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Vivienne Ober is a spunky 9-year-old. Vivienne's first hearing aids cost $7,000, plus ear molds, batteries and warranties. "Our ENT and audiologist wrote letters to the insurance company and still they continued to deny it and listed it as cosmetic," Vivenne's mother Danielle Ober said.

About 3 in every 1,000 babies is born with hearing loss. But many insurance plans don't cover hearing aids, putting the high costs on the parents.

Burlingame edges Menlo-Atherton, tightens PAL Bay race. Valley Christian, De La Salle, Los Gatos extend win streaks. In softball, Liberty tops No. 16 Freedom.

Burlingame edges Menlo-Atherton, tightens PAL Bay race. Valley Christian, De La Salle, Los Gatos extend win streaks. In softball, Liberty tops No. 16 Freedom.

Data from 2000 to 2021 on unsafe listening published in the British Medical Journal found two and a half hours of 92-decibel noise could do damage.

THE retail sector, with sales growth expected at 13.1% this year after falling 2.3% in 2021, is expected to stay buoyant for the time being, amidst risks of high inflation, interest rate hikes and possible global recession.

A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them.

A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them.  Story from @CalMatters.

A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them.

A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them.