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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 27 local dispensers so you can find advice you can trust.

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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
for quality for price
1. Allegany Hearing & Balance
938 National Hwy
Cumberland, MD
301-729-1635
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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2. American Auditory Centers
6373 Little River Tpke
Alexandria, VA
703-333-2711
19 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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3. American Auditory Ctr
9801 Georgia Ave #10
Silver Spring, MD
301-592-9377
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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4. Arlington ENT Allergy Center
1635 N George Mason Dr #250
Arlington, VA
703-524-1212
14 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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5. Atlantic Hearing Ctr
10400 Connecticut Ave #510
Kensington, MD
301-933-9377
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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6. Audiology & Hearing Care Service
18045 Georgia Ave
Olney, MD
301-260-0966
10 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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7. Audiology & Hearing Research
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC
202-687-5176
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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8. Auditory Services
1734 Elton Rd #104
Silver Spring, MD
301-434-4300
185 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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9. Beltone Hearing Aid Center
10565 Crestwood Dr
Manassas, VA
703-368-8200
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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10. Beltone Hearing Aid Center
46440 Benedict Dr #101
Sterling, VA
703-444-4667
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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11. Beltone Hearing Aid Center
9312 Old Keene Mill Rd #D
Burke, VA
703-455-1431
15 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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12. Beltone Hearing Aid Center
5657 Columbia Pike #100
Falls Church, VA
703-533-8008
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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13. Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing
602 S King St #102
Leesburg, VA
703-777-5050
27 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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14. Bowie Hearing Center
3233 Superior Ln #B-2
Bowie, MD
301-464-6701
14 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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15. Carolyn Wyatt Audiology Services
8218 Wisconsin Ave #106
Bethesda, MD
301-656-1933
53 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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16. Chevy Chase Audiology Associates
5530 Wisconsin Ave #1540
Chevy Chase, MD
301-907-0002
14 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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17. Costco Wholesale
All locations combined

135 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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18. Costco Wholesale
880 Russell Ave
Gaithersburg, MD
301-417-1530
54 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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19. Costco Wholesale
10925 Baltimore Ave
Beltsville, MD
301-595-9272
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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20. Costco Wholesale
4725 W Ox Rd
Fairfax, VA
703-332-3202
29 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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21. Costco Wholesale
21398 Price Cascades Plz
Sterling, VA
703-406-6509
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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22. Costco Wholesale
1200 S Fern St
Arlington, VA
703-413-3240
43 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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23. Dr Richard Israel
8830 Cameron St #310
Silver Spring, MD
301-589-3277
39 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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24. Drake Hearing Aid Center
403 S Glebe Rd
Arlington, VA
703-521-1404
38 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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25. Fairfax Hearing Ctr
3299 Woodburn Rd #300
Annandale, VA
703-534-4344
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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26. Family Hearing Center
2301 Research Blvd #110
Rockville, MD
301-738-1415
48 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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27. Feldman Oringher Dettelbach
5454 Wisconsin Ave #1535
Chevy Chase, MD
301-652-8847
15 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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28. George Washington Univ Speech & Hearing Center
2115 G St NW #B-01
Washington, DC
202-994-7360
27 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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29. Hearing Associates
6862 Elm St #120
McLean, VA
703-748-3300
33 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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30. Hearing Ctr of Hauck & Bianchi
2415 Musgrove Rd
Silver Spring, MD
301-384-5977
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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31. Hearing Health Care Center
8650 Sudley Rd #209
Manassas, VA
703-369-0300
16 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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32. Hearing Healthcare
15235 Shady Grove Rd #100
Rockville, MD
301-946-2434
86 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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33. Hearing Professionals
14201 Laurel Park Dr #109
Laurel, MD
301-604-3177
29 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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34. Hearing Solutions of Fairfax
10721 Main St #302
Fairfax, VA
571-432-0640
41 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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35. Hull Hearing Aid Service
6231 Leesburg Pike #510
Falls Church, VA
703-533-1622
167 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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36. Lesner Hearing Center
5232 Dawes Ave
Alexandria, VA
703-820-3800
18 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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37. Maryland Audiology
3449 Wilkens Ave #200
Baltimore, MD
410-525-0110
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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38. Miracle-Ear Center
701 Russell Ave #5
Gaithersburg, MD
301-977-8695
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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39. Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Center
6211 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA
703-538-7017
10 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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40. Montgomery Hearing Aid Tech
10215 Fernwood Rd #301
Bethesda, MD
301-493-9441
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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41. Otolaryngology Associates
8316 Arlington Blvd #300
Fairfax, VA
703-573-7606
60 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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42. Prince William Speech & Hearing
4317 Ridgewood Center Dr
Woodbridge, VA
703-670-8126
14 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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43. Professional Hearing Aid Service
2141 K St NW
Washington, DC
202-785-8704
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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44. Professional Hearing Services
6231 Leesburg Pike #512
Falls Church, VA
703-536-1666
65 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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45. Professional Hearing Services
8314 Traford Ln #C
Springfield, VA
703-569-0355
27 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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46. Professional Hearing Services
150 Elden St #235
Herndon, VA
703-707-0002
12 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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47. Sears/Miracle-Ear Center
7103 Democracy Blvd
Bethesda, MD
301-365-6270
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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48. Sears/Miracle-Ear Center
11255 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD
301-593-9521
17 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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49. Sears/Miracle-Ear Center
All locations combined

800-638-5892
33 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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50. Sonus Hearing Care Professionals
8301 Arlington Blvd #302
Fairfax, VA
703-204-1123
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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51. Sonus/Alexandria Hearing Center
4660 Kenmore Ave #409
Alexandria, VA
703-823-3336
35 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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52. Sonus/Arlington Hearing Center
3260 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA
703-525-1898
36 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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53. Sonus/Rockville Hearing Aid Center
133 Rollins Ave #2
Rockville, MD
301-231-9520
25 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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54. Sonus/The Hearing Center
11002 Veirs Mill Rd #310
Wheaton, MD
301-949-8070
48 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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55. Vienna-Fair Oaks Hearing Service
201 Park St SE
Vienna, VA
703-938-5060
46 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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56. Washington Hearing & Speech
5255 Loughboro Rd NW
Washington, DC
202-537-4010
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local hearing aid dispensers.
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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 N BETHESDA, MD wrote about FELDMAN ORINGHER DETTELBACH, Chevy Chase, MD on 11/20/09
I'm a first-time hearing aid guy but so far I have been very happy with..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about AUDITORY SERVICES, Silver Spring, MD on 11/18/09
Have a hearing loss, and need the best care? Here is where you should go........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about FAMILY HEARING CENTER, Rockville, MD on 11/09/09
outstanding service. By not being a dealer of a specific product, they can offer the..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about HEARING ASSOCIATES, McLean, VA on 10/14/09
I visited this firm to get another opinion on HAs and, while I was wearing..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about HULL HEARING AID SERVICE, Falls Church, VA on 09/17/09
Generally pleased with outcome, provider recommended one hearing aide line, tested only one pair, performed..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote about DRAKE HEARING AID CENTER, Arlington, VA on 09/12/09
Had a very good person who, sad to say, left the practice. Remaining staff may..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote about AUDITORY SERVICES, Silver Spring, MD on 09/08/09
They are about as good as it gets........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about AUDITORY SERVICES, Silver Spring, MD on 08/28/09
Superior service. Prices lower than other places checked. In all respects, prcatically perfect........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about AUDITORY SERVICES, Silver Spring, MD on 08/27/09
Their reputation for service is well-founded: courteous, helpful, knowledgeable, and prompt. Highly recommended........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about AUDITORY SERVICES, Silver Spring, MD on 08/26/09
went here on recommendation of consumers checkbook and got outstanding service........
Subscriber from LAYTONSVILLE, MD wrote about AUDITORY SERVICES, Silver Spring, MD on 08/26/09
I went to this firm in July 2009 to get a hearing test and to..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote about CAROLYN WYATT AUDIOLOGY SERVICES, Bethesda, MD on 08/26/09
Mrs. Wyatt knows her business. My wife and I are extremely well satisfied with her..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote about SEARS/MIRACLE-EAR CENTER, Bethesda, MD on 08/24/09
Great service and price.......
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote about HULL HEARING AID SERVICE, Falls Church, VA on 08/19/09
I have been a customer for about three years. I am totally sincere in giving..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote about HULL HEARING AID SERVICE, Falls Church, VA on 08/11/09
They have certain brands they like better than other, but will work with you on..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about CAROLYN WYATT AUDIOLOGY SERVICES, Bethesda, MD on 07/28/09
I went to Carolyn Wyatt Audiology based on her Consumers' Checkbook recommendation, and I'm happy..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about LESNER HEARING CENTER, Alexandria, VA on 07/28/09
good but not great.......
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote about HEARING HEALTHCARE, Rockville, MD on 07/28/09
Very friendly, helpful, thorough and did a good job.......
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about COSTCO WHOLESALE, Fairfax, VA on 07/06/09
Excellent hearing aids and service always available and encouraged by the pleasant personnel. Prices good........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about HULL HEARING AID SERVICE, Falls Church, VA on 01/24/09
Just entered a customer relationship with this company. Seemed to be "steered" to one brand..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about BELTONE HEARING AID CENTER, Burke, VA on 01/02/09
Very pushy people. I was not impressed with the quality of the products. Hearing test..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about HEARING SOLUTIONS FAIRFAX, Fairfax, VA on 01/02/09
Very happy with my experience. Friendly, prompt, and reliable. I am impressed with the overall..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about HEARING HEALTH CARE CTR, Manassas, VA on 09/13/08
The staff is really competent and professional and very kind. They are the best!.......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about DR RICHARD ISRAEL, Silver Spring, MD on 09/11/08
He told me I had a brain tumor, an outrageously wrong diagnosis that was a..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about AUDIOLOGY OFFICE OF SUSAN G CHADWICK, Fairfax, VA on 09/11/08
Douglas Breithaupt's office - her partner.......
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