Charles Fontaine
2500 - 900 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Phone Number
604-707-7145
Email Address
Bio
Charles Fontaine is an experienced audiologist and hearing instrument practitioner, providing hearing healthcare services in Vancouver since 2005. He is co-owner of Elevate Hearing - an independent, locally owned full-service hearing clinic. Before becoming an audiologist, Charles spent six years working for IBM in IT and project management roles. He also worked part-time as a hospital nursing assistant during his undergraduate university years. His special interests include complex hearing aid fittings, advanced earwax removal, real-ear verification, and specialized fittings such as extended wear (Lyric provider) and bone conduction devices. He is a clinical instructor at the UBC School of Audiology and Speech Sciences and a member of several professional associations: Speech and Audiology Canada (SAC), Speech and Hearing BC, the Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA), and he is an International Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). Charles is a Registered Audiologist and Hearing Instrument Practitioner in good standing with the College of Speech and Hearing Professionals of British Columbia. He offers services in English and French.
Field of Practice
Audiologist
Disorders Treated
Hearing Loss or Impairment – Adult
Taking New Clients
Yes
Age Groups Treated
19+ years
On RASP list
no
Languages Spoken
english, french
Will Travel / Distance
no
Specialties / Services Provided
Hearing Assessments; Hearing Aid Evaluation and Fitting; Aural Rehabilitation; Earwax Removal (Cerumen Management), including micro-suction; Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices; Lyric Extended-Wear Hearing Aids
Provides Teletherapy?
no