“What Dr. Magilen has done for me is nothing short of a miracle. I have been wearing hearing aids for the past 14 years and although I was able to function, I had to give up my teaching position three years ago at a university because I could no longer hear my students. I cannot help but thank Dr. Magilen for helping me get my life and my ability to teach back.”
~ Maria Victoria Gonzalez, San Francisco, CA
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Welcome to Walnut Creek Hearing Center
Here at the Walnut Creek Hearing Aid Center we take a new approach to hearing technology, ensuring each one of our clients receive the best care possible. As a UC Berkeley-trained biophysicist and neuroscientist, Dr. Gil Magilen has been developing hearing aid fitting methods and making a case for advanced training in the hearing-aid provider community for over 35 years. Together with his daughter, Debra Zupo, he is working to bring Hearing Engineering to the world.
Dr. Gil developed and patented real-ear hearing measurement instrumentation and methods that create objective, scientifically verifiable solutions for people with hearing impairments to assure optimal performance from their hearing aids.
His methods require the detailed management of sound for each individual ear and neurological ability. He tells consumers, "If you can't hear whispers and loud sounds comfortably and naturally, you may have been misfit."
Properly correcting hearing impairment is a challenging and difficult task. This website contains resources to help clients understand their hearing impairment and evaluate the effectiveness of the hearing aids they buy.
Providing just enough comfortable amplification to get a person to become "deceptively satisfied" and buy hearing aids is easy, even if they are not receiving their proper correction. The problem for many clients is that they don't know what a proper correction sounds like, so they don't know what to realistically expect. This results in wasting money, buying hearing aids, and accepting benefits, significantly below their hearing potential.
Over 1 million people buy hearing aids and don't use them.
We don't want you to be one of them! At Walnut Creek Hearing Center, we are here for you.
This year, Better Hearing & Speech month is focused on making connections.
We want to help you connect—and reconnect—with your favorite things. Make an appointment today and see how better hearing can strengthen your relationships and bring you closer to what matters most.
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The Importance of Hearing Engineering
Through the course of exploring this website, you will learn about the distinction between Hearing Engineering™ vs. standard hearing correction. Hearing Engineering is unique, and requires unparalleled technical knowledge, instrumentation, methods, and a Professional Sound Studio.
Learn more about what we do via the intro video below:
Services at Walnut Creek Hearing Aid Center
Click below to learn about what we do:
- Hearing Engineering
- Variety of Hearing Tests
- Hearing Aid Demonstrations
- 45-Day Trials on Hearing Aid Technology
- Cleaning, Checks, and Repairs
- Otoscopic Exams
- Hearing Education
- ... and more!
Articles by Dr. Gil
Dr. Gil contributes articles covering the subjects of hearing aid technology, the state of the hearing health industry, and beyond. Click below to read the highlights.
Effect of Small Changes of Acoustic Energy on Real World Performance with Hearing Aids (2007)
Individuals with hearing impairment have more than a mere loss of sound. This paper will discuss the nuances of human understanding and the aspects involved.
The Missing Link - The Importance Of Diagnostic And Fitting Strategies For Clinical Amelioration Of Hearing Loss Using Digital Hearing Aid Technology (2005)
Authors: Gil Magilen and Steven Greenberg
A novel approach to fitting hearing aids, successfully deployed on thousands of clients, is described in this paper.
Proud Partner of HearStrong
HearStrong was founded in 2013 with the goal of inspiring a mass hearing healthcare awareness movement. An estimated 48 million Americans experience hearing loss, and 80% of these individuals let it go unaddressed. This could be due to barriers such as social stigmas, financial difficulties, lack of awareness and resources, and more. In response to this need, HearStrong began recognizing and sharing the stories of remarkable people with hearing loss in an effort to empower and inspire others to take control of their hearing health. The HearStrong Foundation recognizes outstanding adults and children with hearing loss and gives them a platform to empower and serve others in need of hearing care. Learn more today!
Preferred Provider of the NFL Players Association
Walnut Creek Hearing Aid Center is a proud partner of the NFL Players Association's Professional Athletes Foundation with the goal to bring better hearing to former professional athletes and their fans across the nation. We are proud to care for former professional athletes and fit them with hearing aids. Call today to learn more about our partnership!