Here's What Our Clients Have To Say!

Mr. Ed M. of Woodstock, VA says: "Several years ago some of my family and friends called my attention to the fact that my hearing loss was getting worse - I had to have the TV so loud that other people could hardly stay in the room. Also, the “what did you says” were getting more frequent. they urged me to take a hearing test at Hearing Aid Services. I took their advice and found them to be very caring and professional, and anxious to be of service. Thanks to my friends, and Hearing Aid Services, my quality of life is much better and our home is much quieter and happier. If you have a hearing loss, let Hearing Aid Services tell you how they can improve your quality of life."

Mrs. Mary D. of Harpers Ferry, WV says: "On my very first visit I found that it is possible to have an aid adjusted to the very best extent of hearing for each patient. There are other things afforded for us here that I have not heard about at any other place. For example, insurance on aids at a reasonable price, battery club - cleaning of aids whenever desired, and, maybe the most important, a check up at least once a year. (All this seems to me to be so much better than purchasing an aid from one’s living room!) Somehow, I always feel better each time I visit."

Mr. Wilbur J. of Winchester, Va. says: "Wearing hearing aids tells others that I care about what they say. I want to catch those speeches, concerts, and key words that sometimes fall out before reaching my ears. I particularly like the fully automatic in-the-ear aids fitted at Hearing Aid Services, Inc. because of their ability to buffer overriding and extraneous noise, whether it be machinery, a noisy restaurant, kitchen clatter, or several people speaking at once."

Our Hearing People

Allen Thomas (1927 – 1998) began practicing in Washington, D.C. in September, 1958. In 1966 he moved to Winchester, Virginia and founded Hearing Aid Services, Inc., to better serve the Northern Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown, Maryland to New Market, Virginia. He devoted his life to helping people hear better. He was instrumental in the development of the Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and the continuation of the licensing procedures and professional ethics of our industry. He held memberships in the Virginia Society of Hearing Aid Specialists, serving as President for several terms, the West Virginia Hearing Aid Society, The Otometric Society of America, and was honored as a thirty-thirty-year member of the International Hearing Society.

Martha Artz-Cain B.C. - H.I.S - joined the practice in December, 1978 and was licensed in Virginia and West Virginia in 1981. After Allen’s semi-retirement in 1993, she became President of the Corporation. Wishing to continue the work started by Allen, she has maintained the high standards he developed for the Company. This includes working closely with the manufacturers and supervising the fittings done in all four offices to ensure the quality each patient deserves. She became Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences in 1999 and was elected Secretary of the Virginia Society of Hearing Aid Specialists. She also holds memberships in the West Virginia Hearing Aid Society and the International Hearing Society.

Cynthia Berrane Hearing Instrument Specialist - has over 20 years of experience in the art of fitting and counseling the hearing impaired. She has the latest training in digital technology and has worked with several major manufacturers of hearing instruments. As well as being licensed as a Hearing Instrument Specialist in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, she is also a member of the Virginia Society of Hearing Aid Specialists and the International Hearing Society. When she joined the staff of Hearing Aid Services in 1995 the Company was able to expand its services to include in-home testing and fitting and add the Front Royal office.