Hearing Aids
Featuring Oticon Zeal™ — The Latest in Hearing Technology
Physicians Hearing Clinic now features Oticon Zeal™ — the newest generation of hearing aids in Sarasota, FL, featuring a remarkably small form factor and all-day rechargeable battery life. Oticon Zeal joins our roster of six leading manufacturers — Signia, Widex, Starkey, Phonak, Oticon, and ReSound — so you're never locked into a single brand. Every fitting begins with a Doctor of Audiology, a lifestyle interview, and real-ear verification — not a sales pitch.
Doctor-Led Hearing Care Backed by 25+ Years in Sarasota
Owner Dr. Tonya Steed leads a doctorate-level team that has cared for the Suncoast for 25+ years from our Bee Ridge Road office in Sarasota — working closely with the surrounding medical community, including our ENT colleagues at Shea ENT Clinic next door. Every set of prescription hearing aids comes with a 60-day exchange period, in-house insurance verification, and CareCredit financing. Seasonal residents also get telehealth follow-ups, remote programming, and supplies shipped to a second address anywhere in the country.
60-Day Hearing Aid Exchange Period
Every set of prescription hearing aids fitted at Physicians Hearing Clinic is backed by a 60-day exchange period. Wear your devices at the office, the theater, the pickleball court, and at home — if they aren't quite right within 60 days, bring them back and we'll swap them for a different model, or return them for a refund if no device is the right match. Real life is the only test that counts.
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Trusted by Sarasota families for 25+ years — six hearing-aid brands, custom earmolds, and care for locals and seasonal residents alike.
Better Hearing, Brighter Days
For 25+ years, Sarasota families have trusted Physicians Hearing Clinic for honest, doctor-led audiology care. Call to schedule your hearing evaluation, or stop by our Bee Ridge Road office in Sarasota.
| Address | 5432 Bee Ridge Road #170, Sarasota, FL 34233 |
| Phone | (941) 342-9494 |
| Office Hours | |
| Monday | 9am to 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9am to 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9am to 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 9am to 4:30pm |
| Friday | 9am to 4pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hearing Aid FAQs
Answers to the most common hearing aid questions we hear at Physicians Hearing Clinic — the six brands we carry, the 60-day exchange, insurance verification, remote programming, and more.
Physicians Hearing Clinic carries six major hearing-aid manufacturers — Signia, Widex, Starkey, Phonak, Oticon, and ReSound — so your audiologist isn't locked into a single brand. Recommendations are based on your audiogram, lifestyle, listening environments, and budget.
Every brand we carry includes models that support Bluetooth streaming, rechargeable batteries, and remote programming via the manufacturer's app, so your hearing aids can be fine-tuned without an in-person visit when you're traveling or living at a second home. Call (941) 342-9494 to compare brands in person.
Every set of prescription hearing aids fitted at our Sarasota office comes with a 60-day exchange period. You wear your devices in the environments that matter most to you — the office, the theater, the pickleball court, family dinners, restaurants — and your audiologist fine-tunes the programming at follow-up visits along the way.
If the hearing aids aren't the right match after 60 days, bring them back and we'll exchange them for a different model — or, if no device is the right fit, return them for a refund. With six brands in-house, you're never stuck with a device that doesn't perform in your real life. Call (941) 342-9494 to schedule your evaluation.
For active Sarasota patients — beachgoers, boaters, theater performers, and seasonal residents — we typically recommend receiver-in-canal (RIC) and rechargeable behind-the-ear models. Both offer water-resistant construction, all-day battery life, and direct Bluetooth streaming for phone calls and music.
Patients who want maximum discretion can choose invisible-in-canal (IIC) or completely-in-canal (CIC) styles, while patients with single-sided hearing loss often benefit from CROS or BiCROS systems that wirelessly send sound from the weaker ear to the better ear. During your evaluation, we walk through the trade-offs of each style based on your hearing loss and daily routine.
Physicians Hearing Clinic accepts a range of insurance carriers and offers flexible payment options to fill any gaps. Hearing aid coverage varies widely between plans, so our insurance verification team handles the legwork before any device is ordered — confirming exactly what your specific policy includes, billing your carrier directly whenever your plan allows, and giving you a clear out-of-pocket estimate before you commit.
If your plan doesn't fully cover hearing aids — or doesn't cover them at all — we offer CareCredit financing with deferred-interest and extended payment options. For pediatric patients whose families can't afford hearing aids, we partner with the Sounding Joy non-profit to help cover the cost. Call (941) 342-9494 with your insurance information and we'll get you a clear answer before your visit.
Yes — many of our patients are seasonal Sarasota residents who live elsewhere for part of the year, and we built our care model around them. Modern hearing aids from Phonak, Oticon, ReSound, Signia, Widex, and Starkey all support remote programming through the manufacturer's app, so we can adjust your devices from our office while you're at your second home.
We also ship domes, wax guards, batteries, cleaning kits, and dryers anywhere in the U.S., and offer telehealth visits for follow-ups and troubleshooting. You stay connected to your audiologist no matter where you happen to be living that week.
Yes. Pediatric hearing care is a featured part of our practice — Dr. Steed serves as Director for Special Olympics Healthy Hearing and partners with Sounding Joy to provide hearing aids to children whose families can't afford them.
For school-age children who struggle to follow speech in noise even with normal hearing sensitivity, we also offer Pediatric Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) evaluation and treatment. Whether your child needs prescription hearing aids, custom swim plugs for PE tubes, or an APD evaluation, our doctorate-level team will explain every step in plain language for both the parent and the child.