The Hearing Guy

The Hearing Guy We are a locally owned business that is committed to providing high quality hearing healthcare. We re He's not just The Hearing Guy. He's your Hearing Guy.

The Hearing Guy is an independent hearing clinic serving Asheville and Hendersonville, NC since 2014. Founded by Dr. Brent Steele, MD, BC-HIS, we're not a franchise and not locked into one manufacturer — we work with all major hearing aid brands (Phonak, Oticon, ReSound, Starkey, Unitron, Signia, and Widex) so the recommendation you get is the one that's actually right for your hearing, your lifes

tyle, and your budget. What makes us different is what we call Experience Hearing — instead of fitting hearing aids in a quiet office and hoping for the best, Dr. Steele tests and adjusts your devices in the real environments where you struggle: restaurant noise, your car, a grocery store. Your hearing aids should work where you actually live, not just where they were fitted. Services include comprehensive hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings and programming (with Live Speech Mapping), hearing aid repairs and cleanings, tinnitus evaluation and management, cerumen (earwax) removal, and custom hearing protection and earmolds. We're in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, United Healthcare, Aetna and we offer special financing — plus a free hearing consultation, free hearing test, free demonstration, and a free pack of batteries when you visit. If you've been turning the TV up, asking people to repeat themselves, or quietly stepping back from conversations, we'd be glad to help you sort it out. Call (828) 274-6913 to schedule your free hearing consultation.

ASK DR. STEELE"Why does my own voice sound weird when I first wear hearing aids?"It's called the occlusion effect. When ...
06/08/2026

ASK DR. STEELE

"Why does my own voice sound weird when I first wear hearing aids?"

It's called the occlusion effect. When the ear canal gets blocked off — by hearing aids, earplugs, even a finger in your ear — low-frequency sound from your own voice bounces around inside your skull instead of escaping. Result: you sound like you're talking inside a barrel.

The good news: modern fittings minimize this with vented domes or open fits. And it usually fades within 2–3 weeks as your brain adapts.

If your aids are still making you sound boomy a month in — come back in. We can fix it.

— Dr. Brent Steele, MD, BC-HIS
The Hearing Guy

📞 (828) 274-6913

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀Your hearing aids sound great in the office but flop at ...
06/06/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
Your hearing aids sound great in the office but flop at restaurants. Dr. Steele explains why — and how real-world fitting fixes it. Asheville & Hender
https://thehearingguy.com/restaurant-hearing-failure/

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴)What changes w...
06/05/2026

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴)
What changes when your hearing clinic is owner-operated versus part of a corporate group — and why it shows up in the room with you. Asheville and Hen
https://thehearingguy.com/independent-vs-corporate/

This kind of review is what we work for every day."Brent was not pushy to sell anything at all. He just gave me the resu...
06/04/2026

This kind of review is what we work for every day.

"Brent was not pushy to sell anything at all. He just gave me the results of the test and told me some of my options which even included options that would not have made him any money. Very nice to see that kind of service this day and age!"
— Cheryl V., Asheville

We've never been a hard-sell practice. We never will be.

When you come in for a hearing evaluation, you get the honest answer — even if the honest answer doesn't sell us anything. Sometimes "you're fine, come back in a year" is the right call. Sometimes it's hearing aids. Sometimes it's something in between.

You decide what's right for you. We just lay out the truth.

If you've been putting off getting your hearing checked because you didn't want to be pressured — we hear you. Come see us when you're ready.

📞 (828) 274-6913

— Dr. Brent and the team

Meet Bryce Skaggs — Hearing Care Assistant at The Hearing Guy.Bryce grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from ...
06/03/2026

Meet Bryce Skaggs — Hearing Care Assistant at The Hearing Guy.

Bryce grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in economics. Hearing care isn't a field he stumbled into — his mom spent years as a deaf education teacher, so he was around it growing up. Before moving to Asheville, he worked at the Heuser Hearing Institute in Louisville, where he received extensive training treating patients with hearing loss every day.

He joined The Hearing Guy in 2025 and is currently a North Carolina apprentice in the Hearing Instrument Specialist Program — which means he's training under Dr. Steele to become a fully licensed HIS provider.

What you'll notice about Bryce in the office: he listens. He's patient. He explains things in plain language. Recent reviews already mention him by name — "Bryce was amazing." That's the standard we want from every person on the team.

If you've been into the office recently, you've probably met him already. If you haven't, come say hello — he'll be the one walking you back for your test.

1863 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville | 132 South Main St, Hendersonville | (828) 274-6913

A lot of people think of hearing loss as a hearing problem.It isn't just that.Johns Hopkins research has connected untre...
06/03/2026

A lot of people think of hearing loss as a hearing problem.

It isn't just that.

Johns Hopkins research has connected untreated hearing loss to:

• Higher risk of falls (3x for mild hearing loss)
• Higher risk of social isolation and depression
• Higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia

The brain works harder to fill in what the ears miss. That extra cognitive load takes a toll over time.

The good news: treating hearing loss appears to slow — and in some cases reverse — much of that risk.

If you've been telling yourself, "It's not bad enough yet" — that's the wrong question.

The right question is: How long has my brain been working harder than it should?

When you're ready, come see us. No pressure.

📞 (828) 274-6913

— Dr. Brent Steele, MD, BC-HIS
The Hearing Guy

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂Most people wait 7-10 years before treatin...
06/02/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂
Most people wait 7-10 years before treating hearing loss. Here's what those years actually cost — from Dr. Steele's chair in Asheville and Hendersonvi
https://thehearingguy.com/hidden-cost-of-waiting/

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, a reminder that hearing and brain health are more connected than most peo...
06/02/2026

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, a reminder that hearing and brain health are more connected than most people think. Taking care of your hearing is how you stay in the conversations, the laughter and the summer moments as they happen. https://bit.ly/43vrWSs

ASK DR. STEELE"My wife says I mumble. My husband says everyone around him mumbles. Who's right?"Probably both of you — b...
06/02/2026

ASK DR. STEELE

"My wife says I mumble. My husband says everyone around him mumbles. Who's right?"

Probably both of you — but not for the reason you think.

When higher-frequency hearing fades (the part most adults lose first), consonants like S, T, F, and TH become harder to distinguish. Vowels still sound fine. So speech doesn't disappear — it just gets mushy. Like everyone's mumbling.

The classic clue isn't volume. It's clarity.

Volume problem: "I can't hear you, speak up."
Clarity problem: "I can hear you, but I can't tell what you're saying."

If the second one sounds like a conversation in your house — that's a worth-checking signal. Not a sales pitch. Just information.

— Dr. Brent Steele, MD, BC-HIS
The Hearing Guy

📞 (828) 274-6913

Meet the guy on the door: Dr. Brent Steele, MD, BC-HIS — the Hearing Guy himself.Brent grew up around medicine in a smal...
06/01/2026

Meet the guy on the door: Dr. Brent Steele, MD, BC-HIS — the Hearing Guy himself.

Brent grew up around medicine in a small town outside Atlanta — his dad was a family physician for 30+ years, his mom a local pharmacist. He earned his medical degree from Ross University in 2010, then chose a different path: instead of running his father's practice, he built his own.

He opened in Asheville in 2014, originally as a Zounds franchise. A few years in, he and his wife Leslie decided to break away and start fresh — so they could fit any manufacturer's hearing aid to any patient, with no brand loyalty getting in the way. That's how The Hearing Guy was born.

If you've spent time in our office, you already know what Brent is about: explaining things until they actually make sense, walking patients across the street to a noisy restaurant to test a fitting in real life, and never selling anyone something they don't need.

When he's not at the clinic, you'll find him with his wife Leslie and their two kids — Abigail and Jack — pulling for UGA football, traveling, or running Young Boyz 2 Men, the nonprofit he founded to mentor kids through baseball.

He's not just The Hearing Guy. For a lot of folks in Asheville and Hendersonville, he's their Hearing Guy.

Come meet him in person — 1863 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, or 132 South Main St, Hendersonville. (828) 274-6913.

Address

1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 121
Asheville, NC
28803

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

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+18282746913

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