RanchMart Shopping CenterLeawood, KS Hearing Center
Independent hearing care in the heart of Leawood. You get comprehensive evaluations and all five hearing aid brands. Our team takes the time to get it right. Most first visits end with a complete plan in about 90 minutes.
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Your Leawood team
Real experts. Familiar faces.
One familiar provider who remembers you, your history, and how you like to hear.
Dr. Sara Otte
Fitting and dispensing every major brand since 2017, with ENT and otoneurology clinical experience.
Laura McKinney
Board-certified specialist with a passion for precision fittings and patient follow-through.
Hearing care services in Leawood
Everything your ears need, under one roof
Free hearing evaluations
Comprehensive testing: otoscopy, tympanometry, tone & speech-in-noise.
Hearing aid fittings
Real-ear measured and fine-tuned to your exact hearing profile.
7-day free trials
Phonak, Starkey, ReSound, Unitron, and Lyric. Take them home first.
Tinnitus treatment
Specialized therapies to quiet the ringing and get your focus back.
Gentle earwax removal
Safe, comfortable removal that often improves hearing immediately.
Ongoing care & repairs
Cleanings, tunings, and adjustments. Plus our Concierge Service Plan.
Today's technology
These aren't the hearing aids you remember.
Closer to a tiny computer than the aids you're picturing. Try any free for 7 days.
Everything streams straight to your ears.
Music, YouTube, and phone calls stream straight to both ears. They even handle turn-by-turn directions while you drive. Your hearing aids tune every sound to your hearing. People pay hundreds for earbuds that do less.
60-second self-check
Is it time for a hearing check?
Most people live with hearing changes for 7 years before doing anything. Answer six quick questions and find out where you stand. We ask for no email and save nothing.
Try it right now
Hear what your free evaluation measures
Press play on a real voice or real birdsong, then flip between the two modes. With untreated high-frequency loss you still hear the voice. You just can't understand it. If that muffled version sounds familiar, your Leawood team can tell you exactly why.
Hear the difference
Press play, then switch between the two modes. Listen for what disappears.
Headphones recommended. This is a simplified simulation of sloping high-frequency loss. It is not a diagnostic test. Audio courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (CC).
Only at American Hearing
Walk through our clinic before you ever walk in
New places can be stressful. Explore our Leawood center in full 360°. See the lobby, the testing booth, and the fitting rooms. Your first visit will feel like your second.
★ 4.9 on Google
What Leawood is saying
Real reviews from our Google Business profile.
"I'm a new patient of Dr. Otte. She is very knowledgeable and spent a lot of time with me. Testing my hearing and reprogramming my current hearing aids. I recommend her highly."
"Great experience and services from start to finish. Was contacted the same day my referral was approved and was scheduled for just a few days later."
"Sara was so nice. Immediately you knew she cared about helping you find the best hearing aids for you. Explained everything before doing it. All around good experience."
Coverage
We work with your insurance
Bring your card or call ahead. We'll verify your hearing benefit for you.
We verify your benefit first
Bring your card or call ahead. We check your hearing coverage before your visit. You'll have no surprises.
Flexible monthly financing
We offer affordable payment plans for every technology level. The right device stays within reach.
Concierge Service Plan
One simple monthly fee covers ongoing cleanings, tunings, and adjustments. Or pay as you go. Your choice.
Good questions
Leawood's most-asked hearing questions
Rediscover the sounds of your life, starting in Leawood.
Free evaluation. Honest answers. A plan in about 90 minutes.