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.

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!

What takes a healthcare professional from being merely good to being positively great?…read more 1 The office is bright, clean, airy, and tranquil. 2 I have never had to wait more than 5 minutes for our scheduled appointment. 3 Every staff member greets you warmly. with a genuine desire to do everything they can to serve you. I've had the pleasure of working with Kassie, Danyel and Jana. I have never been to a friendlier office that is more dedicated to serving its patients. 4 Rachel is thorough and takes whatever time is necessary to conduct hearing tests and to fit hearing aids as perfectly as possible. This may take 25-50% longer than other audiologists who think 80-20 is good enough. And she does it at no additional charge. 5 Rachel is deeply knowledgeable. She stays current with new technology and the characteristics of hearing aids from different manufacturers so she can make a recommendation that will suit your unique needs. 6 Rachel makes it fun to come to her office. 7 Rachel will answer all of your questions, whether obvious or esoteric, fully and with respect. 8 If you have a question between visits, the staff will provide the answer immediately by phone, and if necessary, will send additional materials electronically. 9 I also consulted with Dr Brook Raguskus in the Pacific Hearing office who is a specialist in tinnitus. She too is deeply knowledgeable, respectful, and makes the visit fun. Rachel and her entire team are exceptional. They have earned my wholehearted recommendation.

I haven't given a review in a very long time but this one is well deserved. I noticed my left ear…read moregetting clogged so I tried ear drops and the spray bottle and that made things worse. I couldn't hear out of my left ear. It was horrible! So that night I searched on yelp and found the most amazing hearing clinic. I called the next morning right when they opened and the receptionist was the nicest person and got me an appointment the very same day. Dr. Ashley was the doctor that took care of me. She's absolutely amazing. She was very thorough and explained to me everything she was doing. She definitely spent over an hour with me irrigating both my ears and micro suction. I'm so happy she was able to get all that compacted wax out of both my ears. I can hear again!! I'll definitely be back to have my ears cleaned on a regular basis.

I had to get an audiogram quickly and they gave me an appointment within the week! The receptionist…read morewas nice when I entered and I was taken back within minutes. The front area was nice and clean. The test itself did take some time, but once it was completed, the results were thoroughly explained to me in words that were understandable. I would go back here if I needed another hearing exam, and I definitely recommend it.

They are the nicest and most accommodating folks! After finding out that I am traveling…read moreinternationally for three weeks and that my insurance company was not very responsive, they gave me a loner for the three weeks until I come back. After receiving my hearing aid, they were very patient explaining all details and adjusting the software to my needs. Very professional and very personable. Cannot recommend them more.

New hearing aids, third pair: l have been taken care of with all three of these pairs of hearing…read moreaids by Yesenia. Always great experiences. With this third pair and a new manufacturer, a little more adjusting time has been necessary. I will now have a new provider as YESENIA has gone to a new position with the city of Santa Clara. I am very happy with all the services and help have gotten from YESENIA and I wish her the best. The product and help I have received from COSTCO hearing at the Senter Road store in San Jose has always been great.

Joanne and Abby are great!! Very knowledgeable and very nice…read more I highly recommend this place.

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.

Front office is highly unprofessional. I had a family…read moreemergency and we had to reschedule my Grandma's appointment so I called and left a message. Didn't get a call until the next day and we agreed on a day 2 weeks out. Then I get a call today saying the business name has changed to San Francisco something and we had 2 no shows so they sent the hearing aids back and they no longer accept her insurance anymore. Ummm....what?? 1st off I called to reschedule... He argued that I didn't call... Really genius?? Then how did I get the other appointment?? And said if I called on Monday there was none there to answer the call, just the doctor. It's not my fault he wasn't there to do his job and it shouldn't have counted as a no show if I informed them earlier. Then says we no showed 3 days ago when I had it down for next week and didn't get any reminders. But the part that really gets me pissed is the fact he said they sent them back. I'm like, already? After 3 days? He said, in a rude manner, I don't know when they sent them but they did and now you have to go somewhere else. I have worked in the medical field at private practices for many years and this is not how you do business. And I can tell the front office help is lazy because many times I have left messages and have not received calls back. Save yourself the trouble and go else where! If I could I would give 0 stars!

This is a business that doesn't care if gets your business…read more.. Had an appointment this morning, but decided to cancel because of the front desk person. The very first impression she gave was indifference followed by a hacking cough she tried to suppress (not wearing a mask). She walked in from the back room (of an already small office lobby) briefly looked at me, then gave me papers to fill out and started to turn. I asked if the pens were clean since there were no labeled pens and only 2 or 3 in the pen hold can. She said yeah as she was turning away. I forgot my mask and went back out to the car to get it, since they didn't have any available (not sure if a hearing test facility qualifies as a medical facility under the Santa Clara County Health dept.). After coming back in and turning in the form she again only looked at me when getting the forms once, and not again until my misunderstanding of what she said. Ironically I am at a hearing test place and heard her say is that 'butt' for your email; not the best handwriting. Corrected her, but was already agitated by the lack of a welcome and the feeling of indifference (with an extra dose of coughing), and then said why would you say that? Say "butt"? I wait a few seconds and she doesn't say anything. I eventually just go to the restroom. When I get out she said only said "bud". Then says it again, while at least looking at me this time, but now looking a little annoyed. Goes back to looking over the form and without looking at me, asks for my insurance card. I followed my instinct and said I am canceling my appointment. "Ok", looking at me with indifference again. I had to ask for my paperwork so it wouldn't be billed accidently. Once I got it, I started to leave, and mentioned she was coughing/sick. She sarcastically said 'bye'. I came back in and addressed her attitude and about being sick. I am guessing they have so much business it doesn't matter how she treats people, because she just turned and walked away... I left, because I didn't feel at that point I could trust them to do the testing correctly, and really didn't want to find out one way or the other...maybe you will get a different experience if you decide to go there...

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

I rarely give feedback on Yelp, however this is something I must share with everyone…read more My first experience with this wonderful staff and THE BEST CARE, above & beyond anything I could imagine. It took me a lot to put my pride aside and face the fact I can't hear and need double ear pieces, regardless of how others would see me as an old lady or weak. My first experience was awesome & Frighteningly exciting, I was now hearing EVERYTHING !! So many noises would startle me to death. Other than I can finally hear, never been so welcomed by Dr's and staff such as these wonderful ladies have always done. I Feel really special and always receive best personalized interactions when going to this office !!!!! I can promise & tell you this. After 3- 4 years of going there, they know me by name and I leave feeling so happy to be treated with care,respect & educated on how to use & maintain my buds. ONCE again SHOUT OUT TO MY LADIES I thank you for outstanding job you do !!!!! You deserve a million stars

I've been coming here for my hearing test for the last 4 or 5 years and this week I was scheduled…read moreto come do another hearing test. My doctor told me about making an acrylic mold for my hearing soda so they'd be less uncomfortable or ticklish in my ears. They made another appointment for me to come back and to bring my hearing aids so I did today and I came early but when I asked them where my hearing aids the girl named Abby or something told me it was being cleaned and the wire on my hearing aids were replaced and so I asked to see my hearing aids and I wanted to speak with the doctor who saw me a couple days ago. But instead of letting me talk to her, they lied that the lady who came after me was here first or her appointment was first and it wasn't first come first serve. So they gave my hearing aids back but it looked different than before so I told them about that. Then lied to me once again and said okay nothing was done to my hearing aids. Then another lady who also worked at the reception desk but more to the left approached and fake apologized on behalf of the office and she was basically trying to get me to shut up and go. She suddenly said she had to contact insurance because the mold the doctor offered to get me suddenly needed to be approved by insurance, another lie. So they made me come all the way here even though my house is far away and I was stuck in traffic and I got here and they all started to lie and give me reasons and tried to blame me for their own miscommunication.

My experience in that place is so bad. The receptionist was so unfriendly that I never came back to…read morethis place again. When I arrived to the appointment at 8:30, I saw her inside and the door locked, I knocked the door twice because I didnt see her turning back. Then, she felt so unpleasant and told that " I was coming to open the door". When she got my information, I was difficult at hearing, so I asked her to repeat. She just kept silent. And I had to ask if she wanted to talk about the insurance. She raised her eyes and said "You dont know your insurance cover?" Of course, I dont know. I want to come here because I saw the hearing center is listed in-network with Anthem. And then she asked me something I didnt hear well. I asked can you speak slowly? She said "this is my regular speech". What??? Your customers come to your place because they do have problem with hearing and you treated them unrespectfully. I felt uncomfortable at that moment and I told her be friendly, and then she changed her voice tone. But this was so frustrating experience here. Charis - hearing specialist is friendly, but as another person reviewed, she just tried to sell device more than truly listening customer's problem. She is rushed and not active to any ask questions. Before coming here, I got very good experience with hearing specialist at Costco when he consulted me a lot and did different tests and helped me to try with different devices. Not recommended to this place.

I called this office (with my insurance company on the line) and left a message....twice! They…read morenever returned our call. We even sent them the proper registration documents. I should have known better not to consider this office because I also recall calling and leaving a message back in 2024, and they never returned my call last year either.