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By Sondra Barr

cKinney Audiologist Liz Brassine has earned a long list of
credentials after her name––
Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA––but opening up her own audiology
practice 10 years ago is among her proudest accomplishments. With a kind, caring, and compassionate manner,
Dr. Brassine and her talented team at Hearing Services of
McKinney have greatly improved the quality of life for their
patients utilizing the latest in hearing innovations.
Technology and real-world experience are integral elements to audiology, two areas that Dr. Brassine is uniquely
qualified. With an innate love of math and science, she
started working for an Audiologist in high school before
earning Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
in Audiology from Northwestern University. After graduate school, Dr. Brassine went on to work for two private
audiology practices before spending 10 years as the national training manager of a leading global hearing aid

manufacturer. In 2002, she obtained her Au.D. (Doctor of
Audiology) from A. T. Still University.
In the decade Dr. Brassine spent training other hearing
care professionals around the country in the fitting and
dispensing of digital hearing aid technology, her understanding of the devices grew exponentially and provided
her exceptional insight into their increasing capabilities.
“I was in the nitty gritty of hearing aids day in and day
out,” says Dr. Brassine, whose knowledge of hearing software, technology, and products is unmatched in the industry is quite extensive.
The innovations in today’s hearing aids are astounding,
according to Dr. Brassine, who says that wireless technology has paved the way for dramatic advances in hearing
healthcare. “With wireless, it further opens up barriers that
the hearing impaired have had,” she says. Whereas previously a traditional hearing aid would help a person comContinued next page

It’s seeing the success of her
patients that’s one of the
most rewarding things

about her practice.

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