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Starkey supports healthy hearing programme at 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

A dispatch from Aurahear — filed

Smiling young man with a Special Olympics field-access lanyard having his ear examined by a Starkey-badged clinician in a clinical setting.
✦ PlateSmiling young man with a Special Olympics field-access lanyard having his ear examined by a Starkey-badged clinician in a clinical setting.

Starkey says it has completed a landmark week of support at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, delivering hearing healthcare and advanced hearing technology to athletes from across the United States. Serving as a Gold Sponsor and the Official Hearing Health Partner for the event, the manufacturer mobilised more than 250 volunteers to assist with the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Healthy Hearing programme....

Clinical Takeaway

No actionable change — this is a corporate sponsorship and outreach announcement with no new clinical evidence or guidance.

Why It Matters

This partnership highlights the underserved hearing health needs of athletes with intellectual disabilities and raises visibility for audiology outreach in non-traditional settings.

Key Points
  1. 01Starkey is Gold Sponsor and Official Hearing Health Partner of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
  2. 02Hearing healthcare services and hearing technology were delivered to Special Olympics athletes across the US.
  3. 03The initiative targets a population — athletes with intellectual disabilities — often underserved in hearing healthcare.
  4. 04This is a brand-visibility and corporate social responsibility campaign by a major hearing aid manufacturer.
Claims & Evidence

Starkey delivered hearing healthcare and advanced hearing technology to athletes across the United States as part of the Special Olympics partnership.

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