Independent Hearing Care in Dorset
If you are looking for independent hearing care in Dorset, Independent Hearing Services provides professional, personal support for people experiencing hearing loss. From hearing assessments and hearing aids to ongoing adjustments, repairs and aftercare, we help you find a hearing solution that fits comfortably into your everyday life.
Our main hearing practice is based in Ferndown, Dorset, and we provide hearing care for customers across the surrounding area, including Bournemouth, Wimborne, Poole, Christchurch, Verwood, West Parley and West Moors. Home visits are also available for people who would prefer to receive their hearing care in familiar surroundings.
Hearing Care Across Dorset
Hearing loss can affect everyone differently. Some people notice that conversations are becoming harder to follow, while others may struggle to hear when there is background noise, watch television at their usual volume or follow conversations in groups.
Our approach is to understand how your hearing affects your daily life before recommending a solution. As an independent hearing care provider, we can discuss a range of hearing solutions and help you choose an option based on your hearing needs, lifestyle and preferences.


Our Dorset hearing care 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 hearing assessments
- Advice on hearing loss and hearing solutions
- Hearing aid selection and fitting
- Hearing aid adjustments and fine tuning
- Hearing aid repairs and servicing
- Ongoing hearing aid aftercare
- Ear wax removal
- Hearing protection
- Home hearing visits

Independent Hearing Care Across Dorset
Our main practice is located in Ferndown, making it a convenient base for customers from across East Dorset and the surrounding areas.
At the practice, you can discuss your hearing concerns with an experienced audiologist, have your hearing assessed and explore suitable hearing aid options where appropriate.
We understand that choosing hearing aids is a personal decision. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we take the time to understand what you need from your hearing aids and how you want them to work in your everyday life.
We provide hearing care for customers in Bournemouth and the surrounding area. If you have noticed that you are missing parts of conversations, regularly asking people to repeat themselves or finding it difficult to hear in restaurants and social situations, a hearing assessment can help you understand what is happening with your hearing.
We can discuss the available hearing aid options and provide fitting, adjustment and aftercare to help you get the most from your hearing solution.
For customers who find travelling difficult, home hearing visits may also be available.
Independent Hearing Services also provides hearing care for people in Wimborne and nearby communities.
Whether you are considering hearing aids for the first time or already use hearing aids and need further support, our service covers assessment, fitting, adjustments, repairs and ongoing aftercare.
Our aim is to make hearing care straightforward and personal, with advice based on your individual circumstances rather than simply recommending a particular device.
Our Dorset service area also includes customers from Christchurch, Verwood and nearby communities.
If visiting a hearing practice is inconvenient, ask us about our home visit service. A home appointment can provide an opportunity to discuss your hearing concerns and receive professional advice in familiar surroundings.
Hearing Aid Aftercare and Repairs
Why Choose Independent Hearing Services?


Free Home Hearing Visits in Dorset
For some people, travelling to a hearing practice can be difficult. We therefore offer home visits for customers in our service area where appropriate.
A home appointment can be particularly useful if you have mobility difficulties, find travelling inconvenient or simply feel more comfortable discussing your hearing in your own surroundings.
If you would like to find out whether a home visit is available in your area, contact our team.
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Phone: 01202 861522
We also provide hearing care for customers in Poole, Parkstone, Ashley Cross, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Christchurch and Highcliffe. Learn more about our hearing care in Poole and Christchurch.
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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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