Hear Now

What Hear Now does

Hear Now (legally Hear Now For You) is an independent, family-owned hearing care provider founded in 1995 and headquartered in the United States. The company delivers audiology services and hearing aid dispensing through five physical clinic locations across four states: Oregon (Clackamas and Salem), California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Its service portfolio centers on complimentary hearing evaluations as a low-friction acquisition channel, followed by hearing aid sales (from third-party manufacturers with "smart features" and discreet designs), professional fittings and adjustments, and ongoing maintenance support. The company also bills insurance and Workers' Compensation claims and offers fully funded options for eligible patients.

The underlying technology is conventional audiology rather than proprietary: Hear Now uses standard diagnostic equipment and resells hearing aids from established brands. Its differentiating inputs are clinical expertise (three audiologists/specialists), physical clinic presence, and a no-pressure, no-obligation patient experience model. Operations are supported by an inside-sales phone team (+1 800-242-0260), an email channel ([email protected]), and the hearnowforyou.com website, which together handle appointment booking, inquiries, and after-hours messaging.

The business model is a hybrid of hardware sales (hearing aids) and professional services (evaluations, fittings, adjustments). Free hearing tests serve as a freemium lead funnel with no direct revenue. Customers are individual adults experiencing hearing loss or tinnitus; no enterprise or institutional payor relationships are disclosed. The company has reported 1,000+ satisfied customers since founding, indicating a small, mature regional operation with no disclosed funding, parent company, or institutional ownership.

Name

Hear Now

Legal name

Hear Now For You

Website

https://hearnowforyou.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hear Now is a family-owned audiology provider operating five clinics across Oregon, California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, offering complimentary hearing tests, hearing aid sales from third-party brands, fittings, adjustments, and insurance/Workers' Compensation billing for adults with hearing loss or tinnitus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hearing Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Audiology & Hearing Services (ENT-Affiliated) (HLAKAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH), Hearing Enhancement / Assistive Listening Audio Devices (CRACANAL)

Keywords

• Hearing care services
• Audiology services
• Hearing aids
• Hearing evaluations
• Tinnitus management

Headquarters

HQ city

Gardena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hearing Aid Sales: Sale of hearing aids including top brands and models with discreet designs and smart features. Revenue generated from device sales, fittings, and adjustments.
2. Hearing Care Services: Professional audiology services including hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, adjustments, and ongoing maintenance support.
3. Complimentary Hearing Tests: Free hearing tests offered to generate leads and drive customer acquisition for hearing aid sales and ongoing care services. No direct revenue from the test itself.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hear Now is a family-owned hearing care provider established in 1995 that offers complimentary hearing tests, hearing aid solutions from top brands with discreet designs and smart features, professional fittings and adjustments, and support for insurance and workers' compensation claims. Services are delivered through 5 clinic locations across Oregon, California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin by a team of 3 audiologists, with a no-pressure, no-obligation customer approach.

Product overview

Hear Now is a family-owned hearing care provider offering a unified suite of services centered around hearing health. The core offerings include complimentary hearing tests, hearing aid solutions (from top brands with discreet designs and smart features), insurance and workers' compensation support, and fully funded options. The company operates 5 clinic locations across Oregon, California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, serving over 1,000 happy customers with a team of 3 audiologists since 1995. The product portfolio is delivered through direct patient care at physical clinic locations rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complimentary Hearing Tests

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ satisfied customers served since 1995

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Audibel: Regional hearing care provider network delivering audiologist-led evaluations and hearing aid dispensing. Comparable business model and customer profile to Hear Now.
• Connect Hearing: Clinic-based hearing care provider offering hearing tests, hearing aid fittings, and audiology services. Comparable in service model, customer segment, and clinic-led distribution.
• Miracle-Ear: Largest U.S. hearing aid retailer with a multi-state clinic footprint and audiology-led sales model. Closest direct comparable to Hear Now in offering, target customer, and clinic-based dispensing model.
• HearUSA: Multi-state hearing care clinic network offering hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, and ongoing service. Direct competitor in audiology-led retail with similar insurance relationships.
• AccuQuest Hearing Centers: Multi-location U.S. hearing aid retailer offering audiology evaluations and device dispensing. Closely mirrors Hear Now's clinic-based model with similar mid-market positioning.
• Beltone: Hearing care provider operating a clinic/franchise model selling hearing aids with professional fitting services. Directly comparable to Hear Now across product, customer, and delivery model.

Emerging players

• Lexie Hearing: DTC hearing aid subscription brand leveraging OTC channels. Direct substitute targeting the same adult hearing-loss demographic that Hear Now serves through its clinics.
• MDHearingAid: Online hearing aid retailer offering affordable direct-to-consumer devices. Competes for the same self-pay, mild-to-moderate hearing loss customer that Hear Now acquires through its free test funnel.
• Eargo: DTC/online hearing aid brand selling directly to consumers without in-clinic visits. Represents the emerging OTC/DTC competitive threat to clinic-based audiology dispensers like Hear Now.

Broad incumbents

• Costco Hearing Aid Center: In-store hearing aid dispensing inside a major big-box retailer. Competes with Hear Now on price and convenience but lacks the personalized, multi-visit clinical service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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