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Lend Your Ears - Hearing Aid Donation Guide

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Did you know that you can donate a used hearing aid? It is a form of recycling, thus, saving the environment and it could help a lot of people who are unable to afford the preventative care necessary to avoid hearing loss, or hearing aids to enhance their hearing.  At first, you would think why would you just donate an old one, unless you are willing to donate money to hearing aid organizations, donating used ones would help approximately millions of people with hearing loss not only in the US but all over the world -- with organizations helping not only older age brackets but also infants and young ones who have hearing impairments.  These days, the coverage for treatment and hearing aids is limited or non-existent with health insurance programs. Hearing aids usually cost an average of $1000 to $6800 per ear and can only be replaced for a certain period of time, restricting the patient’s choices to accept a large uninsured or unplanned extra bill or stop treatment completel