Last Modified: 07/16/2012
((( Hearing Aid Loaner Bank Programs
The 2007 Position Statement of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing recommends that children identified with hearing loss should have immediate access to high-quality technology, including hearing aids. Access, however, is often slowed by the cost of hearing aids for parents or delays in insurance or third-party approvals. Oftentimes insurance does not cover the purchase and fitting of a hearing aid. Hearing aid loaner banks are a resource that can provide immediate, though temporary, access to appropriate amplification for young children with hearing loss whose parents choose that option.
In a survey conducted by NCHAM in 2011, one or more hearing aid loaner banks were identified in 26 states/territories. Eleven states/territories may have a hearing aid loaner bank but did not complete a survey and sixteen states/territories do not have a hearing aid loaner bank.
Contact information, as reported in the 2011 survey, is below.
| Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | Address | City | State | Zip code | Phone number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's HEAR Center | 1600 7th Avenue South | Birmingham | AL | 35233 | 205-939-6741 |
| HEAR for Kids | PO Box 11359 | Glendale | AZ | 85318 | 602-690-3975 |
| DC Hears Loaner Aid Bank | 899 North Capital Street NEW 3rd Floor | Washington | DC | 20002 | 202-487-5820 |
| Delaware's Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street | Dover | DE | 19901 | 302-744-4544 |
| duPont Hospital for Children Audiology Clinic | 1600 Rockland Rd | Wilmington | DE | 19899 | 302-651-6043 |
| Atlanta Area School f/t Deaf & Georgia PINES Loaner HA Bank | 890 North Indian Creek Drive | Clarkston | GA | 30021 | 404-298-4871 |
| Children with Special Health Needs Branch | 741 Sunset Avenue | Honolulu | HI | 96816 | 808-733-9067 |
| Idaho Lions Loaner Bank | 1450 Main St. | Gooding | ID | 83330 | 208-934-4457 |
| Childrens Memorial Hospital | 2345 N. Lincoln Ave. | Chicago | IL | 60614 | 773-880-4531 |
| Indiana Lions Club Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Suite 0860 | Indianapolis | IN | 46202 | 317-944-5612 |
| Kansas Infant Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | 450 E Park | Olathe | KS | 66061 | 913-324-0600 |
| Heuser Hearing Institute | 117 East Kentucky Street | Louisville | KY | 40203 | 502-584-3573 |
| Sound Start | 300 Longwood Ave., LO-367 | Boston | MA | 02115 | 617-355-0689 |
| Michigan A.G.Bell Ass'n. for the Deaf | 829 Park Lane | Grosse Pointe Park | MI | 48230 | 313-331-2378 |
| Lions Infant Hearing Program | University of Minnesota, Otolarygology-Head & Neck Surgery, 516 Delaware St. SE, MMC 396 | Minneapolis | MN | 55455 | 612-626-0946 |
| Missouri School For the Deaf Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | 505 E. 5th St. | Fulton | MO | 65251 | 573-592-2543 |
| CNMI EHDI Program | PO Box 500409 | Saipan | MP | 96950 | 670-236-8709 |
| Nebraska Children's Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | 202 Barkley Memorial Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | NE | 68583 | 402-472-0043 |
| Nevada Hands & Voices Loaner Hearing Aid Bank | 2667 Enterprise Road | Reno | NV | 89512 | 775-688-1341 |
| Oregon EHDI Program Loaner Hearing Aid Bank | 800 NE Oregon St, Ste 825 | Portland | OR | 97232 | 971-673-2433 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHO) | Several Locations within CHOP Network (PA & NJ) | Philadelphia | PA | 19104 | 215-590-7620 |
| South Dakota CARES, Inc. | 1351 N. Harrison Ave. | Pierre | SD | 57501 | 605-224-5879 |
| Friends of Tennessee's Babies with Special Needs Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | Tennessee School for the Deaf, 2725 Island Home Boulevard | Knoxville | TN | 37920 | 865-579-2496 |
| Utah Dept of Health Hearing Aid Recycling Program (HARP) | 44 N Mario Capecchi Drive | Salt Lake City | UT | 84113 | 801-584-8215 |
| Virginia Hearing Aid Loan Bank | 853 West Main St. Suite 104A | Charlottesville | VA | 22903 | 434-924-8620 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Audiology Dept. loaner bank | VCU Health System, Nelson Clinic, 403 N 11th St, Box 980150 | Richmond | VA | 23298 | 804-828-0431 |
| Seattle Children's Trial and Loaner Hearing Aid Bank | 4800 Sand Point Way NE, W6640 | Seattle | WA | 98105 | 206-987-5173 |
| WI Infant & Children's Statewise Hearing Aid Exchange Service (WISHES) | 124 2nd Street #11 | Baraboo | WI | 53913 | 608-355-2023 |
