Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 AM till 5PM, later by appointment

Hearing Aids and related devices
available at Corvallis Hearing Center

    At our clinic we test the newest, cutting-edge technology as soon as it is available from the manufacturer. We maintain active, but NOT exclusive accounts with the majority of Hearing Aid manufacturers in the world marketplace. At Corvallis Hearing Center, we want to have the independence to change our recommendations any time we come across a better-performing device. We also investigate and test all types of assistive listening devices (infrared, bluetooth, magnetic induction loop) and amplified telephone systems.
    Some of the brand names you will be introduced to at our clinic and informational seminars are:

Siemens, Widex, ReSound, Oticon, Phonak, Unitron, Sennheiser and Starkey.

Hearing Aid Trials and Purchase Procedures

Choosing the right hearing aid for your lifestyle and hearing loss is sometimes a challenging process. We want our patients to try their new hearing aids in many real-life situations before making a final decision. During this 30-day trial period you will be scheduled for weekly appointments during which we can discuss your progress with the new hearing aids. We charge a $90 per hearing aid fee for our services during this time, which is payable at the end of the 30-day-trial ONLY if the aids are returned. If the aids are purchased, the $90 fee, three months of follow-up visits and a three-month supply of batteries are included in the purchase price.
     Prices of hearing aids vary greatly depending on features and quality. We strive to maintain a selection of technology priced at a level that fits into the majority of budgets. We only offer the brands and models of hearing aids that have been tried and approved by local volunteer product testers, and that meet our standards for functionality and durability. After your initial hearing test, Dr. Leavitt will explain the pros and cons of the various hearing aid brands and models best suited to your life-style, budget and hearing loss.
     There is no pressure to purchase aids at any time during your appointment; you are encouraged to take time to consider all your options and make an informed decision regarding your hearing loss using the test results and information provided.

Technology for Wireless (Bluetooth and Radio Frequency)
Hearing Aids continues to develop

    One of the most important innovations in hearing aid design is the advancement of wireless features. Connecting to cell phones, ipods, TVs and computer sound systems is now just a matter of choosing the right system for your lifestyle and and personal preferences. With so many options to choose from, we need to try EVERTHING available on the market on product testers who report back with the results of their real-life trial experiences.
    At Corvallis Hearing Center, we want to recommend only the best systems to our patients, and these product tester ratings give us the information to pass on to them. The market is changing every day, and new wireless technology is being tested in our office on a continual basis. Please call our office to make an appointment for a hearing aid system consultation. Nikki Clark and Colette Vossler, audiology assistants at Corvallis Hearing Center, both wear hearing aids and have personal knowledge of the functioning of the majority of wireless systems available.

Open Ear Hearing Aids-Are they right for Everyone?

    The latest trend in hearing aid design is known as “open-ear".  These hearing aids are called open-ear because they have abandoned the more occluding custom earpiece in favor of a narrow tube connected to a soft plastic dome that floats in the ear canal (right).
    Today, every hearing aid manufacturer is making several models of open-ear hearing aids.  Consumer testers have generally found these aids to be very comfortable and have found the sound quality to be quite good.  The testers particularly like the way these hearing aids blend their own natural hearing with the amplified sound of the hearing aid.  We believe this “hybrid” mix of natural hearing with amplified sound makes adaptation to hearing aids much easier.
     Many brands of open-ear hearing aids can be adapted for use with conventional, closed-ear-model ear pieces (as shown on the left) or with recently available "mini-molds" (small, custom-fit earmolds that fit onto the original narrow tube of the open-ear piece) if the wearers' hearing is too severe to use an open fitting. This kind of hearing aid can serve a patient's mild or moderate loss in the open-ear configuration, and later be reconfigured with a custom-fit earpiece to accommodate a more severe loss.