February 2026
Why Hearing Health is Foundational
"Hearing is really critical to our overall health, our cognitive health, and quality of life."
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Pitt audiologists launch unique hearing aid dashboard
"Our goal was really to create another pathway and increase access to hearing care."
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HearUP:
Empowering the Community Through Accessible Hearing Care
In a community-driven initiative called HearUp, the Eye & Ear Foundation is looking to raise $150,000 a year to provide hearing care, including professionally fit hearing aids to people who otherwise cannot afford this care. Hearing aids and associated services often are not covered by Medicare and are rarely covered by private health insurance, so even people who have health insurance may not have access to the care they need.
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Bringing Hearing Care to the Community: The Communication Van Initiative
The Eye & Ear Foundation held a key exchange event on Tuesday, September 16th at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion, future home to the Hearing Institute. Dr. Catherine V Palmer, PhD, Director, UPMC Audiology, officially accepted the keys to the new Communication Van from Ozzy Samad, President of Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF). BBF donated the van to the Eye & Ear Foundation to be used in the community to provide support to improve communication through clinical and research activities. This will include free hearing screenings and testing as well as free hearing aids.
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