkey Hearing Foundation first provided her with hearing aids, everything changed. Today, she’s thriving in 11th grade, participating in school, laughing with friends, and fully present with her family.
This is why we believe in community-based hearing healthcare. AfterCare ensures ongoing support from local professionals, so hearing isn’t just restored once, it’s sustained for life.
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Yesterday around 5:30 p.m., a mother and her daughter visited our SHI professional in Malawi.
The girl, Tionge, is 13 years old. After contracting malaria at age 7 and receiving treatment, she lost her hearing, and over time, her speech declined. Financial challenges forced her to leave a school for the deaf, and back in her village she was often left out at school and church.
After being fit with hearing aids in both ears, Tionge smiled as she heard again, repeating words and responding when called from a distance.
Mom and daughter left grateful and smiling, a powerful testament of how our WFA model brings hearing healthcare anywhere, anytime, changing lives in even the most remote environments. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mercedes broke down to us after being fit with hearing aids, sharing the difficulty she was having at work in a good job with the government in the water sector. As an assistant, she was facing silent challenges everyday from her hearing loss that caused fear, worry, and uncertainty.
Those emotions poured out as her hearing aids were turned on and her future suddenly felt brighter.
We cherish these moments, knowing how vulnerable it is to share the struggles of hearing loss and its effects on one’s life, and the joy and relief it is when it no longer has a hold on you. ... See MoreSee Less
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