I have long-term hearing loss from motorcycles, rock and roll concerts, and the blasts from…read moreshotguns and rifles. Its been over 42 years that I have suffered from tinnitus. My current aids were not really doing the job, even though they are less than a year old. I just wasn't happy with them. So, I went to see Dr. Miles. He provided me with a new pair of Oticons. They are FABULOUS! I don't understand the technology, but apparently it monitors all the sounds at about 100 times a second. Here's what it says on its website: "Powered by the Velox™ platform, the newest BrainHearing™ solution from Oticon employs an "open sound" approach to manage multiple speech and noise sources, even in complex listening situations. The company says the new OpenSound Navigator™ scans the environment 100 times per second to analyze and balance every sound individually. Environmental sounds are said to be accessible, but not disturbing. With this open sound experience, Oticon reports that it makes traditional directionality, designed to focus on the main sound in front and suppress background sounds, a thing of the past. Users can now focus on a conversation while staying attentive to people and things around them, and switch focus quickly and easily." Now again, I don't understand it all exactly, but the aids have been really working well. Oticon also has an app for the phone that makes it easy and unobtrusive to control the volume. You don't have to pick the ambient noise quality (e.g., car, restaurant, etc.) because it is doing that all automatically. At least that's what I think its doing. Great hearing aids! I haven't been this happy with hearing aids in a long time. Patric Kelly

Ritchie Blanco at Hearing Life always makes himself available to address issues with my Oticon…read morehearing aids in a timely manner. As I can't hear without them prompt and effective service is crucial. Ritchie is professional, friendly and knowledgeable, as is their entire staff. I've been a patient at this office for over 15 years. Ron Levi

Awesome doctors. Great care. Dr Murray is great as are Dr Carter and PA Shawn. The team works…read moretogether to see you're well. I gladly come to them from Redding to get fixed up.

My Dad went to this clinic 3 years ago and the issue came back with other symptoms so he went…read moreagain. Shaun Frost saw him and spent a lot of time with us. He has very good beside manner and has a lot of experience. He gave suggestions and also diagnosed the issue. They are popular so my Dad had to wait about a month for an appointment. Shaun said we could email him if my Dad is not feeling any better and he'd prescribe medication. We felt he cared a lot and didn't rush us through questions. Highly recommend this clinic.

$7000 hearing aids are always in the shop being repaired. Expensive junk! Now they are squeaking…read moreagain!

I am writing this on behalf of my Mom who went to see Dr Margaret Carter.   She has been suffering…read morefrom a consistent earache for the past 2 weeks and was finally able to get a referral to see an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.   We came in on time at 10:30am 4/26/24.  Upon arriving, we were asked by the front desk to fill up an 8 page form prior to seeing the doctor. Mind you, my mom is 74 years old and everything at this age just takes extra time.  We were expecting to be treated with empathy and consideration.   This was not the experience we had here at all. After a few minutes, the front desk receptionist told my mom to "Hurry up to finish completing the forms!"   This was already surprising because I didn't expect for them to treat my mom with such harshness.   It was then that  the medical assistant came out and rushed my mom to come inside the room with the forms not being completed at all. My mom told the receptionist that she was not done with the forms and her harried response to her was "You can finish them on the way out." The medical assistant then came and asked my mom to follow her into the exam room.   As my mom was going in the room, she abruptly yelled for my mom to  "take a seat."  Surprised at her obvious rudeness with my mom, my Dad then asked her "why are you so loud?" She responded with a harsh stare and no response at all.  When asked what her name was, she said "Mida" and did not bother to look up from what she was doing.    In my mind I was already thinking, is this how you treat 74 year old patients?  Unacceptable.   Mida took my mom's blood pressure and pulse rate. After taking her vital signs, she asked my mom to "Go to the scale" with the same demanding voice.  She didn't even bother to take off the pulse rate instrument including blood pressure cuffs.  My mom was a little dumbfounded at this point because usually the equipment is taken off first. Did Mida expect her to do this herself? My mom then asked her  "Do you want me to drag this pulse rate kit to step onto the scale?"   It was only then that Mida took the pulse rate kit off of my Mom.   When my mom actually go to see Dr Margaret Carter, it was only 4 minutes total.  Complete waste of our time and energy to only be treated like crap.  Hoping this review helps some of the rest of you if you ever need to choose an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.  I'm writing this because no one deserves to be treated like this.   Especially my 74 year old parents.

Christine Throm was so informative on explaining the options I had with my severe hearing loss. I…read moreasked a lot of questions and she always gave me honest answers and we came up with some good options. It's a great office .. you can be reassured you will always get the help you need no matter what your hearing loss is. I highly recommend them!

I've been served by Dr. Throm and her staff for about 20 years or so - my husband too. She is not…read moreonly very knowledgeable, but personable and friendly - and most important to those of us beyond 75, so patient in explaining how these little miracles in our ears work! Excellent follow-up, and she has a program to finance those $$$ hearing aids. I would add a sixth star if I could!

I am someone with mild hearing loss in my left ear while having 4/10 tinnitus in both ears. The…read morehissing mist sound got louder over the few years due to ignorance of going to places with very loud music. Or just me not reacting in time when exposed to places with speakers playing really loud music? These people are the exclusive specialists you should see if you have concerns with tinnitus of any kind. They will pull all of the important hearing tests and properly educate you about tinnitus so you won't believe stuff you see online. I now carry around ear plugs attached to my keys everywhere I go. I may not be able to control random loud sounds outside but I can control how I react. By putting on ear plugs the instant I know loud noises are coming, and living cautiously by not going to places where I know the noise/music is loud.

Dr. Patty is categorically the finest example of what a healthcare provider should be. In fact, the…read morewhole practice is. Every interaction, from scheduling an appointment, to experiencing your first consultation, to the customised and meticulous nature of the solutions to your hearing needs, is handled with such care, empathy, and authenticity. Dr. Patty is EXTREMELY knowledgable and has the rare ability to connect with her patients on a human level; leading to you walking out of every meeting with a profound understanding of the complexities of your ear and brain's anatomy as well as peace of mind knowing your needs are being met at the highest possible standard. In my case, I went in searching for custom hearing plugs as I experience some very loud environments with my job and in my day-to-day life. Dr. Patty sat down with me and walked me through every step: educating me on how the inner workings of the ear, the methodology she has honed to create the custom mould, and how to find the ideal reduction in decibels that would best suit my needs. You are also given the option of picking from a variety of colours! Dr. Patty then brings you back in for a fitting and followup to ensure the plugs are the perfect size and achieve your protection needs with a comprehensive audio test (If you're lucky she will also bless you with a plethora of fun animal facts!) I am blown away by the level of care I was provided with. To Jalisa, Melissa, and Dr. Patty, thank you SO much for being such amazing people and for all of your time and help. To anyone looking for treatment for their ears (or preventative measures to protect your hearing long term like me) look no further.

The Dr. That helped me was, Stephanie, and she did a wonderful job and made sure I was satisfied…read morewith my new hearing aids. I'm extremely satisfied with the Dr. and the professional staff, I would highly recommend their business to anyone. Thanks for your help!

Sonya received my call and was able to answer all my questions up front. Stephanie Tademaru was…read moreable to inform me of my situation after several through tests. She took the time and efforts to educate me on the results which put me at ease immediately. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. You can tell that they care about the patient and not just the numbers. I would highly recommend them to everyone.

Referred here from my ENT for headaches after sinus procedure. Dr. K and the front office staff are…read morewonderful and highly professional. Dr. K is amazing and provides genuine high quality, compassionate care! Within the first few minutes of meeting her, I felt like she was extremely attentive to what I had to say and she did a thorough exam. She even educated me on long covid which was more involved and helpful than another LC clinic in the bay. If you want a wonderful doctor that will listen and advocate for you, South Valley Neurology is just the place!

Dr K is a compassionate, caring physician. She takes her time with patients, listens to their…read moreconcerns and is extremely knowledgeable and current on evidence based medicine. The front desk staff, medical assistants and back office staff are all very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend Dr K.

I've been bringing my mom to this Hearing Life on Thornwood for several years now. Lori takes…read moregreat care of my mom's hearing needs. My mom got hearing aids here and we come back regularly for hearing and hearing aid checks. The staff is always very friendly and accommodating with my elderly mom. The office is clean with coffee and candy in the waiting room, and we've never had to wait long to be seen. When my mom has had issues with her hearing aids or with the app, I call and they get us in quickly and resolve all issues for us. I confidently recommend Hearing Life.

I took my mom here to get her hearing aid replaced. Was easy to make an appointment, and they were…read moreon time and ready when we got there. They did a hearing test, and reviewed the results with us. We decided to keep the existing hearing aid she had, but got one of the repaired. They were so patient and knowledgable and helpful with her and we felt totally supported. I would 1000% recommend these guys.