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ReSound Gift of Hearing Campaign Provides Free Hearing Aids to 500 People

A dispatch from Hearing Health Matters — filed

Infographic showing three statistics: 1,000 donated ReSound hearing aids, 346 hearing care practices, and 500 people helped, labelled Gift of Hearing Campaign Impact 2025–2026.
✦ PlateInfographic showing three statistics: 1,000 donated ReSound hearing aids, 346 hearing care practices, and 500 people helped, labelled Gift of Hearing Campaign Impact 2025–2026.

SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA — ReSound announced that 500 individuals received hearing aids through its annual Gift of Hearing campaign, which ran from November 2025 through April 2026. The initiative involved 346 hearing care practices across the United States and Canada, resulting in the donation of 1,000 hearing aids. Now in its sixth year, the program reached its highest level of participation and impact to date....

Clinical Takeaway

No actionable clinical change; this is a manufacturer CSR campaign announcement with no clinical evidence component.

Why It Matters

Manufacturer-sponsored access programs can expand hearing care reach to underserved populations, but their scale and selection criteria warrant scrutiny for equity implications.

Key Points
  1. 01ReSound distributed free hearing aids to 500 individuals across the US and Canada.
  2. 02346 hearing care practices participated in the 2025–2026 campaign.
  3. 031,000 ReSound hearing aids were donated in total (two per recipient).
  4. 04Campaign ran from November 2025 through April 2026.
  5. 05Program is described as annual, suggesting an ongoing CSR commitment.
Claims & Evidence

500 individuals received free hearing aids through the Gift of Hearing campaign.

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346 hearing care practices participated in the campaign across the US and Canada.

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