Doctors

These are providers I’ve personally seen or that people I trust have seen. This is one person’s experience, not a directory and not an endorsement service. Nobody paid to be here. See the disclaimer.

For what each type of doctor is actually useful for (GP vs. ENT vs. audiologist), see Hearing Health.

Audiologists #

Emma Rose Alscher, AuD, CH-TM #

• Practice: University Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists at UPMC Eye & Ear Institute
• Location: 203 Lothrop Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
• Phone: 412-647-2030
• Good for: tinnitus and hyperacusis (sound sensitivity). She’s a Certificate Holder in Tinnitus Management and was an invited subject matter expert on ASHA’s practice guidance for tinnitus and hyperacusis. Also handles auditory/vestibular (balance) diagnostics, hearing aids, and cochlear implants.
• My experience: I’m a patient of Dr. Alscher’s, and she’s given me some of the only real help I’ve ever gotten for my hearing.

Sounds of Life Hearing Center #

• Practice: Independent audiology practice: Dr. Sarah Curtis (owner), Dr. Cara Donovan, Dr. Morgan Faldowski, Dr. Jamie Ekstrom, all Au.D.
• Location: 8003 Auburn Rd, Suite 4, Painesville, OH 44077
• Phone: (440) 579-4085
• Good for: hearing tests, hearing aid fittings (not tied to one manufacturer), tinnitus treatment (including the FDA-approved Lenire device), cochlear implants, pediatric audiology, ear wax removal.
• My experience: I’m a patient here too, and it’s been some of the only real help I’ve ever gotten for my hearing.

A note on urgency: if you ever have sudden hearing loss in one ear, that’s an emergency. Steroids work best within days, not weeks. Don’t wait for an appointment with anyone on this list; go to urgent care or an ER and say the words “sudden sensorineural hearing loss.”