Audiologic Associates of Santa Barbara

Name

Audiologic Associates of Santa Barbara

Website

https://audiologicassociatesca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hearing Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Hearing aid services
• Audiology care
• Hearing assessments
• Hearing aid fitting
• Hearing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Hearing aids and devices: Sale of hearing aids and assistive listening devices to consumers, with various technology levels and pricing tiers to accommodate different budgets and hearing needs.
2. Hearing care services: Professional audiologist services including hearing assessments, fittings, adjustments, and ongoing care. Services are often covered or subsidized through insurance partnerships.
3. Loyalty Club membership: 3-year comprehensive total care service package with special discounts on accessories, promotional offers, and discounted rates on repurchases. Sold as an add-on to hearing aid purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Audiologic Associates of Santa Barbara is a private hearing care practice founded in 1979 that provides hearing aid services. Based in Santa Barbara, California, the company operates with a small team of 1–10 employees and serves local consumers through its website at https://audiologicassociatesca.com. The core offering is hearing aid services, with no further product, technology, or service-detail breakdown documented in the source data.

Product overview

HearUSA operates as a hearing care provider offering a unified platform of hearing solutions and services. The core offering includes hearing aids and hearing screenings through 380+ nationwide locations, supported by a free online hearing test for initial assessment. The HearUSA Loyalty Club provides a 3-year comprehensive care service package as an add-on to purchases. The company also offers an OTC Hearing Shop for over-the-counter hearing aid purchases. All offerings are designed to provide accessible hearing care with flexible payment options and insurance coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hearing Aid Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9 out of 5 stars from 63,638 reviews

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 85+ Insurance ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHearUSA works with over 85 insurance providers to maximize customer benefits and savings on hearing aids and services. Insurance partnerships represent a core distribution channel enabling customers to access covered hearing care through the company's retail center network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• Lexie Hearing: Lexie Hearing sells OTC hearing aids online and through retail partners, supported by remote audiologist consultations. It targets the same mild-to-moderate hearing loss demographic at lower price points.
• Audicus: Audicus sells hearing aids online DTC via a subscription model, bypassing traditional audiology clinics. It represents the digital-first emerging competition that pressures independent brick-and-mortar audiology practices.
• Eargo: Eargo is a DTC hearing aid brand selling virtually invisible devices online. Its subscription and online-channel model bypasses traditional audiology practices, threatening the patient acquisition funnel for independents.

Broad incumbents

• HearUSA: HearUSA is a national hearing care retailer with 380+ centers, offering hearing aids, screenings, and insurance coordination. It represents the large-scale incumbent Audiologic Associates competes against locally and is also a likely acquirer profile.
• Miracle-Ear: Miracle-Ear is one of the largest hearing aid retailers in the US with ~1,500 franchised locations, offering hearing assessments, fittings, and ongoing care. It is a direct competitor for walk-in hearing aid customers in the Santa Barbara market.
• Beltone: Beltone operates a nationwide network of hearing care centers providing hearing assessments, fittings, and custom devices. As a major franchised hearing aid chain, it competes directly for the same patient demographic Audiologic Associates serves.
• Costco Hearing Centers: Costco operates in-store hearing aid centers offering discounted devices and basic audiologist services. Its aggressive pricing poses a meaningful threat to premium independent practices in affluent markets.

Others

• Demant (Oticon): Demant is a major hearing aid manufacturer (Oticon, Bernafon, Sonic) that supplies devices to independent practices. It is a key supplier shaping the product portfolio available to Audiologic Associates.
• Sonova (Phonak): Sonova is a global hearing aid manufacturer (Phonak, Unitron) that supplies devices to independent audiologists and retailers. As a key upstream supplier, it shapes the technology and pricing landscape for Audiologic Associates.

Regional players

• Connect Hearing: Connect Hearing is a US-based chain of audiology clinics offering hearing assessments and dispensing services. Comparable in service model to Audiologic Associates but operating at chain scale, often in similar suburban markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/audiologic-associates-of-santa-barbara

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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