SAINT PAUL, Minn., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kevin McHale is one of five board members to start the Help Me Hear Foundation("HMH"),a non-profit organization incorporated in Saint Paul,Minnesota.McHale will also act as the spokesperson.HMH was created to gift cochlear implants to impoverished deaf children who would otherwise never be able to obtain one. Dr.William House,the "true" inventor of the cochlear implant,also sits on the Board of Directors.
While the burden of deafness on an individual of any age is substantial,the burden on infants and developing children is debilitating.The first three years of life are considered the "critical period" of normal speech development. Children who cannot hear sounds during this critical period experience deficits in speech development and academic achievement.
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