Making a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to fit one million hearing aids in this decade is no small task, but sometimes it’s about more than how many you fit. Sometimes it’s about that one person you fit.
While in Sodo… Read More
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Notes from the Road
From the Desk of Tani Austin
We have been hot on the mission and filming trail in January, February & March. No trip for the lightweight missionaries!
Mexico
We were in Mexico on Feb 12th in a beautiful little town of San Cristobal. I… Read More
A Pre-Game Surprise
A day before Superbowl XLVI, Catherine Buckallew received a surprise she had been waiting to receive for over 50 years!
Catherine’s 15 y/o daughter, Michelle wrote a personal letter to Bill Austin explaining that her mother has never been able t… Read More
Music to Our Ears
It seems rare to go anywhere nowadays and not see someone listening to their ipod. For all you listeners on the go: protect your ears by limiting your iPod volume. http://www.apple.com/sound/faq.html
This innovative feature lets iPod users set a maximum nois… Read More
A New Record!
Post by Leah Jackson, a hearing specialist. Jackson has been on 15 missions with the Starkey Hearing Foundation and loves the thrill of enabling children to hear.
Meet Ibquac.
Ibqac is a young man I had the pleasure of meeting during our tim… Read More
Here’s to the Ear
Your ear consists of three major areas: the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. How many non-visible parts can you name? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anatomy_of_the_Human_Ear.svg Read More
Ear to the Street
Traffic. The deep rumble of tires on pavement. Honks, engines gunning, stereos blasting.
http://www.shockwave-sound.com/sound-effects/traffic-sounds/citytraffic.wav
Most of us are exposed to traffic at one time or another, and at its heaviest it can exceed 140 decibels. That’s about the same noise leve… Read More
One Step to a Promising Future
By Leah Jackson, a hearing specialist, has been on 15 missions with the Starkey Hearing Foundation… and loves the thrill of enabling children to hear.
Since the earthquake I had defined Haiti by the headlines I had read. They revealed a lan… Read More
Hello again!
Hello again!
We went to Clinton Global Initiative September 19th thru 22nd. It was a very successful meeting for The Starkey Hearing Foundation. Once again it was a whirlwind of amazing people trying to do good work around the world. Sister Rosemar… Read More
Play it by Ear
With football season underway (finally!) we can enjoy all the fun that comes with the sport…Cheers. Crack of shoulder pads in a tackle. Whistles from referees. Sound familiar? … Read More