At Associated Audiologists on St. Claire - I have had disappointing service. My first doctor…read moreassigned to me cancelled two appointments the day of scheduled visits. I was re-assigned to Katherine Rhoads who is very nice and believe is very competent. Today I had a scheduled follow up appointment with AA. I was called Friday to conform the appointment for 9:00 this morning. I arrived a bit early and was asked for my new insurance card (which I provided). Then I was asked for my Medicare Card (which I am not sure I even have one). I offered to provide my Medicare number but the receptionist said she required my Medicare card. I have been on Medicare for 4 years and have never been asked for this before; not from Associated Audiologists and not from my PCP, Ortho, NKC Hospital, Dentist Neurologist etc.. Now just for the record, Medicare has zero hearing aid benefits - Zero. I am the one paying the bill. So this is the 3rd time I had an appointment from this provider that was not honored. THE THIRD TIME!!!! Very disappointing after spending $4000 on hearing aids.

My dad just got back from his second appointment, and he is raving about the patient, expert…read moreservice he received! He loves his new hearing aids. We can already tell how much better he's able to hear, and they're smaller and easier to clean than what he previously had. Thank you for taking such great care of him. He's not always an easy patient, and I can tell that you all (Katie especially) made his day.

I was sent there by the VA for a hearing test.Dr Brown ask me what I did for employment and hobbies…read more. I stated to him I worked in a office and I fish alot. He wrote in his report that I worked in a hazardous noise area and I participated in hazardous noise activities. He falsified the VA report. VETERANS stay away from this place.

I have moderate/ severe hearing loss and my livelihood depends on hearing. Thank you Dr. Brown for…read morehelping me achieve the most I can with hearing aids that fit my budget. Great customer service. Highly recommend!

Itis so nice to finally be able to speak to a representative that Midwest hearing aid insurance…read morecompany offers. Robert, took the time to explain any details about my insurance & efficiently answer my concerns. I wish that other companies, not necessarily insurance companies, would be as professional with a knowledgeable staff.

I've been going here for the past 5 years for my hearing aid maintenance and yearly hearing tests…read more It doesn't get any better than this place. The staff is wonderful and Kelly Schmidt is an excellent audiologist. She's so helpful and patient when getting my hearing aid adjusted just right. I rarely have to see any of the otolaryngologists, but when I do I see Dr. Hill, and he's also great. The staff and professionals here are prompt, honest, and friendly. Great place!

I have had a vertigo problem for quite a while thinking I would have to live with it. Then I was…read morereferred Dr Bittle's office. I saw three different people there, including Dr Bittle, during my treatment. They were very kind and attentive. I had a particularly difficult situation but Dr Bittle and staff were very tenacious and helpful. I can say successful as well. I highly recommend this Hearing and Balance Specialists.

I finally gave in to admit my hearing is not as good as it was…read more Visited Dr. Lainey Lake yesterday to get a check up. She discovered what I already knew and suggested hearing aids. From the receptionist to the Dr, the visit to Hearing and Balance Specialists of KC was super. Quick check in when I arrived. They emailed me the forms to fill out the day before, so I could have done before arriving. Office was super clean and professional. Have appointment next week to have hearimg aids fitted. I am confident that Hearing and Balance Specialists, and Dr Lake will take good care of me.

I had the pleasure of being Dr. David Paul's patient. I gradually noticed more and more throughout…read morethe years that I was struggling to hear. After being seen by him, I was treated with hearing aids, and my quality of life has been infinitely better since. Dr. Paul is very caring, and he took his time to explain everything clearly. I was seen by an audiologist elsewhere several years before, and I had identical hearing tests back then. However, then, the audiologist did not recommend hearing aids to me. Dr. Paul remarked that the pitch in which my hearing is worst is the pitch that is most important for hearing consonants, and explained that he believed that hearing aids would really help. He was absolutely right, and I wish that I had seen him years earlier! You will not feel like "just a number" at this place, you will truly be provided exceptional, personalized consideration and care.

I always have a great experience when I visit. Very professional, kind, and pleasant people to work…read morewith!

If you have tinnitus, or suspect you might have a hearing loss, or are just having to turn the TV…read moresound up, or can't quite distinguish words in conversations with friends, especially at restaurants, I highly recommend you to go see Linda Erickson at Associated Audiologists! Probably the others are just as good, but she's been awesome! I was first told I needed hearing aids in 2008. But I "knew" I was way too young (not even 60 yet!) for anything like that, and vehemently fought getting them. I had just developed tinnitus, which is commonly referred to as "ringing in your ears," so I didn't know what it was, because mine was summer night sounds...cicadas and crickets. And since it was summer, when I spent many evenings in my hammock, I just kept thinking I'd left a window open! As it turns out, tinnitus is ALMOST ALWAYS a sign of hearing loss, and when I casually mentioned it to my doctor, he said "Get thee to an audiologist ASAP!" Although I did get tested at the time, and did have a fairly significant hearing loss (no cause was ever determined, and I hadn't ever spent much time listening to ear-splitting music at concerts or with headphones), it took me six years to bite the bullet and get hearing aids. And it took learning that uncorrected hearing loss can put you on the fast track to dementia and/or Alzheimer's (because your brain is getting far less stimulation from speech and other sounds around you, and brain receptors start to die off) to get me to throw vanity out the window! I will be eternally grateful to Linda Erickson, Sr. Audiologist at Associated Audiologists, for her kindness, caring, professionalism, and ability to explain everything I needed to know. Then and now, she always takes the time to answer any questions, and to make sure I have the best possible experience with hearing aids. Had I known how much they would improve my life and how advanced the technology had become since the days of my mother's hearing aids, which were like big pieces of bubblegum in her ears that caused lots of feedback (she wouldn't wear them, and due to dementia, she mistakenly threw them in the trash!), I would have gotten them SO much sooner! I was able to do free trials of two or three different hearing aids before I discovered Associated Audiologists, and that experience proved to me that the technology truly had greatly advanced, but none of them was right for me. It took Linda Erickson to find just the right ones for me. So if you have old-fashioned ideas about hearing aids and only remember people telling you how awful they were, I encourage you to think again, and get the facts. Even in just the four years since I got mine, the technology has significantly advanced. You won't believe how tiny and practically invisible to others they can be...they can even match them to your hair color if you wear outside-the-ear hearing aids, so vanity really isn't an issue anymore!

From the owner: Associated Audiologist are professional hearing and balance doctors in Prairie Village, KS. If you…read morehaving hearing loss, tinnitus, need hearing aids, contact us today and visit our location below. Providers at this location: David Nissen, Au.D., FAAA, Senior Audiologist and Prairie Village Clinic Manager Linda Erickson, Au.D., FAAA, Senior Audiologist Directions: The Prairie Village clinic is located two blocks north of the 75th Street and Mission Road intersection. You may enter the back parking lot from 73rd Terrace (next to the post office) or from Mission Road (by Saint Ann's Church). Park behind the "L" shaped building and use the door labeled Northeast Entrance of Building B. We are located immediately inside in Suite 140.

Dr. Willbanks is by far the most real, grounded and educated doctor I have ever worked with. She…read moreis always a call or text away. I about fell over when she told me to text her if my I had any problems. If you have a hearing loss and your aids stop working what better way to communicate than text! There is no middle person I have to go through to get to her and she is REAL. She is always so sweet and goes above to help you. Her practice is warm, and feels like home. It is a family setting and my grandkids are always welcome, even my dog who gets cookies every time I go in. I don't have to worry about parking with my walker and she is always there to open the door for me and the best part is there are no stairs, elevators and I walk straight in to her office. If you are looking for an honest, real, and a doctor that cares about you and not your pocket book go and see her.