Better Hearing Care. Closer to Home.
A regional collaborative connecting patients, families, audiologists, and healthcare providers with high-quality hearing care across Southeast Ohio and nearby communities.
Hearing Loss Shouldn’t Mean Traveling Farther for Answers
Hearing loss is common, consequential, and treatable. But knowing what to do next can be difficult, especially when hearing aids are no longer providing enough benefit.
The Southeast Ohio Hearing Collaborative exists to make the next step clearer. Our goal is to improve awareness, strengthen access to local hearing healthcare, and connect patients with the right level of care at the right time.
Understand
Learn about hearing loss, treatment options, and when it may be time to consider more than hearing aids.
Connect
Find participating audiologists and hearing-care providers throughout Southeast Ohio and nearby West Virginia.
Take the Next Step
Access local cochlear implant evaluation and surgical care when a cochlear implant may be appropriate.
One Region. A Full Continuum of Hearing Care.
Good hearing care is not a single appointment or device. The collaborative helps patients and families understand the full continuum of care.
The goal is simple: help people receive appropriate hearing care close to home and reduce unnecessary delays in treatment.
Hearing evaluation and diagnosis
Hearing aids and ongoing audiologic care
Cochlear implant candidacy evaluation
Cochlear implantation when appropriate
Long-term follow-up and hearing support
When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough
Hearing aids are an important part of hearing care, but some people continue to struggle even with appropriately fitted devices. When hearing aids no longer provide adequate benefit, a cochlear implant evaluation may help determine whether another treatment option is appropriate.
Cochlear Implant Care Is Available Locally
Patients in the region can access cochlear implant evaluation and surgical care through Marietta Memorial Hospital. The regional cochlear implant surgical team includes Drew Phillips and Milena Fabry.
Keeping evaluation and treatment within the region can make the process easier for patients, families, and the community providers who continue to support their hearing care.
Built Around Collaboration, Not a Single Practice
The Southeast Ohio Hearing Collaborative is designed as a neutral, provider- and patient-focused regional resource. It brings together community audiologists, hearing-care providers, medical professionals, cochlear implant teams, and patients around one goal: better access to appropriate hearing care.
Participating Audiology and Hearing-Care Professionals
Michael Squires
Charleston, West Virginia
Briana Brown
Charleston, West Virginia
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Audiology Team
Angie Starline
OhioHealth, Athens
Whitney Knipp
Karr Audiology
Rebecca Meyer
Athens
Carissa Pessia
Holzer
Kristin Lydick
Holzer
Brandie Nance
Ohio University
Find an Audiologist Near You
Whether you need a hearing evaluation, help with hearing aids, or guidance about cochlear implant candidacy, start with a local hearing-care professional. Our provider directory is designed to make it easier to find participating care close to home.
For Healthcare Providers
Primary care physicians, ENTs, audiologists, hearing instrument providers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals play an important role in identifying untreated or undertreated hearing loss.
Recognize patients who may need additional hearing evaluation
Understand when inadequate hearing-aid benefit may warrant a cochlear implant evaluation
Identify local hearing-care and cochlear implant resources
Create a simpler referral pathway for patients
Regional Support
Cochlear Americas has provided significant support in helping develop the collaborative and increase awareness of cochlear implant services. The Southeast Ohio Hearing Collaborative remains focused on serving patients and providers as a regional hearing-care resource.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Find a participating audiologist, learn more about cochlear implant evaluation, or connect with the collaborative.