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The EAR Foundation of Texas is an affiliate chapter of The EAR Foundation in Nashville, TN, a national non-for-profit organization that provides services to persons who are deaf, have a hearing loss, or balance impairment. The overall function of our organization is to expand efforts to educate Texas communities about hearing and ear disorders, preservation of hearing, and options for the individual who has a hearing disorder. Our goal is to also provide a better understanding about the human balance system. In San Antonio, we have directed our efforts last year to provide a children’s program to elementary schools, designed to teach children about the ear and issues related to hearing preservation and ear health. It is our goal to increase the children’s programs in these communities, not only in English, but also in Spanish. We are evaluation a number of other disorders, which have associated balance problems, to determine the enhancement of balance performance with vestibular rehabilitation.

Mission
The EAR Foundation of Texas ~ integrating the hearing and balance impaired person into the mainstream of society through public awareness and public education.

History
The EAR Foundation of Texas, with the acronym for (E) Education, (A) Auditory, and (R) Research, is an affiliate of a national, non-for-profit organization with a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status.
The basic principals of our foundation are to educate the public and medical profession on the matters of hearing loss, and diseases of the ear, and to sponsor basic clinical research in hearing and balance is orders. Early detection and treatment of these impairments is a fundamental goal of the Foundation. In South Texas, there is a great need for educational programs, medical research programs, and an opportunity for significant community service.
The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, Community Advisors and a Medical Advisory Board. The Community Advisory Board is instrumental in helping to develop policies, procedures, and regulations for the financial operation, and also assists in monitoring the budget of the organization, its programs, and performance.