Audiology in Florida

Mayo Hearing Aid Clinic

Mayo Clinic in Florida has been dispensing hearing aids for more than 10 years. The Hearing Aid Clinic is located off the third-floor lobby in the Davis Building. The clinic is staffed by four audiologists who have a combined total of more than 45 years of hearing-aid-dispensing experience.

The 1,100-square-foot clinic has its own reception and waiting area, two hearing-aid fitting rooms and a hearing-aid repair lab. The reception area includes a display of working assistive-listening devices, such as infrared television amplification systems and amplified telephones. Visitors may listen to the devices, as well as view educational videotapes on improving communication. Supplies such as batteries, battery testers, drying units and ear protection devices are on display and available for purchase. Literature on new hearing aids is displayed in the reception area.

All styles and sizes of hearing aids and circuitry are available, including conventional analog, digitally programmable and fully digital hearing aids. Hearing aids from a variety of manufacturers are represented, including Oticon, ReSound, Phonak, Siemens, Sonic Innovations and Widex.

You must have a current hearing test (within the last six months) before you can be evaluated for a hearing aid. You can make your own appointment with the audiologists for a hearing test or ask your physician to refer you. If you're looking for general information about hearing aids or brochures, you're welcome to stop by without an appointment. Some minor hearing-aid repairs are also accepted on a walk-in basis.

Because of the many fittings and adjustments that are sometimes necessary, hearing aids are dispensed only to patients who live within reasonable driving distance. If you live more than two hours' drive from the clinic, the audiologists can provide advice on appropriate hearing aids and how to obtain them in your local community.

For more information concerning appointments or other questions, call (904) 953-0500 or e-mail us at hearingaidclinicmcj@mayo.edu.