Ready to Respect Your Ears? Book an Appointment with us!

Whether you are local to Chicagoland or live across the world, you deserve hearing healthcare from Sensaphonics, the experts in music industry audiology. Dr. Michael Santucci (our President and founder) and Dr. Shannon Switzer (Musicians Hearing Clinic Director) are pleased to offer both in-person and virtual hearing wellness appointments. 

To view both IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL appointment options
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PREPARING FOR YOUR SESSION:

For in-person appointments, please prepare for your session by:   

• Arriving 15 minutes early to complete intake paperwork/find parking/etc
• Bringing a mouthpiece if you play a wind instrument, to use during impression setting. Jaw positions and movements change the shape of your ear canal, so we want to replicate your in situ canal shape while your molds set. 

• Managing your earwax in advance. If you are prone to build-up, use over-the-counter earwax drops (i.e. Debrox, available at drug stores) to clear your ear canals. Please note that any excessive wax management in-house incurs a $50/ear fee. 

For virtual appointments, please prepare for your session by: 

• Verifying your appointment time if you are outside of the Central Time Zone
• Compiling any relevant information in PDF form (past hearing tests, notes, etc)
• Ensuring you have a strong WiFi connection and a working webcam
  

About Insurance Benefits

• We do not bill health insurance benefits; we are an out-of-pocket clinic.
• If you have dedicated HSA or FSA funds associated with your insurance, we encourage you to submit your itemized receipt to your insurance for reimbursement.
• We do not complete or issue reimbursement forms with CPT/ICD-10 codes for general insurance reimbursement. The unfortunate reality is that insurance almost never reimburses for preventative hearing healthcare when it comes to testing and/or fitting custom earplugs/IEMs.

Rather than losing hours each week completing insurance paperwork for no reimbursement (for neither patients nor provider), we choose to invest our time in more meaningful ways, including: 

• Volunteering for the WHO Make Listening Safe Initiative
• Participating in professional organizations, including: 
  • National Hearing Conservation Association
  • Healthy Ears Limited Annoyance (HELA) Initiative
  • Audio Engineering Society
  • American Academy of Audiology
  • Pro Audio Manufacturing Alliance - Hearing Rocks initiative
• Training audiologists in best practices for musician hearing conservation (aka growing our Gold Circle Network to expand these specialized services) 
• Precepting and mentoring Doctor of Audiology students 
• Raising awareness for hearing wellness through lectures, podcasts, magazine interviews, conferences, and more.  

We look forward to helping you keep your hearing healthy so you can enjoy music all life long.

Helpful Links

• Musicians Hearing Clinic
• Find An Audiologist