FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:

Paul A. Brown, M.D. Founder & Chairman                 Alisa Steinberg (Media)

Stephen J. Hansbrough, President & CEO                Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA

HearUSA, Inc.                                                Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC 

Tel. (561) 478-8770                                                    Tel. (212) 370-4500

Fax (212) 370-4505

  

HEARUSA, INC. TO PRESENT TO INVESTORS AT THE

 C.E. UNTERBERG, TOWBIN LIFE SCIENCES NEW YORK CONFERENCE

 

West Palm Beach, FL – October 26, 2006 -- HearUSA, Inc. (AMEX: EAR) announced that  Paul A. Brown, M.D.,  Founder and Chairman of the Board, will deliver the company presentation at the C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Life Sciences Conference  on Monday, October 30, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. EST. The conference is being held at the Palace Hotel in New York City.

 

The presentation will provide an overview of HearUSA including its business description, market opportunities and industry trends.  A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed through the following link http://www.wsw.com/webcast/ceut5/ear/. A replay will be available approximately one hour after the presentation and will be archived and available for two weeks following the conference.  To request additional information or to register, visit C.E. Unterberg, Towbin’s’ website: http:// www.unterberg.com.

 

Paul A. Brown, M.D. commented, “I am pleased to have the opportunity to present at the CEUT Life Sciences 2006 New York Conference.  The hearing aid market in the U.S. is a multi-billion industry with excellent growth potential due to the aging of our population and the increasing environmental trauma to our hearing capability. The HearUSA investment story is very timely as the business has been experiencing double-digit revenue increases due to organic growth and our successful acquisition strategy.”

  

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About HearUSA

 

HearUSA, Inc. provides hearing care to patients primarily through its company-owned hearing care centers, which offer a complete range of quality hearing aids, with an emphasis on the latest digital technology.  HearUSA Centers are located in California, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario, Canada. The company also derives revenues from its HearUSA Hearing Care Network, comprised of 1,400 affiliated audiologists in 49 states, as well as its website that enables online purchases of hearing related products, such as batteries, hearing aid accessories and assistive listening devices.  For further information, click on "investor information" at HearUSA's website: www.hearusa.com.

 

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