About HearingTracker: Independent since 2013
We help you find the best hearing aids for your needs and budget through expert reviews, independent lab testing, and insights from people who use them every day.
“I want people to leave HearingTracker with a clearer idea of which hearing aids are worth considering. We look at sound performance, comfort, ease of use, and value, combining lab results with hands-on reviews and owner feedback to help people find products that suit their needs.”
Who does the work.
Clinical expertise, independent editorial judgment, firsthand experience with hearing loss, and the people who build and research the site.
- Steve Taddei, AuDHearAdvisor Lab DirectorRuns the lab · Wear-tests
- Matthew AllsopAudiologist · Video reviewsFits patients · Wear-tests
- Amy Sarow, AuDAudiologist · EducationWear-tests · Fact-checks
- Karl StromEditor in ChiefEdits
- Abram Bailey, AuDFounder and PresidentEdits · Fact-checks
- Digby CookHearing-aid wearerWear-tests
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- David CochranHands-on reviewerLong-term wear testing
- Tina Sieber, PhDEditor and Content DirectorReviews and health reporting
- Martin RiediDirector of Market and Business InsightsConsumer and market research
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What goes into a review?
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We wear them.
At least a week of wear before hands-on ratings, including comfort, handling, and everyday use.
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We measure them.
Our partner HearAdvisor uses repeatable lab tests to measure sound performance and calculate the SoundScore.
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We score them.
Our published method explains how lab results, ownership ratings, and price shape the HearingTracker Score.
Our reviews, our editorial decisions.
We may earn commissions from purchase links. Partners cannot buy better ratings or approve conclusions. HearingTracker and HearAdvisor share a founder and personnel.
How the work is paid for.
Commercial relationships support the work. They do not control methods, scores, rankings, recommendations, or conclusions.
Independence and funding, in fullWhere the money comes from
- Affiliate commissions when readers buy through our links
- Sales in the HearingTracker Shop
- Advertising
- Fixed fees manufacturers pay HearAdvisor for public lab testing. The fee pays for the testing, never the result.
What companies may do
- Provide or loan products
- Answer technical questions
- Supply documentation
- Flag verifiable factual errors
What companies may not do
- Approve coverage
- Alter methods
- Change scores
- Suppress results
- Purchase rankings
- Rewrite conclusions
After we publish.
How a review stays honest once it is live.
- Corrections
- Anyone may report a factual error. We correct verified errors and identify material changes.
- Updates
- Reviews and recommendations are revisited when new test results, meaningful software changes, pricing, support arrangements, or credible owner patterns change the tradeoffs.
- Limitations
- Controlled laboratory testing cannot predict every individual outcome, and short-term wear testing cannot establish long-term reliability. We state those limits rather than presenting a recommendation as universal.
Owner experience keeps the loop open.
Owner reports help us spot recurring problems and long-term patterns worth investigating. They are signals, not controlled evidence, and never set a score.
Where owners talk
Ask a question or report an errorSee the results.
The method in full, the picks it produces, and a directory you can filter and compare.
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