EarCommunity.orgEar Community is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers a warm and supportive community for individuals who were born with Microtia (missing or underdeveloped ears) and Aural Atresia (absent or underdeveloped ear canals resulting in hearing loss). Our organization also helps individuals who have Craniofacial Microsomia and Goldenhar Syndrome. Learn more about Ear Community.  

 

Ally's Act, H.R. 4606 and S. 3400

                                   Please support Ally's Act and make it the law!

 

Ally's Act, H.R. 4606 and S. 3400 is a bipartisan/bicameral national level bill that was reintroduced on July 23rd, 2025 ensuring that private insurance companies provide coverage for osseointegrated hearing devices ("OIDs"), including Bone Anchored Hearing Aids ("BAHA") and Cochlear Implants ("CIs") for both children and adults from birth to age 64, including the appointments and associated costs and services that come along with these hearing devices. This bill would help hundreds of thousands of people thrive in their communities and be given the opportunity to live a better quality of life.
To learn more about how you can help support Ally's Act and make it the law, please click here. This bill is endorsed by over 55 supporting organizations, adovates and medical professionals including Ear Community, the ACIA, AAA, EAA, ASHA, ASPO, APSA, ANA, ATA, AG Bell, HHF, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia University, Weill Cornell, Johns Hopkins as well as many hearing institues, nonprofit organizations and ENT/Otolaryngologists.

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National Microtia Awareness Day is every November 9th! (Learn more here)
→Click here to order our traditional awareness day shirts←

 

 

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...]

Most Recent Posts

Ear Community Presents at the Colorado Rare Disease Fair

November 6, 2026 By Leave a Comment

On October 13th, 2026, Melissa Tumblin, Founder and Executive Director of the Ear Community Organization, had the opportunity to be a panelist at the Rare Disease Fair at Children’s Hospital Colorado … [Read More...]

Oticon Medical launches SmartCharger for the Ponto 5 family

September 23, 2026 By Leave a Comment

September 23, 2026 Gothenburg, Sweden Oticon Medical today announces the launch of SmartCharger for the Ponto 5 family, introducing its first rechargeable solution for percutaneous sound … [Read More...]

Microtia and Atresia T-Shirts for Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day – November 9th

September 11, 2026 By Leave a Comment

Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day is coming up on November 9th! Deadline to order is September 30th, 2026 This year, the Ear Community Organization reached out to Averie Warford (age 12), asking … [Read More...]

Ear Community Congratulates It’s Scholarship Recipients for 2026

September 11, 2026 By Leave a Comment

              Congratulations to our Ear Community College Scholarship Recipients for 2026! Congratulations to Samantha Grivno! - Samantha … [Read More...]

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