Will this just bring me people who use my free hearing test and then buy at Costco or online?

That is the exact leak we close. We do not run a cheap test offer that attracts price shoppers. We target people in your area who already want a real audiologist, who care about a proper fitting, real ear measurement and follow up care, and we frame your value so price comparison ends at your door instead of starting there.

OTC hearing aids and big box centers are eating my market. Can ads still bring me buyers at full margin?

Yes. OTC and warehouse devices win on price and lose on outcomes. Most of those buyers end up frustrated and looking for a professional. We position you for the patient who wants results, not a gadget in a drawer, and for the medical reasons people pay full fee: tinnitus relief, real ear verification, balance testing, custom fittings and ongoing care.

Can you fill my tinnitus and balance chairs, not just routine hearing tests?

Yes, and that is where the margin lives. Tinnitus programs, vestibular and balance evaluations, custom earmolds and musician plugs, cochlear and bone conduction candidacy are private pay or medically billed and patients search for them by name. We build dedicated campaigns so your high value chairs stay full, not just the basic test slots.

My patients are older. Do they really respond to online ads?

They do, and so do their adult children, who often start the search and book the appointment. Adults over 55 are one of the most active groups on Facebook and Google. We build creative and copy that speaks to them plainly, without stigma, and route them to a simple way to book a hearing evaluation.

What is the minimum monthly investment?

We recommend a minimum of $2,000/month in paid ad spend. Below that, the system does not have enough data to optimize predictably for an independent hearing clinic competing against national chains and warehouse centers.

Do you require long term contracts?

No. Month to month. No setup fees. You stay because hearing evaluations and device sales are filling your calendar, not because a contract says you have to.

Built for the independent audiologist, not the warehouse center

Stop being the free hearing test
before they buy their aids at Costco.

You ran the audiogram, explained the loss, counseled the family. Then they walk it down the road to a big box center or order an OTC gadget online. We send you patients who want a real audiologist, buy their hearing aids from you, and come back for the fittings and follow up a warehouse will never give them. Booked, private pay, loyal.

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Predictive projections

What a full schedule of hearing evaluations is actually worth.

Drag the sliders. Based on real campaign data from independent hearing clinics, we'll show you what a steady stream of new patients does to your device sales and your follow up revenue combined.

👇 Drag the sliders to match your practice

💰 Monthly ad investment

$2,000

$2k$5k$10k$15k$20k

👤 Avg. patient lifetime value (devices + fittings + recare)

$4,500

$500$2.5k$5k$7.5k$10k

A single test looks small. A patient who buys a premium pair of hearing aids, returns for fittings and real ear checks, replaces them in a few years and refers a spouse is worth far more over time. Tinnitus and balance patients sit high in this range. We'll calibrate it on the call.

New hearing patients this month

8 to 12

New booked evaluations

Lifetime revenue from them

$36,000 to $54,000

Patients × avg LTV

12 month cumulative revenue

$432k to $648k

If you run the system all year

Return on ad spend

18x to 27x

Revenue per $1 spent

These are real ranges from independent hearing clinic campaigns we've run. Your real numbers depend on your close rate, your device mix and margin, and how many warehouse centers share your zip code. On the call, we'll map this to your practice specifically. Get your personalized audiology projection →

How it works

A growth system for the independent hearing clinic.

Most agencies run a free test offer, attract bargain hunters who were always going to buy at the cheapest place, and hand you a list of no shows. We built something different: a system that brings patients who value a real audiologist and the care a warehouse counter will never provide.

Intent capture

We get in front of people in your area searching for a hearing test, tinnitus relief, hearing aids that actually work, and an audiologist accepting new patients. Buying intent and real need, not a blast of free test clicks.

Private pay positioning

We point your funnel at what you profit from: premium device fittings, tinnitus programs, real ear measurement, custom earmolds and balance evaluations. Fewer give it away tests, more appointments worth your chair time.

Trust before the price talk

Hearing aids are a considered purchase and the family is involved. The system warms patients with proof, education and your reviews so they walk in already sold on you, not comparing your quote to a warehouse flyer.

Booked on your calendar

The only number that matters: patients in the chair, evaluated, fitted, and walking out hearing again, with you as their audiologist for years. Everything we do ladders up to that.

Ready to see it applied to your hearing clinic? Book a call →

Why this is different

We made it stupid easy to start.

No lock ins. No smoke. No fine print. If it does not work, you leave.

No long term contracts

Month to month. You stay because evaluations and device sales are filling your calendar, not because a contract says you have to.

No setup fees

We don't charge you to start. Your investment goes where it belongs, into getting you patients who value a real audiologist.

No race to the bottom

We will not run a cheap test offer that trains your market to shop on price against Costco. We build for patients who pay full fee and buy their hearing aids from you.

✓

One focus only

Booked evaluations and devices sold at full margin. Clicks, impressions and vanity leads are noise. We report on what fills your chairs and moves units.

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Built for hearing care compliance

Meta and Google police health claims and before and after hearing imagery hard. We know what gets a tinnitus or hearing aid ad flagged and how to write copy and creative that runs clean.

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Up and running in days

From signed to first audiology campaign in under 14 days. No six week discovery phase. We have done this in your exact vertical.

What to expect

The audiology numbers, unfiltered.

At $2,000/month here's what a typical hearing clinic funnel looks like based on real campaigns we've run.

Clicks

Patients landing on your offer page

$2 to $6 CPC

Leads

Qualified hearing inquiries

$20 to $55 CPL

Evaluations booked

Confirmed hearing test appointments

$45 to $110 CPA

Show ups

Actually walk through the door

60% to 80% show rate

Patients acquired

Evaluated & fitted with devices

$150 to $320 CAC

Your real numbers depend on your close rate, your device margin, and how many warehouse centers share your zip code. On the call, we'll map this to your practice.

Real hearing clinics. Real results.

Independent audiologists competing against warehouse centers are already winning with this.

"For years I was the free test people used before driving to the big box center. Now patients come in already wanting me as their audiologist, and our device close rate is up because the right people are walking in. I finally know where next month's patients come from."

Dr. Karen M., AuD · Independent Hearing Clinic

Wellness Center in Fort Lauderdale

5x ROAS in month 3

IV Clinic in South Florida

12 to 15 new patients each month

Specialty Medical Practice in Fort Lauderdale

4.2x ROAS in month 2

TRT & HGH Clinic in Miami

+41 new patients in 90 days

Dr. Olayemi Osiyemi (Doctor Triple O)

Trusts EtherealMinds to manage all of his businesses (4+)

Sleep Apnea & Sleep Study Center

+30 new patients in 60 days

Hearing bookings, last 7 days

📅 New comprehensive hearing evaluation · Tue 10:00am · $$$

📅 New tinnitus consultation · Wed 2:30pm · $$$

📅 New premium hearing aid fitting · Wed 4:00pm · $$$

📅 New balance and dizziness evaluation · Thu 9:00am · $$$

📅 New custom earmold and musician plugs · Thu 11:30am · $$$

📅 New hearing aid upgrade, both ears · Fri 3:00pm · $$$

+12 more this week

Results vary. Shown examples are representative of audiology and healthcare engagements we've run, not a guarantee.

Who this is for

This works if you…

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Own or run an independent audiology or hearing aid clinic offering evaluations, fittings, tinnitus care, balance testing or custom devices.
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Are sick of being the free test before patients drive to Costco or order an OTC gadget online.
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Want more private pay device sales, not just insurance test slots and managed care discounts that barely cover your time.
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Have tinnitus, balance or custom fitting services sitting underbooked while basic tests are the only thing filling.
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Watch warehouse centers and OTC brands spend to pull your market and want to win back patients who value a real audiologist.
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Want a trackable system, not crossing your fingers that this month's schedule repeats next month.
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Are ready to invest in growth ($2k+/mo ad spend) and want patients with real lifetime value.

Who this isn't for

Don't book a call if you…

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Compete only on the cheapest device price and want more of that crowd.
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Don't have a licensed audiologist or hearing professional on staff.
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Are looking for the cheapest agency on the market.
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Expect guaranteed patient numbers (nobody serious in this niche will promise that).
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Can't commit at least $2,000/month to ad spend.
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Aren't in healthcare. We really mean it, healthcare only.
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Want to micromanage every ad. Trust us to run the system.

4 audiology slots open this month

If you want patients who value a real audiologist,
we'll show you exactly how it works for your clinic.

Free 30 minute strategy call. No pitch. We'll look at your close rate, your device margin, your tinnitus and balance mix, your market and your budget, and tell you straight whether this is right for your hearing clinic.

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The founders of EtherealMinds, the patient acquisition agency for independent audiology and hearing clinics

Stop being the free hearing test before they buy their aids at Costco.