Restore Hearing to 100 Children in Panama

FUNDACION OIR ES VIVIR   

JULY – AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2019

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Our Comprehensive Hearing Health Center offers all services under one roof!

We want to take care of your hearing and that of your family is easy.  That’s why we offer you the following services in one place.  Auditory Screening, Audiometry, Impedanciometry, Tympanometry, Language Therapy and Evaluation, provision of hearing aids and more.  We serve babies from one day of birth to older adults.  We are located at Via Fernandez de Cordoba, Plaza Cordoba, first floor, office 8.

Attention from Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.   Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 md

By appointment – T. 317-0562

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The annual “Heroes del Silencio” y Silent Auction FOV 2019 event was a success!

With the participation of more than 75 national and international artists, with the participation of more than 75 national and international artists, the second FOV Art Auction was offered whose funds will be used to continue providing hearing and hearing exams to children and adults with hearing loss in Panama.

During the evening, the documentary “Heroes of Silence” was presented, with the Foundation tribute to5 of our patients (heroes) and their families who shared their stories to inspire them to overcome the world of silence with our help.

The Board of Directors of the Foundation thanks those who supported the realization of this event as well as the attendees, artists, suppliers, volunteers, friends and high authorities who were present at a great evening.

That so much talent helps us to bring the Gift of Sound to those who need it so much fills us with joy.

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Have you heard of Presbiacusia?

Presbiacusia is the gradual decrease in hearing, which is related to age.  The simple fact of getting old puts you at risk of suffering it.  It is estimated that from 40% adults lose an average of 1% of hearing per year and usually take several years to realize that they are losing some hearing.  Knowing it on time is important to treat it.

We invite you to take the audiometry test once a year and we encourage you to spread the word to your parents, grandparents, uncles and those you believe are already losing hearing.

We also offer our Mobile Adult Program “Hearing is Living”.  On this occasion we thank the company LEE HECHT HARRISON for requesting the test.

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Did you know that Language Therapy is not exclusive for children with hearing loss?

Language Therapy can be useful both for deaf and hard of hearing children, who are learing to speak, as well as for hearing children who have other situations such as pronunciation, suttering, wagging and dyslexia among others.

Speech therapy sessions can help children to speak more clearly and, therefore, to feel safer and less frustrated when talking with our people.

At FOV, our speech therapists, after performing a language assessment for children, design a personalized support program to ensure that each one is helped just with what they need and provides parents with guidance to perform a complementary job in the house that guarantees the best results for the child’s progress.

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Wax in the ears has a function, know it!

Ear was has the function of protecting the ear canals from water, dirt and dust, which can damage the eardrum and inner ear.  Sometimes the body does not get to expel the wax and can accumulate in the ear getting to plug it.  If this occurs it can cause a decrease in hearing, earache, dizziness or dizziness in children.  In our clinic we have the service of Otolaryngology and Ear Wash.

Attention only on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 md and by appointment.

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We bring the #RegalodelSonido to more than 130 children at Ciudad Bolivar.

Auditory and Dental Health Tour – CEBG Melchor Lasso de la Vega

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For more than 135 children we attended in our second Auditory Health Tour 2019, the arrival of FOV represented, for manyo f them, the first hearing test of their life!

We thank EMPRESAS MELO sponsor of this tour and the more than 50 volunteers of HOPE, GRUPO EMAUS, UDELAS and MASTERS STUDENTS in Pediatric Dentistry who accompanied us to make it posible.  As always, we take this opportunity it possible.  As always, we take this opportunity to educate the parents who attended and also leave the school’s book “Knowing Lorenzo” to the school management and teachers.

Our “I Learns Listening” mobile test program continues to Benefit children, parents, and teachers.

With the support of the Ministry of Social Development – MIDES – and the Mayor’s Office of Panama, we have been developing in recent months a program that will Benefit more tan 2,000 children with hearing exams this year.  The tours covers more than 20 public schools in which we offer PK-K and First Grade exams, Auditory Screening, as well as educational talks for parents and teachers. One by one we continue to reach more schools that await us.

The following private schools have also benefited from this program for their children:  Brader College, ABC n ME School and AIP CERRO VIENTO.

For information on how to take this program to a particular school, contact us.

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• GLOBAL_GIVING__SEPT_2019.pdf (PDF)