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The Gift of Sound Ironically, most insurance companies will not pay the cost of hearing and speech services or hearing aids, only the test to determine hearing loss, and hearing aid costs range from $3,000 to $6,000 per pair.

Since 1981, the Hearing and Speech Foundation has helped provide hearing and speech services to those in need in East Tennessee. Currently, the Foundation assists over 600...
Research and Development The primary goal of the research and development program is to improve the performance of hearing aids and enable a hearing-impaired person to function better in a hearing world.

This goal is accomplished by measuring the physical properties of the speech signal and relating those measurements to auditory speech perception by...
Training Program The mission of the Training Program is to provide a multi-sensory approach to auditory training for special education teachers; teachers of the deaf and hearing-impaired; speech/language pathologists and audiologists; and to enable professionals to integrate these techniques into the areas of speech and language therapy, curricula development, and hearing aid fitting.

Upcoming Events

Swing into Spring Fashion Show & Luncheon
Tuesday, March 23 at R.T. Lodge, 11:30 a.m
Abby Ham of WBIR will emcee the show.

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Volunteers make all the difference. Click here for more information about how you can help provide the gift of sound.

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Helping HSF Help Others

news-thumb6754628The Hearing and Speech Foundation currently serves over 600 patients in 26 East Tennessee counties and depends on grants and civic contributions to help support our Hearing Aid Assistance Program. In 2009, donations from these civic supporters totaled $28,824.88, which helped purchase over 100 new hearing aids for patients.

The largest civic contribution came from the Monroe County Government and totaled $10,500. This grant helped us provide 21 Monroe County residents with the gift of sound in 2009. Currently, the Foundation has 55 Monroe County patients, which total nine percent of our total patient load.

 

From the Director’s Desk

From the Director's DeskWelcome to the new HSF Web site! We are very excited to launch this new site at the start of 2010, a year that promises to be full of growth for the Foundation. We are also releasing our new logo redesign; a waveform of the phrase “The Hearing and Speech Foundation.” Thanks to Bob McLean, HSF board member and researcher, to this great idea!

Over the past 28 years, HSF has provided the gift of sound for thousands of people across East Tennessee and beyond. Despite funding shortfalls, we have continued to serve those in need with the support from our community. Currently, we serve 627 people in 26 East Tennessee counties.

   
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The Hearing and Speech Foundation would not be able to provide the gift of sound to the people of East Tennessee and beyond without the financial assistance from grants, civic contributions, and individual donations.
Monroe County Government
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Foundation Voices

Beth Humpert
Date: Jan 20, 2010


The Hearing and Speech Foundation, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. First, I would not be wearing a hearing aid if you hadn’t given me one at a ridiculous rate, one I could manage. Secondly, I could not afford the superb support of an audiologist during a season of rapid hearing loss without you. When I go in for a hearing test, knowing the results will be bad news, I still look forward to coming. You loan me devices that help me communicate and you understand and encourage me. I moved to East Tennessee several years ago to produce a documentary film about Blount County and ...

Tell Your Story

Have you or someone you love been given the gift of sound from The Hearing and Speech Foundation? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Please consider sharing your story with the world through Foundation Voices, a collection of testimonies from people the Foundation has served over the years. Share your story today by clicking here