The Founder
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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Lucas Anmolsingh receives Ear Community college scholarship
September 5, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
September 2024 Congratulations to Lucas Anmolsingh for being one of our Ear Community college scholarship recipients this year! Lucas was born with microtia and atresia of his right ear and is from … [Read More...]
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Isabella Cuadras receives Ear Community college scholarship
August 29, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
August 2024 Congratulations to Isabella Cuadras for being one of our Ear Community college scholarship recipients this year! Isabella was born with microtia and atresia of her left ear and grew up … [Read More...]
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Sadie Hart receives Ear Community college scholarship
August 29, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
August 2024 Congratulations to Sadie Hart for being one of our Ear Community college scholarship recipients this year! Sadie was born with microtia and atresia of her right ear and grew up … [Read More...]
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Kaylle receives the gift of hearing thanks to school advocates, Cochlear Americas and the Ear Community Organization
August 9, 2024 By Melissa Tumblin Leave a Comment
Meet Kaylle Perez, a happy little 2nd grader living in North Carolina, attending Cabarrus County Schools! Kaylle was born with unilateral microtia and atresia of her right ear. With Kaylle being in … [Read More...]