Lisa Rimmell, Director of Community Services
Hearing Aids Program
Two major aspects of the Hear Now application qualification
are: (1) program is established around the TOTAL "net" household income, as well
as looking at other resources to the applicant; i.e., significant checking
balances, savings, investments AND (2) availability of a Hear Now provider near
you who will work with you (located by calling audiologists and hearing aid
dispensers in your local yellow pages and asking if they work with the Hear Now
program and with a yes answer, asking if they are willing to you work you and
the program as you apply through Hear Now by setting up an appointment for a
hearing test).
The cost for applying through the program includes the cost
of a hearing test with the Hear Now provider you locate in your area and $100
"per" aid non-refundable processing fee, so we are here to answer your questions
regarding any of the process. Oftentimes, if the $100 per aid processing fee is
a hardship for the applicant, the applicant is able to obtain assistance through
their local charity or civic groups to cover the processing fee.
This is a program of last resort for those who otherwise do
not have the resources (income or investments) to purchase hearing aids and
permanently reside in the United States.
Qualifications based on income are noted on Page 4 of the
attached application with guidelines. Please read through this and contact us at
the toll-free line with any questions you may have: 800-648-4327, choose option
3, leave your name and telephone number for one of our staff to return your
call.
I am attaching an application form for U.S. residents who may
need assistance from our program and the following is a summary of the process
they will follow (details are in the attached application):
Click here for the
application.