Hearing Aids & Hearing Care in Shenfield

VIP Hearing Solutions is at 41 Ongar Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9AU — about 10 minutes from Shenfield by car, or one stop on the Elizabeth line from Shenfield station to Brentwood station (roughly 3 minutes on the train, then a 10-minute walk). There’s free 30-minute parking at Sainsbury’s William Hunter Way near the clinic. To book, call 01277 264938.

Yes — our Brentwood clinic offers a free, no-obligation full diagnostic hearing assessment. That’s a complete diagnostic test, not a brief screening: comprehensive testing, clear results and a straightforward explanation of your options — with absolutely no pressure to proceed. If you do go on to consider hearing aids, they start from £3,295 per pair and include a free 30-day home trial so you can be sure they are right for you. Call 01277 264938 to arrange an appointment.

Premium private hearing aids at VIP Hearing Solutions start from £3,295 per pair. That price covers a complete bespoke fitting by a HCPC-registered audiologist, a personalised VIP aftercare package and a free, no-obligation 30-day home trial. Because we are genuinely independent — not tied to any single manufacturer — we fit from all seven of the leading brands and recommend purely on the basis of what suits your hearing and your budget. See our hearing aid prices page for more.

Microsuction ear wax removal at our Brentwood clinic is from £70 — one of the most competitive private prices in the Brentwood / Shenfield area. The appointment includes a full look in both ears with a HCPC-registered audiologist and removal of any wax found, with most patients in and out in 15 to 30 minutes. No referral needed.

No — we use microsuction exclusively, not ear syringing. Microsuction is the modern, water-free method now recommended by audiologists and ENT specialists: wax is removed under direct vision with fine suction, so the audiologist can see exactly what they are doing throughout. It is gentler, more precise and suitable for almost everyone — including patients with a perforated eardrum or a history of ear surgery, for whom water-based ear syringing is not advised.

We won’t name a single “best” — what matters is finding an audiologist who is genuinely independent, fully HCPC-registered and willing to take the time to understand your hearing properly. The Brentwood team that looks after Shenfield patients is led by Mo Khan (Deputy Chief of Audiology; best part of a decade in the Harley Street medical district, HCPC HAD03074), with Nick Clive (Chief of Audiology, HCPC HAD00170) and Tim Johnson (Audiologist, HCPC HAD004892) also seeing patients at Brentwood. Read the team’s full biographies.

A chain audiology clinic is owned by, financed by, or commercially tied to one or a small number of hearing aid manufacturers — which means the recommendation you receive is shaped, even subtly, by which brand pays the bills. A genuinely independent clinic fits hearing aids from every leading brand and has no commercial reason to recommend one over another. VIP Hearing Solutions is fully independent. We fit from all seven of the leading brands (Phonak, Starkey, Oticon, Widex, ReSound, Unitron and Signia) and we don’t take incentives from any of them.

Yes — our Brentwood clinic was formerly known as County Hearing Care. We have been caring for the area’s hearing for nearly 30 years — since 1997. The County Hearing Care website now redirects to VIP Hearing Solutions, and if you were a County Hearing Care patient previously, your records and aftercare carry across — nothing changes about being looked after by the team you know. See our County Hearing Care transition page for the full details.

No. You can book directly with us, without a GP or specialist referral. Call 01277 264938 or email brentwood@viphearingsolutions.co.uk.

Often, yes. We keep clinic time aside for same-day appointments wherever possible, and otherwise we will see you within the same week. Call our Brentwood clinic on 01277 264938 first thing and we will tell you what is available today.

We fit from all seven of the world’s leading hearing aid manufacturers — Phonak, Starkey, Oticon, Widex, ReSound, Unitron and Signia. We don’t work for manufacturers, we work for you, so our recommendation is based purely on what suits your hearing, your lifestyle and your budget. Every fitting includes a free 30-day home trial. Explore hearing aids near Shenfield or our full range of hearing aids.

Yes — many of the hearing aids we fit are remarkably discreet. Options range from in-the-canal (ITC) styles through to completely-in-canal (CIC) and invisible-in-canal (IIC) devices that sit deep enough in the ear canal to be virtually unseen. We also fit Phonak Lyric, an extended-wear hearing aid worn around the clock for months at a time. Read more about invisible hearing aids.

Yes. Every hearing aid fitting at VIP Hearing Solutions includes a free, no-obligation 30-day home trial. You wear the hearing aids in your real day-to-day life — at home, in the car, around Shenfield village — and we fine-tune them at a follow-up based on what you experienced. If they are not right after that, you simply hand them back, with no charge.

Yes. We run a structured tinnitus clinic at Brentwood — a careful assessment, an explanation of what is driving the sound for you, and a practical plan to reduce its impact on daily life. Many tinnitus patients also benefit from well-fitted hearing aids; your audiologist will advise.

We see adult patients across the full range of audiology — age-related hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss, asymmetric hearing loss, sudden hearing changes, tinnitus, recurrent ear wax build-up, hyperacusis and balance-related referrals. We fit hearing aids of every style (BTE, RIC, ITC, IIC, and extended-wear Lyric), supply custom hearing protection, and care for existing hearing aid users with servicing and aftercare. We do not see paediatric patients or offer home visits.

The clinic is easiest by car. There’s 30 minutes’ free parking at Sainsbury’s William Hunter Way, plus paid parking at the William Hunter Way car park itself. If you prefer the train, Brentwood station (Elizabeth line and Greater Anglia) is about a 10-minute walk away.