Independent Hearing Care in Poole & Christchurch
Good hearing can make a significant difference to everyday life, from keeping up with conversations and enjoying time with family to feeling more confident in social situations. Independent Hearing Services provides professional, independent hearing care for people in Poole, Christchurch and surrounding areas.
Our main practice is located in nearby Ferndown, and we support customers from across the wider area. We also offer home visits where appropriate, providing an alternative for people who find it difficult or inconvenient to travel to the practice.
Hearing Services for Poole and Christchurch
Everyone’s hearing is different, which is why we believe hearing care should begin with understanding your individual needs.

Our services include
When you choose Independent Hearing Services, you’re choosing a practice that listens to your hearing needs, to your daily life, and to the voices of those you care about.
- Hearing tests and assessments
- Hearing aid advice
- Hearing aid fitting
- Hearing aid fine tuning
- Hearing aid repairs
- Ongoing aftercare
- Ear wax removal
- Hearing protection
- Home hearing visits

Independent Hearing Care Across Dorset
If you live in Poole and are finding it increasingly difficult to follow conversations, hear clearly in noisy environments or enjoy television and telephone conversations, it may be time to have your hearing assessed.
Our hearing care service gives you the opportunity to discuss your concerns with an experienced professional and understand what options may be available.
If hearing aids are appropriate for you, we can discuss different features and styles and help you select a solution that suits your hearing requirements and lifestyle.
We also provide hearing care for people living in areas such as Parkstone and Ashley Cross.
For many people, hearing difficulties are first noticed in everyday situations rather than in a quiet room. You may find yourself relying more heavily on subtitles, increasing the television volume, struggling to understand conversations in cafés or restaurants, or asking friends and family to repeat themselves.
These can all be reasons to consider a hearing assessment.
An assessment can provide a clearer picture of your hearing and help you understand whether further support may be beneficial.
Independent Hearing Services also serves customers around Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks and surrounding parts of Poole.
Our independent approach means that we can focus on your hearing requirements and the situations that matter most to you.
For someone who regularly attends social events, conversations in busy environments may be particularly important. For another person, hearing family members clearly at home may be the main priority.
Understanding these differences helps us provide more useful advice when discussing hearing aids and other hearing solutions.
We offer home visits in our service area where appropriate.
A home appointment can also allow us to discuss the situations in which you most need better hearing and understand how your hearing aids are being used in your everyday environment.
Contact us to discuss availability in your area.
Good hearing care does not stop when you receive your hearing aids.
Your hearing needs can change, and your hearing aids may occasionally require adjustment, cleaning, troubleshooting or repair. We provide ongoing support to help you maintain and get the best possible use from your hearing aids.
If your hearing aids have become uncomfortable, seem quieter than usual or are no longer performing as expected, contact us for advice.
Why Choose Independent Hearing Services?
Independent Advice, Personal Service
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Our main independent hearing practice is located in Ferndown, Dorset. Find out more about our hearing care across Dorset. We also provide hearing care for customers across the neighbouring New Forest and Hampshire area. Explore our New Forest and Hampshire hearing services.
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Testimonials
What our happy patients say...
Dear Ray and Marianne, I would like to say how pleased I am with my Starkey Hearing Aids after years not being able to hear many sounds. Thank you for the personal care and attention and choosing the perfect hearing aid for my needs. Wonderful personal care and I would highly recommend Independent Hearing to friends and family.
So pleased with my new ears just bought from Independent hearing of Ferndown Taking professional advice always makes a difference More than I had budgeted for but my new Starkey aids are worth every penny as well as good aftercare.
On Christmas Eve one of my hearing aids started to malfunction and the prospect of Christmas without it became a strong possibility. My wife made a call to Marianne that day, resulting in an early morning appointment with Ray. I cannot express enough my gratitude to both of you for your response to our cry for help that day. Without Ray's expertise, fully resolving the problem, which enabled us to carry on with the festivities as planned.
Once again thank you Marianne, Ray and of course Matthew and hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you a Very Happy New Year.
“Hi Ray, I would like to put on record my strong appreciation for your service & the equipment you provided for me. You took great pains to ensure that I had the right aids & I am delighted with the huge improvement they have made to my hearing.
Without them I hear everything as a muffled rumble which I often cannot understand. With them the world comes to life & I hear sounds that otherwise I don’t even know are there. Your continuing attention as the years go by is very reassuring & I would strongly recommend my friends & others to seek your help if their hearing deteriorates.”
“Just a brief update. The hearing aids are really excellent. I “tried” them out down town today and the quality of hearing (intelligent conversation) in a background of music and noise, was great. They work well with TV, and with both landline and mobile phones”.
“Dear Mr & Mrs Jones, ‘Many thanks for reconditioning my Mother’s hearing aid, and for the incredible patience and understanding beyond the call of duty. It is much appreciated, believe me.”
“Dear Ray and Marianne, I would just like to say how pleased I am with my digital hearing aids. Having persevered with NHS ones for a couple of years it was such a relief to find someone who would give me helpful and honest advice on what is available on the market and what would suit me best. You have always been very understanding and helpful, and I cannot recommend your services highly enough.”
“I bought my Phonak Hearing Aids from Ray and Marianne and they have both ensured that I am happy and comfortable with the hearing aids and that I get the maximum benefit from the hearing aids. One phone call or e-mail in an instant reply of discussion over the phone, or an appointment, or items in the post. Excellent product backed by excellent service. It will be a long time before I move from Ray and Marianne. (Independent Hearing Services).”
“Dear Mr and Mrs Jones, I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful, caring and professional service I have received from both of you recently. I had persevered with my NHS hearing aids for 4 long and lonely years. Since coming to you my life is now completely changed. I hear conversations and the television more clearly and can now, for the first time in 4 years, talk to people on the telephone. Already after just a week of using my new hearing aids, my confidence has improved. I don’t have to rely on my husband to make calls on my behalf. This has been a life changing experience for both my husband and myself. My only regret is that I didn’t come to see you earlier.”
“On Christmas Eve one of my hearing aids started to malfunction and the prospect of Christmas without it became a strong possibility. My wife made a call to Marianne that day, resulting in an early morning appointment with Ray. I cannot express enough my gratitude to both of you for your response to our cry for help that day. Without Ray's expertise, fully resolving the problem, which enabled us to carry on with the festivities as planned. Once again thank you Marianne, Ray and of course Mathew and hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you a Very Happy New Year”
“Independent Hearing Services were recommended to me by my previous Audiologist when I relocated from Hampshire to Swanage in Dorset. My existing hearing aids were no longer fit for purpose. I was very impressed by the initial appointment when all the tests were carried out at my home. My new Omega hearing aids with extra features have made such a difference to my hearing and wellbeing. The service and support is excellent. I would highly recommend this company.”
“Dear Ray and Marianne, I would just like to say how pleased I am with my digital hearing aids. Having persevered with NHS ones for a couple of years it was such a relief to find someone who would give me helpful and honest advice on what is available on the market and what would suit me best. You have always been very understanding and helpful, and I cannot recommend your services highly enough.”
Love to you both. I am writing to say how impressed I am with the skills, knowledge and the support from Ray Jones of IHS, who dispensed a new Starkey digital hearing aid and microphone to improve my ‘bicros’ hearing loss.
Having just had another audiogram to assess the deterioration in my hearing and the adjustments to the hearing aid, the improvement in my hearing has stepped up to another level, thank you very much. I very much appreciate the level of customer care from both Ray and Marianne.
L.C, Bournemouth
“With more than 30 years experience in audiology, Marianne and Ray skilfully encompass the technicalities with human requirements. They are certainly true professionals in the field. They are unstinting with their time, compassion, advice and guidance regarding suitable equipment and produce the very finest instrument tuning. Throughout they demonstrate their full awareness of how important it is to achieve the very best in hearing ability, one of the major controlling factors to overall good health. I owe them a great debt of gratitude for enabling me to develop my life again.”
“A Wife’s ‘Ear View’ ‘When enjoying quiet conversation, music or bird song, it is easy to forget how it used to be. Loud voices, noisy television and frequent misunderstandings meant gradual loss of companionship. The digital hearing aids are the best things Tim has ever bought – for all of us. They have transformed his life. Thank you Ray and Marianne. You have taught us that it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks.”
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