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Oklahoma hearing-loss resources
Organizations active today for hearing care, assistive technology, phone access, families, veterans and peer support. Every link was checked on .
Oklahoma state programs
Free or low-cost help from Oklahoma agencies for adults and children with hearing loss.
Equipment Distribution Program (opens in a new tab)
Eligible Oklahomans who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired can get amplified and captioned phones, ring signalers, alerting devices and weather radios at no cost. Formerly known as TEDP.
Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Program (opens in a new tab)
Oklahomans 60 and older with limited income and at least a 35 dB loss in the better ear can receive a hearing aid. Funding is yearly and there may be a waitlist.
Children's Hearing Aid Program (opens in a new tab)
School-age children with no other coverage for hearing aids can receive two hearing aids after an evaluation at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.
Oklahoma ABLE Tech (opens in a new tab)
Oklahoma's assistive technology program. Try devices side by side, borrow them, find reused equipment or apply for a low-interest loan.
ABLE Tech Device Loan Program (opens in a new tab)
Borrow up to three assistive devices, including hearing technology, for up to six weeks at no charge before you buy.
Relay Oklahoma — dial 711 (opens in a new tab)
Free relay service from any phone, including captioned telephone (CapTel), TTY, voice and hearing carry-over and speech-to-speech. 711 is not for emergencies; call 911 directly.
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DRS) (opens in a new tab)
Vocational rehabilitation to help you get or keep a job, with counselors who sign, for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened or deaf-blind.
Oklahoma School for the Deaf (opens in a new tab)
The state school in Sulphur, with statewide outreach including ASL classes, educational consulting and early childhood services.
Emergency alerts and warnings (opens in a new tab)
Oklahoma Emergency Management's guide to Wireless Emergency Alerts, NOAA Weather Radio and local text alerts. This replaces the discontinued OK-WARN program.
SoonerCare hearing coverage (opens in a new tab)
SoonerCare (Medicaid) covers hearing tests and hearing aids for children. For adults, hearing services are covered only in an outpatient hospital setting.
Hearing care in Oklahoma
Clinics and nonprofits for hearing tests, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tinnitus and help with cost.
Hearts for Hearing (opens in a new tab)
Nonprofit clinic for children and adults: hearing evaluations, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tinnitus and balance care, with financial assistance for children.
John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center (opens in a new tab)
OU Health Sciences teaching clinic for hearing tests and hearing aids. Its United Way Hearing Aid Bank offers reduced-price hearing aids to income-eligible adults in seven Central Oklahoma counties.
OU Health Audiology (opens in a new tab)
Hearing and balance testing, hearing aid and assistive device fitting, bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Oklahoma Children's Audiology (opens in a new tab)
Pediatric hearing testing, hearing aids and surgical options such as cochlear implants.
Hough Ear Institute (opens in a new tab)
Oklahoma City nonprofit for hearing research and education, with a free online hearing screening.
Tinnitus Together (opens in a new tab)
Support group for people with chronic tinnitus, meeting twice a month in Edmond and on Zoom, with the American Tinnitus Association.
Phones, captions and listening technology
Captioned phones are free for eligible people with hearing loss. Telecoils and hearing loops make public places easier to hear.
CapTel (opens in a new tab)
Captioned phones that show the other person's words as text, at no cost to eligible people with hearing loss.
Hamilton CapTel (opens in a new tab)
Free captioned phones and a captioning app for mobile phones and web browsers.
CaptionCall (opens in a new tab)
A captioned home phone and mobile app at no cost to eligible users, including a program for veterans.
ClearCaptions (opens in a new tab)
Captioned phone service at no cost to qualified users, with free in-home setup and training.
Get in the Hearing Loop (opens in a new tab)
HLAA's guide to hearing loops and telecoils, and how to ask a venue to install a loop.
Auracast broadcast audio (opens in a new tab)
What the new Bluetooth broadcast standard means for hearing aids, and why a telecoil still matters.
Over-the-counter hearing aids (FDA) (opens in a new tab)
The FDA's guide to hearing aids sold without a prescription for adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.
Peer support and community
No HLAA chapter currently meets in Oklahoma. These groups welcome you in person or online.
Hearing Loss Association of America (opens in a new tab)
The national organization for people with hearing loss: information, advocacy and support.
HLAA virtual meetings (opens in a new tab)
Free, captioned Zoom support groups, including Hear Together for parents and caregivers of children with hearing loss.
HLAA chapter finder (opens in a new tab)
Search HLAA chapters by state, including chapters that meet online.
HearingU webinars (opens in a new tab)
Free, captioned, recorded webinars on living well with hearing loss.
Oklahoma Association of the Deaf (opens in a new tab)
Statewide nonprofit working for the civil rights and well-being of deaf and hard of hearing Oklahomans.
Families of children with hearing loss
Screening, early intervention and parent-to-parent support.
Newborn Hearing Screening — for parents (opens in a new tab)
Plain-language next steps after a screening result, speech and hearing milestones, and finding a pediatric audiologist.
FEELS early childhood program (opens in a new tab)
Language and development services at home or in the community for deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 5.
SoonerStart (opens in a new tab)
Oklahoma's early intervention program for children from birth to age 3 with developmental delays or disabilities.
CHATS — Oklahoma Family Network (opens in a new tab)
Parent-to-parent support, groups, training and advocacy for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Hands & Voices (opens in a new tab)
Parent-led national organization supporting families without favoring any one communication method.
Veterans
Veterans enrolled in VA health care can receive hearing aids at no charge when an audiologist recommends them.
VA hearing aids (opens in a new tab)
How enrolled veterans get hearing aids and batteries through the VA.
VA Oklahoma City Health Care (opens in a new tab)
Audiology and Speech Pathology for veterans in central and western Oklahoma.
VA Eastern Oklahoma Health Care (opens in a new tab)
Audiology services for veterans in eastern Oklahoma, including Muskogee and Tulsa.
Learn more and pay for hearing aids
Trustworthy national information on hearing loss, tinnitus and the cost of care.
NIDCD: Hearing loss (opens in a new tab)
National Institutes of Health information on hearing loss, tinnitus, hearing aids and cochlear implants.
NIDCD: Age-related hearing loss (opens in a new tab)
Plain-language guide to the gradual hearing loss many adults have as they age.
Hearing Health Foundation (opens in a new tab)
Research-funding nonprofit with free information on hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis and Ménière's disease.
HLAA: Financial assistance (opens in a new tab)
Ways to pay for hearing aids, including insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits and vocational rehabilitation.
NCOA: How to afford hearing aids (opens in a new tab)
The National Council on Aging's guide to hearing aid costs and assistance options.
This guide is for information only and is not an endorsement. Programs change, so please confirm eligibility and details directly with each organization.