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The Founder
Hello Everyone, My name is Melissa Tumblin. I am not a medical doctor nor am I a psychologist, but I am a mother of a child who was born without her right ear who has hearing loss. I am a stay at home mom who is married to my best friend, Brent, and I have two very happy little girls, … [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 Cochlear Americas, MED-EL USA 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 anomaly affecting the outer ear (pinna) where the ear does not fully develop during the first trimester of pregnancy. A Microtia ear … [Read More...]
Ear Community Turns 16 Years Old Today!
Today, May 20th, is Ear Community's 16th Birthday! It's hard to believe that today marks 16 years of service to the Microtia and Atresia community through the Ear Community Organization! Our … [Read More...]
Ear Community visits Seidman Labs at Harvard for Microtia genetics research
Last week on March 25th, 2026, I had the opportunity to meet with our microtia genetics team at Siedman Labs at Harvard Medical School when traveling to Boston! I met with Dr. Jon Seidman and Barbara … [Read More...]
Ear Community presents at the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Annual Meeting in Boston
I am grateful for the opportunity to have attended and participated in the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA) Meeting that was held in Boston last week! Each time I attend this … [Read More...]
Microtia and Atresia picnics offered through the Ear Community Organization for summer of 2026
Ear Community's picnics are coming up this summer and we look forward to seeing so many of our beautiful microtia and atresia families come together on one of our special days! Our Ear … [Read More...]
