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Manila Hearing Aid: 40 Years of Many Firsts

1976

Manila Hearing Aid opened its first branch in Quezon City. Dr. Jose Abaño was awarded by the Philippine Society of Audiology as the pioneer in Diagnostic Audiology.

1977

The first hearing aid center to establish professional and complete pediatric hearing assessment facilities.

1978

The first hearing aid center in the Philippines to computerize its testing and hearing aid fitting system and to be duly accredited and recognized by the Philippine Society of Otolaryngology, an organization of the country’s top ENT physicians.

1984

The first hearing aid center to establish the fully integrated calibration and repair facilities for hearing care.

1995

The first hearing aid center to use personalized ear measurement for more custom-fit hearing aid applications.

1996

The first hearing aid center to introduce the Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) test and Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR).

1997

The first hearing aid center to introduce the first All-Digital hearing aid, the Oticon DigiFocus.

1998

Dr. Liza Abaño Robles, Chief Audiologist is the first resident Filipino audiologist to complete a degree of Master of Audiology from MacQuarie University, Australia.

1999

Manila Hearing Aid was the first and only private hearing center to be tapped by the University of Santo Tomas and the University of the Philippines for their students’ practicum when they started the Audiology program.

2013

Dr. Liza Abaño Robles, Chief Audiologist, is the first resident Filipino Audiologist to complete a degree in Doctor of Audiology from the University of Florida, USA.

2014

Manila Hearing Aid has the first resident Filipino board-certified audiologist by the American Board of Audiology (Intl) in the persona of Dr. Liza Abaño Robles.

2016

Manila Hearing Aid celebrates 40 years of providing world-class Hearing Care solutions.