Ear Community is a 
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...]
Spotlight on Ear Community’s Board of Directors
The Ear Community Organization's Board Members are an invaluable resource when it comes to microtia, atresia and craniofacial microsomia! At Ear Community, we are all on the same journey and are … [Read More...]
Ear Community among presenters at this year’s American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
Melissa Tumblin, Founder of the Ear Community Organization, is proud to be a presenter at this year's American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Meeting taking place in Palm Springs, CA along with … [Read More...]
Jaden Williams Receives Ear Community College Scholarship
Congratulations to Jaden Williams for being one of our Ear Community college scholarship recipients this year! Jaden was born with bilateral microtia and atresia, who grew up in an orphanage in … [Read More...]
2025 Ear Community Microtia and Atresia Summer Picnic Events
Ear Community's 2025 Microtia & Atresia Picnics are scheduled! Families travel from surrounding states & other countries just to come to our Ear Community picnics! Our priceless … [Read More...]
