Audiologists in Kansas and Missouri

Compassionate Care

Professional Providers

Comprehensive audiological care

for every stage of life

OUR PRACTICE

About Us

Hearing & Balance Specialists of Kansas City is a clinician-owned private practice specializing in hearing loss, tinnitus and sound sensitivity, vestibular evaluations and therapy, concussion and auditory processing disorders. With locations in Kansas City, MO, Overland Park, KS, and Lee's Summit, MO, our providers have formed a unique practice, as the region’s premier specialty clinic, with a goal of combining the most experienced and skilled professionals in each of their respective specialty areas. The practice also functions as a clinical training and research site for university doctoral programs.

Our providers have a deep-seated passion in ensuring top-notch care for every patient who enters our door. We are passionate about helping the patients we serve, so we strive to provide the best possible care.

Our Mission

Providing compassionate hearing and balance care through comprehensive solutions.

Our Vision

We are committed to improving quality of life through unsurpassed customer service, teamwork, and collaboration, to achieve a successful rehabilitative plan for each patient and their family.

Our Services

OUR SERVICES

Our patient-centered approach allows us to focus on your individual needs. We are specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss, dizziness and imbalance, tinnitus and sound sensitivity, auditory processing disorders, and dizziness following a concussion. Because our focus is entirely on your unique needs, coming to Hearing & Balance Specialists of Kansas City means you will experience patient care that is specific to you, with exceptional follow-up that ensures your hearing and balance needs are being met.

HEARING LOSS &
HEARING AIDS

In terms of our ability to communicate with others, hearing is our most critical sense. Even relatively mild hearing loss can seriously disrupt how we interact and connect with others ...

BALANCE &
VESTIBULAR DISORDERS

Our practice specializes in the evaluation of issues causing dizziness and balance problems. We not only have the most experience in these evaluations, but we also have state-of-the-art equipment ...

TINNITUS &
SOUND SENSITIVITY

Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound when no actual external sound exists. Tinnitus is characterized by a persistent sound in one or both ears that is typically only heard by the affected individual ...

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS

Auditory processing disorder (APD), a neurological condition also known as central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), affects the brain’s ability to process auditory input, making it difficult to understand speech, follow oral instructions, or distinguish speech in noisy environments.

Our Providers

OUR PROVIDERS

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Hearing & Balance Specialists of Kansas City is a clinician-owned private practice specializing in hearing loss, tinnitus and sound sensitivity, dizziness and imbalance, concussion, and auditory processing disorders. Hearing & Balance also provides customized rehabilitative plans through hearing aids and other amplification options, physical therapy, and speech therapy.

Owner/Audiologist

Samuel Bittel, Au.D., DFAAA

Dr. Bittel is a specialist in the evaluation and treatment of vestibular disorders, dizziness, disequilibrium, and vertigo. He is regularly invited lecturer locally and nationally, is actively involved in research, and well published in the scientific literature. Dr. Bittel is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Audiology.

Owner/Audiologist

Laura Flowers, Au.D.

Dr. Flowers has been identifying, evaluating, and managing hearing loss, tinnitus, and sound sensitivity conditions for more than two decades. Her passion for providing excellence in hearing health care has been fundamental to successful interactions and lifelong relationships with her patients and their families.

Owner/Audiologist

Lainey Lake, Au.D.

Dr. Lake specializes in diagnosing hearing loss and tinnitus, offering her patients the most advanced hearing aid technology available. Her goal is to improve her patients’ lives through better hearing and auditory rehabilitation.

Lead Audiologist

Claire Thomas, Au.D.

Dr. Thomas is a specialist in evaluation and management of a hearing loss, central auditory processing disorder, tinnitus, and sound sensitivities. She integrates creativity into her work through patient-centered care that is unique to each individual patient and their families.

Audiologist

Kit Frank, Au.D.

Dr. Frank specializes in diagnosing and treating Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). She is passionate about making an individualized treatment plan for her patients that will significantly improve their quality of life.

Audiologist

Jessica Johnson, Au.D.

Dr. Johnson is a life-long hard-of-hearing individual that has utilized amplification personally since age 14. She is passionate about providing patients with empathetic, evidence-based care. Her specialties include diagnostic hearing evaluation, hearing aids, tinnitus management, and auditory processing disorders evaluation and treatment.

Audiologist

Karli Reichert, Au.D.

Dr. Reichert provides evaluations and care for hearing loss and has a particular interest in conditions of the vestibular system.

Audiologist

Jessie Lycans, Au.D.

Originally from West Virginia, Jessie earned her B.S. from Kansas State and her Doctorate of Audiology from KU Med. She’s now part of the Hearing & Balance Specialists team, focused on helping patients with tinnitus, sound sensitivity, and vestibular issues through personalized care.

Audiologist

Claire Kippenbrock, Au.D.

Originally from Southern Illinois, Claire earned her undergraduate degree from Illinois State and her Doctorate of Audiology from Missouri State. After completing her externship at Hearing & Balance Specialists, she’s proud to continue serving patients in a place that already feels like home.

Audiologist

Emilee Campisi, Au.D.

Originally from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Emilee earned her Bachelor’s from Augustana College and her Doctorate of Audiology from Ball State University. Outside of work, she enjoys reading and hanging out with her fiancé and their two cats—Cheese and Burger.

Audiologist

Kelsey Yeagle, Au.D.

Dr. Yeagle offers comprehensive hearing and vestibular evaluations with tailored solutions to enhance patients' quality of life. She specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of the auditory and vestibular system.

Neuropsychologist

Lindsay Vo, PsyD

Dr. Vo is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in clinical neuropsychology.

Physical Therapist

Thomas Reuther, DPT, OCS

Dr. Reuther specializes in the treatment of patients with dizziness and vestibular disorders, imbalance, concussions, and musculoskeletal or neurological disorders requiring physical therapy care. He also has experience treating a wide variety of orthopedic conditions.

Speech-Language Pathologist & Dyslexia Specialist

Laura Frye, MA, SpEd, MS, CCC-SLP

Laura Frye has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia. She provides dyslexia evaluations for families all around the greater Kansas City area.