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The Miracle-Ear Foundation

Enhancing lives through the Gift of Sound™

Our Mission

Established in 1990, the Miracle-Ear Foundation® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit created to provide the Gift of Sound™ - access to life-changing hearing aids to those who have no other means of obtaining them. To date, we have gifted nearly 48,000 hearing aids. We're working toward a future where the millions of people living with unresolved hearing loss no longer see financial insecurity as a barrier to living a fuller life with hearing aids.

For more than 30 years, the Miracle-Ear Foundation has—with the help of Miracle-Ear customers like you—shared the Gift of Sound™ with people in need. Learn more.

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Marsha and May at Miracle-Ear store

Start hearing again

By applying for the program at their local Miracle-Ear center or receiving hearing aids during Miracle Mission events held in their communities, more people with hearing loss are able to overcome the obstacles that stand between them and all the sounds they've been missing.

Hearing Solutions for Everyone

The Gift of Sound™ is far more than just free hearing aids - it's an opportunity for recipients to reconnect with loved ones, embrace the world of sound around them, feel safe again, communicate with ease, and thrive in their career or at school. Working with a Hearing Care Professional at their nearest Miracle-Ear location, recipients are fitted with hearing devices that meet their specific needs. The relationship doesn't end there - Gift of Sound recipients get the same 3-year warranty as traditional customers, as well as the free lifetime aftercare and check-ins. We believe that when we help remove financial insecurity as a barrier to living a fuller life with hearing aids, we’re not just changing one person’s life, we’re enhancing life for everyone around them too. 

Who qualifies for free hearing aids?

The Gift of Sound program offers hearing aids and support services at no cost [1] to people who meet eligibility requirements, and who are unable to use other available resources . These requirements are designed to match hearing solutions with the people who need them most. 

Making Miracles is our Mission

To provide even more individuals with the Gift of Sound, Miracle Missions are planned strategically throughout the United States. These bi-annual events are designed to serve communities where there is a significant need for hearing health care. In a single day, we've fit as many as 200 people with no-cost hearing aids. Miracle Missions are impactful experiences for all involved, from the Hearing Care Professionals and staff who volunteer, to the recipients whose lives are changed when they begin to hear their world again. To date, Miracle Missions have provided 2,000 hearing aids to nearly 1,050 recipients through the help of over 460 volunteers.

Our Recipients

For more than 30 years, the Miracle-Ear Foundation has, with the help of generous donors and volunteers, shared the Gift of Sound with over 25,000 individuals. Our recipients are individuals who are unable to afford quality hearing aid technology and the care they need. We’re building a future where the millions of people living with unresolved hearing loss no longer see financial insecurity as a barrier to living a fuller life with hearing aids.

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Giving With Gratitude

When you've seen lives transformed through hearing care or have experienced how hearing aids have positively impacted your own life, it's only natural to want to help others experience the same. Provide the Gift of Sound with your tax-deductible donation today. Every dollar contributes to our efforts to provide hearing health solutions to individuals in need. 

Wade's Gift of Sound™ Story

Gift of Sound Recipient Wade felt he was missing out on important conversations with loved ones due to his hearing loss.

Learn how the Miracle-Ear Foundation is changing lives and reconnecting individuals with the world around them.

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The Miracle-Ear Advantage supports the Foundation

When you purchase hearing aids from Miracle-Ear, you aren't the only one who benefits from better hearing. Part of the cost of every hearing aid sold goes to the Miracle-Ear Foundation to help someone in need. Learn more about our commitment to sharing the ability to hear and the Miracle-Ear Advantage.

How you can help the Miracle-Ear Foundation

When you've felt the effects that better hearing can have on your life, it's only natural that you want to help others experience the same. Help connect people in need with hearing aids by making a tax-deductible donation to the Miracle-Ear Foundation today. No matter the donation amount, every dollar received contributes to the Miracle-Ear Foundation's efforts to provide much-needed hearing health solutions. Learn more about our commitment to sharing the ability to hear and the Miracle-Ear Advantage.

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