Ear Community is a charitable organization that is under the wing of the Broomfield Community Foundation, a The Founder
About the Founder of Ear Community and the Microtia and Atresia Support Group on Facebook Hello Everyone, My name is Melissa Tumblin. I am not a medical doctor nor am I a psychologist, but I am a mother to a child who was born without her right ear who has a hearing loss. I am … [Read More...]
Hearing Loss
This section contains information about mixed hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, and conductive hearing loss. You will find helpful resources for hearing loss, information about bone anchored auditory processors … [Read More...]
Can’t Afford a Hearing Device?
Ear Community is proud to partner with both Cochlear Americas and Oticon Medical to help individuals with Microtia and Atresia obtain new bone conduction hearing devices when qualifying through Ear Community's application process. The processor models that are available through Ear … [Read More...]
Microtia & Atresia
What is Microtia / What is Atresia? Microtia is a congenital deformity affecting the outer ear (pinna) where the ear does not fully develop during the first trimester of pregnancy. A Microtia … [Read More...]
Ear Community proudly awards its seventh college scholarship
Meet Cailin O’Hern from Richmond Hill, Georgia. Cailin just graduated from the twelfth grade as a home-schooled student. Cailin was born with Microtia and Atresia of her right ear. Cailin says that having Microtia and Atresia was challenging for her over the years as she often felt awkward and self-conscious when asked about her ear. […]
Helping Arkin hear better in the Philippines thanks to the Ear Community Organization and Oticon Medical
Meet little Arkin Silutan Lerio, a 10 month old adorable baby boy from Las Pinas City in the Philippines. Arkin was born with grade III bilateral Microtia and Atresia. When Arkin was two months old, Arkin’s mom, Jhoan Silutan Hernandez, took him to an ENT specialist so that he could have an ABR hearing test […]
Ear Community proudly awards its sixth college scholarship
Meet Meghan Barr from Abilene, Texas. Meghan is 20 years old and was born with Microtia and Atresia of her right ear. Meghan says that living with Microtia and Atresia has had its ups and downs, but with the support of her parents, family and friends, it has allowed her to accept living with Microtia […]
Ear Community proudly awards its fifth college scholarship
Meet Jessica Gonzalez from El Paso, Texas. Jessica is 28 years old and was born with Microtia and Atresia of her right ear. Jessica never asked why she couldn’t hear from her right ear while she was growing up or why she was born this way until recently when a couple of her college professors […]
