SHAKOPEE, MINN — With the help of 346 hearing care practices throughout the United States and Canada, ReSound has announced that 1,000 hearing aids were donated to 500 people as part of the annual Gift of Hearing campaign, which ran from November 2025 through April 2026. In its sixth year, the Gift of Hearing continues to increase its community impact, with these giving results representing all-time highs....
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No actionable clinical change — this is a manufacturer CSR campaign announcement with no new clinical evidence or practice guidance.
The campaign highlights the ongoing access and affordability gap in hearing healthcare, which remains a systemic challenge for the audiology field.
- 01ReSound donated 1,000 hearing aids to 500 recipients who could not afford devices.
- 02346 hearing care practices across the U.S. and Canada participated in the campaign.
- 03The campaign is framed as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative for 2025–2026.
- 04No clinical outcomes or fitting data are reported for the recipients.
- 05The initiative underscores affordability as a major barrier to hearing aid uptake.
500 people received free hearing aids through the ReSound Gift of Hearing campaign.
press releasepromotional1,000 ReSound hearing aids were donated across 346 hearing care practices in the U.S. and Canada.
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