Healthy Hearing LLC. specializes in treating hearing loss with the best and most affordable digital hearing aid technology in the industry. Each fitting is customized for your specific hearing loss. Extensive follow up care insures a successful fitting and very satisfied customer. We make sure that you hear conversation clearly, even in noisy places! We offer a risk free, money back guarantee as well as a Lifetime Care Package. Results are guaranteed!

 

 

Chris Maher, M.Ed., NBC-HIS

Owner

 

EDUCATION

 

Received a B.A. in Spanish from The Catholic University of America in 1987.

 

Focused on bilingual multicultural education.

 

Graduated from George Mason University in 1993 with a Masters in Education.

 

Extensive studies on how the brain recognizes and processes speech and language.

 

CERTIFICATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

 

Nationally Board Certified as a Hearing Instrument Specialist.

 

International Hearing Society

 

Virginia Beach Task Force on Aging

 

 

TRAINING & WORK RECORD

 

Chris grew up in a family where there was hearing loss. His father suffered from hearing loss and Chris saw first-hand the problems it caused. He learned that people with hearing loss face many difficulties every day. More importantly, he could see the difficulty family members felt when they struggle to communicate and to be understood by those they love.

 

Taught English as a second language and was a reading recovery specialist in Washington, D.C., Arlington County, and Fairfax County.

 

Chris opened Healthy Hearing to help people participate and enjoy life to the fullest by helping them hear more clearly. His background with language acquisition gives him a unique perspective as he assesses a person’s ability to not only hear, but also recognize and process speech. Chris also involves the spouse and the family of the patient in the rehabilitative process.

 

PERSONAL DATA:

 

Chris has lived in Virginia Beach for most of the last decade.  He and his wife have 2 lively children (and a very lazy dog).

 

Jessica Passarelli

 

Jessica Passarelli is a Virginia Licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist at Healthy Hearing.

She graduated from Christopher Newport University in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She also studied for a minor in Psychology.

At Healthy Hearing, Jessica performs hearing evaluations and provides routine hearing aid maintenance. She enjoys visiting area assisted living facilities for personalized home care.  Jessica is a member of the International Hearing Society and enjoys staying up-to-date on the latest in hearing health and technology. She is an active reader of The Hearing Journal as well as The Hearing Professional, searching for ways to maintain the highest level of patient satisfaction at Healthy Hearing.