Last Modified: 03/22/2024
((( 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.
Resources:
2 Ears 2 Learn is a non-profit organization that collects and refurbishes used sound processors and then provides them to qualified children with Microtia and Aural Atresia at no-charge.
Address: 100 E. Idaho Street #318, Boise, ID 83712Phone: 208-949-6975
Email: info@2ears2learn.org
Website: http://www.2ears2learn.org
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 | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oticon Pediatric Loaner Bank [PDF] | National | 888-684-7331 | For children < 3yrs while waiting for 3rd party reimbursement | ||||
| Children's HEAR Center | 1600 7th Avenue South | Birmingham | AL | 35233 | 205-939-6741 | Email Children's HEAR Center | |
| HEAR for Kids | PO Box 11359 | Glendale | AZ | 85318 | 602-690-3975 | ||
| Let Them Hear Foundation | CA | 650-462-3143 | Email Let Them Hear Foundation | ||||
| Bill Daniel's Center for Children | The Children's Hospital, 13123 East 16th Avenue | Aurora | CO | 80045 | Center: 720-777-1234, Program info: Valerie Hernandez, 303-861-6531 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Children's Hearing Help Fund | FL | 1-866-999-2443 | Email Children's Hearing Help Fund | ||||
| UNHSI Program's Georgia Hearing Aid Loaner Bank (GA HALB) | 2 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 11-222 | Atlanta | GA | 30303 | 404-657-5761 | ||
| 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 | Email Idaho Lions Loaner Bank | FM systems also available |
| Children's 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/Toddler Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | 450 E Park | Olathe | KS | 66061 | 913-324-0600 | Email Kansas Infant/Toddler Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | Fax: 913.324.0601 |
| 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 | ||
| Massachusetts Loaner Bank Brochure [PDF] | Various | MA | |||||
| Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank | Baltimore | MD | 410-767-0244 | Email Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank | |||
| Michigan A.G.Bell Association for the Deaf | 829 Park Lane | Grosse Pointe Park | MI | 48230 | 313-331-2378 | ||
| Minnesota Pediatric Hearing Device Loaner Program | c/o Children's Minnesota Audiology 2530 Chicago Ave S Suite 450 |
Minneapolis | MN | 55404 | Phone: 612-813-7610 Secure fax: 612-813-6889 |
Email Minnesota Pediatric Hearing Device Loaner Program | Provides loaner hearing devices for children (age 0 to 18) in Minnesota |
| Missouri School For the Deaf Hearing Aid Loaner Bank | 505 E. 5th St. | Fulton | MO | 65251 | 573-592-2543 | Ages 21 and under | |
| CNMI EHDI Program | PO Box 500409 | Saipan | MP | 96950 | 670-236-8709 | ||
| HearU Nebraska | 115 Barkley Memorial Center P.O. Box 830731 |
Lincoln | NE | 68583-0731 | 402-472-0043 | ||
| Nevada Hands & Voices Loaner Hearing Aid Bank | 2667 Enterprise Road | Reno | NV | 89512 | 775-688-1341 | ||
| North Dakota Hands and Voices Loaner Bank |
Attn: Tricia M. Nechodom, AuD 101 3rd Avenue SW, Suite 203 |
Minot | ND | 58703 | 701-857-7916 | Email North Dakota Hands & Voices Loaner Bank | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Utah Children's Hearing Aid Program (CHAP) | 44 N Mario Capecchi Drive | Salt Lake City | UT | 84113 | Phone: 801-584-8215 | Fax: 801-584-8492 | Monday thru Friday - 8 am to 5 pm | The mission of Utah Children's Hearing Aid Program (CHAP) is to optimize early communication and learning potentials for deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) infants and children by providing access to hearing aids to financially eligible families. | |
| Virginia Hearing Aid Loan Bank | 853 West Main St. Suite 104A | Charlottesville | VA | 22903 | 1-866-596-9367 | ||
| 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 #35 | Baraboo | WI | 53913 | 608-355-2023 | ||
| Wyoming Families for Hands & Voices | WY | 307-721-6212 or 307-777-6376 |
