HEARTS FOR HEARING CREATES LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH HEARING LOSS TO LISTEN FOR A LIFETIME, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEARING HEALTHCARE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IN ADDITION TO THE NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING DONE IN HOSPITALS AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF HEARING LOSS IN BABIES SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH, WE PROVIDE THE FIRST SET OF HEARING AIDS TO EVERY CHILD IN OKLAHOMA UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AT NO COST TO THE FAMILY. IN ADDITION TO THE FITTING OF HEARING AIDS AND REMOTE MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE A COMPREHENSIVE COCHLEAR IMPLANT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND OFFER COCHLEAR IMPLANT MAPPING,LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE SERVICES (LSL), "BRIDGES" GROUP THERAPY AND COMMUNITY HEARING SCREENING PROGRAMS. HEARTS FOR HEARING ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE WORLDWIDE IN THE FIELD OF HEARING AID AND COCHLEAR IMPLANT TECHNOLOGY THROUGH A ROBUST RESEARCH INITIATIVE.