Hearing Healthcare Centers

What Hearing Healthcare Centers does

Hearing Healthcare Centers is a privately held, woman-owned audiology practice operating four clinics across Colorado's Front Range (Boulder, Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland). Founded in 1984 in Longmont and acquired by Dr. Whitney Swander in 2008, the practice was grown to eight Front Range locations before being consolidated to four in 2024. The practice employs seven Doctors of Audiology (all Au.D.-credentialed) plus audiology technicians, administrative staff, and a community outreach lead, placing it in the 11-50 employee range.

The practice delivers a full suite of clinical hearing services: comprehensive hearing testing and evaluations, hearing aid fitting using real-ear verification (a gold-standard probe-tube measurement protocol), hearing aid repair, tinnitus management, earwax removal, custom hearing protection, and cochlear implant evaluation and ongoing programming. It is manufacturer-agnostic, dispensing devices from eight major brands (Audibel, Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, Unitron, Widex) across all major form factors (BTE, RIC, ITE, ITC, CIC, IIC). The 3-step patient journey — schedule, personalized treatment plan, ongoing rehabilitation — is positioned as a long-term partnership model rather than a transactional device sale.

Revenue is generated primarily from hearing aid hardware sales and professional service fees (testing, fitting, repair, tinnitus, earwax management, cochlear care). Pricing is consultation-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base is entirely consumer/B2C — individual adults with hearing loss, tinnitus sufferers, hearing protection seekers, and cochlear implant candidates — with no enterprise or institutional customers. Marketing is content-driven via educational blog and local SEO, with additional B2B2C outreach through the Director of Community Connections to senior living communities, healthcare providers, and employers. The practice holds no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding.

Name

Hearing Healthcare Centers

Legal name

Hearing HealthCare Centers

Website

https://hearinghealthcarecenters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hearing Healthcare Centers is a woman-owned, private audiology practice operating four clinics across Colorado's Front Range, delivering hearing testing, hearing aid fitting, tinnitus therapy, and rehabilitation services to adults with hearing loss.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Otology & Neurotology (Ear/Hearing/Balance) (HLAKAMAC)

Keywords

• Audiology services
• Hearing aid fittings
• Hearing testing
• Tinnitus treatment
• Cochlear implant services

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hearing Testing and Evaluations: Comprehensive hearing evaluations that assess hearing ability, diagnose hearing loss, and include various test types such as pure-tone testing, speech testing, tympanometry, and otoacoustic emissions.
2. Hearing Aid Sales: Sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids from multiple manufacturers. Includes initial device programming, real-ear verification, physical fitting, and ongoing adjustment appointments.
3. Hearing Aid Repair Services: Professional maintenance and repair services for hearing aids from most major brands including Audibel, Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, Unitron, and Widex. Also coordinates manufacturer service when specialized repairs are needed.
4. Tinnitus Relief Treatment: Personalized tinnitus management solutions including sound therapy, tinnitus management features in hearing aids, and education and counseling.
5. Earwax Management: Professional earwax removal services using irrigation, suction, or specialized instruments, along with prevention education.
6. Hearing Protection: Custom hearing protection solutions including musician plugs, hunting/shooting protection, sleep protection, and workplace protection.
7. Cochlear Implant Services: Evaluation and ongoing programming/care services for cochlear implant patients, including surgical referral coordination.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hearing Healthcare Centers provides in-person audiology services through four Colorado clinics, including comprehensive hearing evaluations, prescription hearing aid fitting with real-ear verification, hearing aid repair, tinnitus management, custom hearing protection, earwax removal, and cochlear implant evaluation and support. The practice sells prescriptive hearing aids from eight manufacturers (Audibel, Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, Unitron, Widex) across six device styles, delivered by Doctors of Audiology via a structured three-step care process.

Product overview

Hearing Healthcare Centers is a hearing healthcare services provider offering a comprehensive suite of diagnostic, treatment, and maintenance services. The core service portfolio includes hearing testing, hearing aid fitting with real-ear verification, hearing aid repair, tinnitus relief, hearing protection, earwax management, and cochlear implant support. The practice offers multiple hearing aid styles (BTE, RIC/RITE, ITE, ITC, CIC, IIC) from eight partner manufacturers: Audibel, Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, Unitron, and Widex. Services are delivered across four Colorado locations (Boulder, Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland) by a team of Doctors of Audiology through a structured 3-step process: scheduling, personalized treatment planning, and ongoing rehabilitation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hearing Testing Comprehensive hearing evaluations that assess hearing ability, speech understanding in quiet and noisy environments, and diagnose types and severity of hearing loss using pure-tone testing, speech testing, tympanometry, and otoacoustic emissions. Intended for adults experiencing hearing difficulties.
• Hearing Aid Fitting Professional hearing-aid fitting service that uses real-ear verification and prescriptive formulas to calibrate devices to the patient's specific hearing-loss profile, ensuring optimal amplification performance. Includes device programming, physical fitting, and initial adjustments.
• Hearing Aid Repair Maintenance and repair services for hearing aids covering issues such as weak sound output, feedback, battery problems, moisture damage, and component replacement. Covers most major brands and coordinates manufacturer service when specialized repairs are needed.
• Tinnitus Relief Personalized tinnitus management solutions including hearing aids with sound therapy and tinnitus management features, education, and counseling aimed at reducing ringing and improving quality of life for adults experiencing tinnitus.
• Hearing Protection Custom hearing protection solutions for musicians, hunters, sleep, and workplace environments, designed to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and provide comfortable extended-wear protection.
• Earwax Management Professional earwax removal using irrigation, suction, or specialized instruments to safely clear blockages and restore hearing clarity, along with prevention education for patients.
• Cochlear Implant Services Evaluation and ongoing support services for cochlear implant candidates and recipients, including surgical referrals, device activation, programming, and rehabilitation for individuals with severe hearing loss who do not benefit sufficiently from hearing aids.
• Prescription Hearing Aids Sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids from multiple manufacturers (Audibel, Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, Unitron, Widex) across six device styles (BTE, RIC/RITE, ITE, ITC, CIC, IIC), bundled with prescription programming, fitting, and ongoing adjustment appointments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research including ACHIEVE Trial and JAMA Neurology studies shows treating hearing loss may help slow cognitive decline in certain populations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Starkey Hearing Technologies: U.S.-based hearing-aid manufacturer whose devices (and Starkey Hearing Foundation mission work, which Dr. Swander participates in) are dispensed by HHCC. Comparable as an upstream supplier/partner shaping the practice's device portfolio and clinical product roadmap.
• Phonak (Sonova): Major global hearing-aid manufacturer whose products are dispensed by HHCC alongside other brands. Comparable as a key device supplier influencing HHBC's fitting capabilities, technology refresh cycles, and access to advanced features such as pediatric and severe-loss solutions.

Broad incumbents

• HearUSA: National audiology and hearing-aid clinic chain (now part of WS Audiology/Widex retail network) operating doctor-staffed centers. Directly comparable to HHCC's doctor-led, multi-brand clinic model, but with national reach, managed-care contracting, and greater manufacturer influence.
• Miracle-Ear: National retail hearing-aid franchise with hundreds of U.S. storefronts dispensing devices and basic fittings. Comparable to HHCC because it targets the same adult hearing-loss demographic with a similar in-person clinic model, but at significantly larger scale and a more transactional, device-led value proposition.
• Connect Hearing (Sonova retail): National audiology clinic chain operated by Sonova (parent of Phonak), providing testing, fittings, and Phonak-aligned devices. Comparable to HHCC in offering clinic-based audiology services, though with manufacturer-aligned device selection rather than HHCC's fully multi-brand approach.
• Beltone: Long-standing hearing-care retail network (franchise and company-owned) offering hearing tests, fittings, and devices from its own brand and partners. Competes with HHCC in the same patient demographic and clinical service mix, but at broader national scale with a more standardized retail experience.
• Costco Hearing Aid Centers: In-store hearing-aid dispensing within Costco warehouses, offering professionally administered hearing tests and fittings at materially lower price points. Targets the same adult self-pay and insured patient pool as HHCC and represents the dominant price-disciplined competitor in the U.S. hearing-aid channel.

Emerging players

• Lexie Hearing: Direct-to-consumer hearing-aid brand selling OTC and supported-fit devices online with optional remote audiology support. Competes with HHCC for the mild-to-moderate hearing-loss patient by offering a lower-cost, lower-friction alternative to in-clinic dispensing.
• Jabra Enhance (formerly Lively): Online direct-to-consumer hearing-aid retailer (Jabra Enhance) offering remote-programmed devices with optional audiology support. Represents the DTC/OTC disruption channel pulling patients away from in-clinic models like HHCC, particularly in the mild-to-moderate segment.

Direct peers

• Live Better Hearing + Balance: Multi-location, doctor-staffed audiology practice group on the U.S. East Coast offering diagnostics, hearing aids, tinnitus, and vestibular services. Highly comparable to HHCC in scale, clinical depth, and physician-led model — both are private multi-clinic audiology groups competing for the same patient profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hearinghealthcc
• Facebookfacebook.com/HearingHealthCareCenters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hearing-healthcare-centers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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