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 to 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
Helping Zoey Hear on National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day
November 8, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
Meet Zoey, a sweet 14 year old girl from San Antonio, Texas! Zoey was born with a congenital anomaly affecting her right ear, known as microtia and aural atreisa - where her outer ear and ear canal … [Read More...]
How the Lang Family is helping give back in Minnesota
November 5, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
Alexander and Maggie Lang wanted to help give back to the community by supporting a nonprofit that not only was near and dear to their hearts, but one that would help children and adults in … [Read More...]
Ear Community presents at the 8th International Congress on Bone Conduction Hearing and Related Technologies in Denver, Colorado
October 3, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
September 6th-9th, 2023 What an exciting week being part of the 8th International Congress on Bone Conduction Hearing and Related Technologies that was hosted here in Denver, Colorado! Melissa … [Read More...]
Spreading Microtia awareness in Georgia through the children’s play, “Finding Nemo Jr.”!
October 2, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
How one family is giving back to the microtia and atresia community through Ear Community and the arts! Meet Lauren … [Read More...]