Local hearing care
Katonah is quiet, which ought to make hearing easier. It does the opposite for tinnitus. A silent house at ten at night is when the ringing is loudest, and that is when people finally call. Dr. Ratner and Dr. Savin both hold tinnitus certification, and the appointment starts with a hearing test rather than a product.
Practical appointment planning
Katonah patients are seen at the Somers office at 325 NY 100, which covers testing, hearing aids, hearing protection, and tinnitus appointments.
Somers is the nearer of the two offices for Katonah and Bedford. Monday through Wednesday and Friday morning, on (914) 556-6720. Dr. Ratner is a former musician and handles musician-focused fittings and plugs, which is worth asking about if Caramoor is on your calendar.
Bring notes about where hearing feels hardest — restaurants, phone calls, family conversations, commuting, outdoor activity, tinnitus, or hearing aid comfort — so the visit can focus on the situations that matter most.
Katonah is quiet, which ought to make hearing easier. It does the opposite for tinnitus. A silent house at ten at night is when the ringing is loudest, and that is when people finally call. Dr. Ratner and Dr. Savin both hold tinnitus certification, and the appointment starts with a hearing test rather than a product.
The quieter the room, the louder the ringing, because there is nothing left to mask it. The hearing test comes first: it tells the audiologist whether hearing loss is feeding the tinnitus, which changes what is worth trying. Anyone who offers a cure before testing is selling something.
Custom musician's plugs drop the level evenly instead of muffling the top end, so a string quartet still sounds like a string quartet. They are molded from an impression taken in the office. Dr. Ratner is a former musician and works with musicians' hearing needs, which is worth asking about if Caramoor is on your calendar.
Sitting out on a lawn is a different listening problem from sitting in a hall. There are no walls to reflect sound toward you, so distance takes the top off speech and music alike, and wind adds a roar straight across the microphones. Wind handling varies a lot between models and is worth comparing before you commit.
Small shops with hard surfaces and a platform announcement you cannot ask to have repeated. Modest problems, ordinary fixes, and worth naming at the fitting anyway, because a program built against a room you actually use beats one built against a category.
Expertise & trust
Patients near Katonah, NY are seen at our Somers, NY office at 325 NY 100, Somers, NY 10589. Every hearing evaluation and hearing aid fitting is performed by a New York State–licensed Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) on our team — the same clinicians who provide diagnostic testing, real-ear verification, tinnitus care, and follow-up across Westchester. Where Katonah, NY is a service area rather than a physical office, we say so plainly and point you to the nearest location.
Partner, Doctor of Audiology
Au.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine · Tinnitus-certified (CH-TM) · musician-focused care
View profile: Dr. Jennifer Ratner, Au.D.Partner, Doctor of Audiology
Au.D., Salus University · Lyric invisible extended-wear devices · Tinnitus management (CH-TM)
View profile: Dr. Kira Savin, Au.D.Lead Audiologist, Doctor of Audiology
Au.D., Vanderbilt · cochlear implants, cerumen removal & ASL · White Plains native
View profile: Dr. Caitlin Dold, Au.D.Diagnostic hearing evaluations that help identify hearing needs and next steps.
Personalized hearing aid selection, fitting, verification, and follow-up care.
Patient-centered tinnitus support and management options.
Custom hearing protection for musicians, work, recreation, and daily life.
Troubleshooting, cleaning, adjustment, and repair support for hearing aids.
It starts with a diagnostic hearing test, because hearing loss is often what is driving the ringing and that changes the plan. From there the conversation covers what makes it worse, what masks it, and which of sound therapy, hearing aids with a tinnitus program, or a referral is the sensible next step. Dr. Ratner and Dr. Savin both hold tinnitus certification.
Not the custom ones. Musician's plugs use a filter that lowers every frequency by roughly the same amount, so the balance you rely on stays intact and the music simply gets quieter. Foam does not do that, which is why it sounds dull and ends up out of the ear by the second half. The impression is taken in the office.
Somers, at 325 NY 100, on (914) 556-6720. It runs Monday through Wednesday and Friday morning and is closed Thursday. It is the nearer of the two offices for Katonah and Bedford by a comfortable margin.
If you live in or near Katonah, NY, call Audiology Associates of Westchester to confirm appointment availability and the best office for your needs.