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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 the Gift of Sound 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.

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Event: 'Swing Into Spring Fashion Show & Luncheon'

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Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 11:30 am

Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes

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The Fluor Foundation has been a supporter of the Hearing and Speech Foundation's Research & Development Program for many years. The Fluor Foundation has a long history of investing in communities, nonprofit organizations and education. Since its inception in 1952, the foundation, along with Fluor Corporation, has contributed more than $145 million to projects around the world. In 2009, Fluor Corporation and the Fluor Foundation contributed a combined total of $6.5 million to community organizations and educational initiatives in 17 countries.

We would like to thank the Fluor Foundation for their most recent contribution to our research program.

Foundation Voices

Eleanor Adams
Date: Aug 10, 2010

It has been the most spectacular miracle anyone has given me. It has changed my life tremendously since I have received my hearing aids. Without the foundation this would have never been possible. I can hear almost everything now and it has helped me mostly for safety reasons. When I go to the doctor, I can now get the information I need without making so many mistakes with my medications and instructions from the doctor. One time I almost killed myself accidentally because I didn't correctly hear what the doctor said. I can now call in my own medications over the phone and hear what t...

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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.

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