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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Seattle Area? Now You'll Know.

Hearing Aid Dispensers

	Does it seem that your hearing isn't what it used to be? If so, you're not alone. Hearing loss is a common problem. We outline the fundamentals of hearing loss, explain how hearing aids may help, and give you ratings of 29 local dispensers so you can find advice you can trust. From Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	A-Plus Hearing Aid 4519 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 206-938-3711		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	A-Plus Hearing Aid 1440 NW Gilman Blvd #2 Issaquah, WA 425-391-2913		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Advanced Hearing Systems 104 5th Ave N Edmonds, WA 425-771-3886	18 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Ahn Dang Tu Md 1145 Broadway Seattle, WA 206-329-1760		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Audio Hearing Aid Center 17309 139th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 425-487-3942	14 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Audiologists Northwest 1411 Wheaton Way Bremerton, WA 360-479-4065	13 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Audiology Associates 515 Minor Ave #150 Seattle, WA 206-622-9916		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Avada Audiology 5971 State Hwy 303 NE #C2 Bremerton, WA 360-415-0421		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Ballard Speech & Hearing Center 5428 Barnes Ave NW Seattle, WA 206-789-7029	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Conner Hearing Aid Clinic 4020 Wheaton Way #Q Bremerton, WA 360-373-5883	23 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Costco Wholesale All locations combined	202 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Costco Wholesale 1175 N 205th St Shoreline, WA 206-542-3238	42 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Costco Wholesale 400 Costco Dr Tukwila, WA 206-575-9654	36 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Costco Wholesale 4401 4th Ave S Seattle, WA 206-622-3136		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Costco Wholesale 1201 39th Ave SW Puyallup, WA 253-445-7570	11 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Costco Wholesale 2219 S 37th St Tacoma, WA 253-671-2276		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Costco Wholesale 10990 Harbor Hill Dr NW Gig Harbor, WA 253-853-8600		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Costco Wholesale 35100 Enchanted Pkwy S Federal Way, WA 253-874-0166	31 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Costco Wholesale 10000 Mickelberry Rd NW Silverdale, WA 360-613-1784	23 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Costco Wholesale 16616 Twin Lakes Ave Marysville, WA 360-652-4530		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Costco Wholesale 1801 10th Ave NW Issaquah, WA 425-313-0964	31 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Costco Wholesale 24008 Snohomish Woodinville Rd Woodinville, WA 425-806-7701		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Ear-Wise Hearing Aid Center 10573 SE Carr Rd Renton, WA 425-228-0306	11 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Everett Clinic Hearing Aid Center 4027 Hoyt Ave #101-A Everett, WA 425-339-5401	17 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Evergreen Speech & Hearing 1800 116th Ave NE #103 Bellevue, WA 425-454-1883	31 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Evergreen Speech & Hearing 8301 161st Ave NE #203 Redmond, WA 425-882-4347	13 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Evergreen Speech & Hearing 12333 NE 130th Ln #430 Kirkland, WA 425-899-5050	40 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Group Health Hear Ctr 2930 Maple St Everett, WA 425-261-1931		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Hear Center-Group Health Cooperative All locations combined	152 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Hear Center-Group Health Cooperative 304 15th Ave E Seattle, WA 206-326-2050	60 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Hear Center-Group Health Cooperative 5821 S Sprague Ct Tacoma, WA 253-396-4250	28 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Hear Center-Group Health Cooperative 1511 NE 10th St Bellevue, WA 425-883-5110	56 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Hearing & Balance Lab 12800 Bothell-Everett Hwy #270 Everett, WA 425-316-5102	12 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Hearing Advancement Center 13515 NE 175th St #D Woodinville, WA 425-485-8430	13 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Hearing Advantage 20700 Bond Rd NE Poulsbo, WA 360-697-1300	15 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Hearing Speech & Deafness Center 1625 19th Ave Seattle, WA 206-323-5770	37 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Highline Audiology 14400 Ambaum Blvd SW #G Burien, WA 206-246-8677	58 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Key Hearing 4300 Talbot Rd S #313 Renton, WA 425-277-9521		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	Kitsap Audiology 2601 Cherry Ave #211 Bremerton, WA 360-373-1250	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	Miracle-Ear Center 301 Southcenter Mall Seattle, WA 206-244-9324		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	Miracle-Ear Center 4502 S Steele St #100 Tacoma, WA 253-472-1693		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	Mountain View Hearing Aid Ctr 1833 Auburn Way N #G Auburn, WA 253-333-9450		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
43.	Northgate Hearing Services 10564 5th Ave NE #203 Seattle, WA 206-367-1345	73 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
44.	Peninsula Audiology 3212 50th St Ct NW #105 Gig Harbor, WA 253-858-3277	35 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
45.	Peninsula Hearing 19319 7th Ave NE #102 Poulsbo, WA 360-697-3061		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
46.	Powers Hearing Rehabilitation 2310 Mildred St W #134 University Place, WA 253-565-0954	13 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
47.	Powers Hearing Rehabilitation 200 Meridian St S Puyallup, WA 253-845-1400	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
48.	Puget Sound Hearing 1311 S Union Ave #102 Tacoma, WA 253-759-3555	96 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
49.	Sonus Hearing Care Professionals All locations combined	116 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
50.	Sonus Hearing Care Professionals 1901 S Union Ave #B-2001 Tacoma, WA 253-272-3090	11 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
51.	Sonus Hearing Care Professionals 77 Wells Ave S #105 Renton, WA 425-235-5550		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
52.	Sonus Hearing Care Professionals 3224 Colby Ave #B Everett, WA 425-259-5066	21 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
53.	Sonus Hearing Care Professionals 1038 116th Ave NE #B-3 Bellevue, WA 425-455-5596	44 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
54.	Sonus Hearing Care Professionals 19720 68th Ave W #C Lynnwood, WA 425-744-0891	20 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
55.	Sound Associates Hearing 9776 Holman Rd NW #101 Seattle, WA 206-782-6770		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
56.	Stanwood Camano Hearing Center 7359 267th St NW #A Stanwood, WA 360-629-6554	10 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
57.	Tacoma Ear & Balance Clinic 1708 S Yakima Ave #112 Tacoma, WA 253-627-6731	15 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
58.	The Listen for Life Center 1201 Terry Ave Seattle, WA 206-223-8802	47 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
59.	Total Hearing Aid 23410 Hwy 99 Edmonds, WA 425-778-5512	56 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
60.	Tru-Tone Hearing Aid Service 6020 66th Ave E Puyallup, WA 253-841-1983	12 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
61.	University of Washington Speech 4131 15th Ave NE Seattle, WA 206-543-5440	19 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
62.	Wells Hearing Aid Svc Ctr 2801 Hewitt Ave Everett, WA 425-252-5055		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 43 local hearing aid dispensers. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

Seattle hearing aid dispensers by neighborhood

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Hearing Aid Dispensers in Auburn, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Bellevue, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Bremerton, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Burien, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Edmonds, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Everett, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Federal Way, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Gig Harbor, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Issaquah, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Kirkland, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Lynnwood, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Marysville, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Poulsbo, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Puyallup, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Redmond, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Renton, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Seattle, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Shoreline, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Silverdale, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Stanwood, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Tacoma, WA
Hearing Aid Dispensers in Tukwila, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in University Place, WA	Hearing Aid Dispensers in Woodinville, WA

Subscriber Comments/Reviews

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

Subscriber from LYNNWOOD, WA wrote about TOTAL HEARING AID, Edmonds, WA on 08/15/09: I left Total Hearing in tears. I had been sobbing for about 10 minutes. No..........

Subscriber from LYNNWOOD, WA wrote about SONUS HEARING CARE PROFESSIONALS, Everett, WA on 08/15/09: Complete used car sales pitch, taking control of communication to get me to upgrade to..........

Subscriber from FEDERAL WAY, WA wrote about PENINSULA AUDIOLOGY, Gig Harbor, WA on 07/22/09: Dr. Rand is an outstanding audiologist who takes her time in explaining her product and..........

Subscriber from GIG HARBOR, WA wrote about PENINSULA AUDIOLOGY, Gig Harbor, WA on 04/03/09: Very satisfied with the service and hearing aids. Worth the trip to Gig Harbor........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about HEAR CENTER, Seattle, WA on 09/10/08: All the people are nice, helpful, prompt. Big range of hearing aids and associated products...........

Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote about EVERGREEN SPEECH & HEARING, Kirkland, WA on 09/09/08: Can't rate prices as my insurance company paid for the hearing aids........

Subscriber from CHIMACUM, WA wrote about COSTCO, Issaquah, WA on 08/24/08: Was lied to by sales staff. They said that the hearing aide ordered had far..........

Subscriber from GRAHAM, WA wrote about PUGET SOUND HEARING AID CLINIC, Tacoma, WA on 08/14/08: I lost a hearing aid nearly a year after purchase. I went in to purchase..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about NORTHGATE HEARING SERVICES, Seattle, WA on 06/25/08: very professional. Audiologist Dr and other is has a Masters. Well qualified. Not a high..........

Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote about EVERGREEN SPEECH & HEARING, Bellevue, WA on 04/18/08: The owner of Evergreen Speech & Hearing & I have been fellow aircraft pilots in..........

Subscriber from HANSVILLE, WA wrote about COSTCO, Silverdale, WA on 09/16/07: Great devices, GREAT prices. Service OK........

Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about HEAR CENTER-GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE, Redmond, WA on 09/15/07: Excellent follow up service........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about PUGET SOUND HEARING AID CLINIC, Tacoma, WA on 09/13/07: They only seem to carry a couple of the top line brands. A couple more..........

Subscriber from MERCER ISLAND, WA wrote about HEAR CENTER-GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE, Redmond, WA on 08/15/07: I tried to get new hearing aids here (I'm a very happy Group Health member)..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER, Seattle, WA on 08/11/07: Superior Service. I believe their pricing is about average for the market. But the range..........

Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SPEECH, Seattle, WA on 07/10/07: Dr. Feeney was very good........

Subscriber from PORT ORCHARD, WA wrote about PENINSULA AUDIOLOGY, Gig Harbor, WA on 12/26/06: Great experience & excellent service........

Subscriber from TRACYTON, WA wrote about COSTCO, Silverdale, WA on 10/11/06: I have purchased 2 hearing aids from them. I had 1 sent in for repair..........

Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER, Seattle, WA on 10/07/06: VMMC "Listening for Life Center" seems, despite the cornball "marketing" name, to have people who..........

Subscriber from GIG HARBOR, WA wrote about PENINSULA AUDIOLOGY, Gig Harbor, WA on 10/02/06: Recommend this place........

Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote about EVERGREEN SPEECH & HEARING, Kirkland, WA on 09/20/06: Highly recommended.......

Subscriber from MUKILTEO, WA wrote about SONUS PACIFIC HEARING, Lynnwood, WA on 09/19/06: great service but prices are high compared to others........

Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote about EVERGREEN SPEECH & HEARING, Bellevue, WA on 09/19/06: Service is great but pricey products........

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