Every voice deserves to be heard, and acted upon

Hearing loss is the third leading cause of disability worldwide.

We envision a world where hearing care is a right, not a privilege.

Hearing the world, one community at a time.

From rural clinics to urban schools, we operate in 23 countries across four continents — and we're not done.

  • 23 Countries
  • 147 Local clinics
  • 38 School programs
  • 4 Continents

Together, for HEAR

There's more than one way to make someone heard. Pick the one that sounds like you.

  • Donate

    Fund a hearing screening, an aid, or an entire clinic. Every amount is traceable.

    Donate
  • Act online

    Sign petitions, take our hearing health quiz, and amplify what matters from wherever you are.

    Act online
  • Become a partner

    For companies, clinics, and institutions ready to scale impact with us.

    Become a partner
  • Share our mission

    Silence is loud. Help us break it — one share, one story, one voice at a time.

    Share our mission

Be there. Be heard.

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    Miami · TBA

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    Microtia Educational Conference

    Mexico City · TBA

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From a child’s first word to a grandparent’s last laugh — hearing holds it all together.

Hearing loss isn't a quiet problem. It isolates, depresses, and dismantles. It pulls children out of classrooms and grandparents out of conversations.

The cruelest part? Most of it is treatable. What’s missing is the system to deliver treatment where it’s needed most — and the political will to fund it.

When my grandfather got his hearing back, he didn't cry. He just said, 'I missed your voice.' That's what this work is.

— Camila R., Volunteer · Lima, Peru

They tested our son the day after he was born. Because they caught it early, his first word came right on time.

— Maria L., Mother · Manila, Philippines

The numbers are deafening.

1.5

Billion

People globally live with some degree of hearing loss — that's roughly 1 in 5 humans alive today.

430

Million

Have disabling hearing loss right now and require rehabilitation they cannot access.

60%

Preventable

Of hearing loss in children could be prevented through routine screening and early intervention.

What we've done?

180K+

Lives changed through screenings, fittings, and surgeries.

147

Community clinics built or supported worldwide.

2.1M+

Children screened in partner schools since 2014.

A word from the people behind the mission.

The HEAR board brings together clinicians, advocates, and operators who have spent their careers refusing to accept that hearing care is a privilege.

  • Ronen Nazarian, MD

    Founder

    “We don't fund hope. We fund the systems that make hope routine.”

  • Maya Niuniava

    Surgical Coordinator

    “Every clinic we open is a promise kept — care that outlasts any single visit.”

  • Jennifer Bossel, DMD

    Board Member

    “Partnerships, not one-off gifts, are what turn isolated wins into lasting reach.”

  • Reuben Ben-Yehuda

    Board Member

    “Hearing care should travel as far as the need does — school by school, village by village.”

Get in touch.

Questions about our work, partnerships, or how to support hearing care worldwide? We would love to hear from you.

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