Amaia Receives the Gift of Sound thanks to Pax’s Ear Fund and Cochlear Americas

On June 21st, 2026, our Ear Community Organization proudly helped Amaia receive the gift of hearing! Amaia is ten years old and was born with microtia and atresia of her left ear. She lives in Arizona and enjoys school very much! Amaia is a very kind, polite and respectful child, having earned the affection of all of her school staff and everyone recognizes her for her constant kindness and respect. Amaia’s Special Education teacher, Brittany Powelson, began noticing how much she wasn’t engaging in the school classroom recently. Amaia’s mother, Karen, took her to the audiologist and ENT, learning that she now has complete hearing loss in her left ear. Thankfully, Amaia’s parents found our Ear Community Organization, after struggling to find coverage for a bone anchored hearing device for their daughter to benefit from.

Yesterday, June 21st, Amaia received a NEW Baha 7 Max which was fitted and programmed by her ENT, Dr. Michael Fucci and her audiologist, Dr. Lindsay Shroyer, at Arizona Hearing and Balance! Our children do not always tell us when they are struggling. In Amaia’s situation, thanks to her team at school and her doctors, Amaia’s family was able to find the help she needed in order to hear better. It absolutely takes a village and with the help of Mrs. Powelson and Drs. Fucci and Shroyer, Amaia’s parents were able to find a way to still help Amaia hear better! This is what a advocating looks like when there is a great team in place for our children!

Amaia is also a recipient of receiving help through Ear Community’s Pax’s Ear Fund, helping cover the cost to program and fit her new Baha 7 Max!

Thank you to Drs. Shroyer and Fucci for helping make sure Amaia can hear her best now! A special thank you to Keesha Pfeiffer and Cochlear Americas helping Amaia hear with her NEW Baha 7 Max! We are also grateful for Pax’s Ear Fund and the support of the Gross Family Foundation and the Blue Chip Foundation for making this fund possible to help reimburse audiologists for the fitting/programming service fee when families cannot afford to pay or when insurance denies this service. Pax’s Ear Fund helps audiologists still give the gift of hearing through our organization! Thank you to Pax, a sweet little boy who’s helping kids & adults hear! Together, we can make wonderful things happen for our community!

Thank you to everyone involved with helping Amaia hear better! We are so happy for her and excited for her to do so much better in school! #HearNowAndAlways

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