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A full-service audiology practice serving DeLand and the surrounding Volusia County community since 1990.

Our story

Thirty-five years on the same street

James Timko opened this practice in DeLand in 1990. In the decades since, the technology has changed almost beyond recognition — the approach has not. We are still an independent, locally owned practice where you see the same people at every appointment and nobody is working to a sales target.

We are a full-service practice, which means we handle the whole arc of hearing care: the first free screening, comprehensive diagnostic testing, tinnitus evaluation, earwax removal, fitting and fine-tuning hearing aids, and then the unglamorous, essential work of keeping those devices running for years afterward.

Exceptional care, exceptional service

What makes us different

Independent

We are not owned by a manufacturer or a retail chain, so we fit what suits your ears.

Continuity

The same two people look after you every visit — and have done for years.

Honest

If you don't need hearing aids, we say so. Plenty of visits end that way.

Meet our staff

The people who will care for you

James Timko, M.A., FAAA, owner and licensed audiologist at Timko Audiology

James Timko, M.A., FAAA

Owner & Licensed Audiologist

Jim received his Bachelor of Science in Speech & Hearing Sciences from Ohio University in 1984, followed by his Master's degree in Audiology from the University of Florida in 1986. He opened his private practice in DeLand in 1990 and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology.

Over three and a half decades he has fitted, adjusted and repaired hearing aids for thousands of Volusia County patients — many of whom he has now seen through several generations of technology.

Lyndsay Smith, A.A., licensed audiology assistant at Timko Audiology

Lyndsay Smith, A.A.

Licensed Audiology Assistant & Technical Specialist

Lyndsay joined the practice in 2021 as our receptionist. She went on to earn her Audiology Assistant license and has become the practice's technical specialist — she is usually the one who gets a troublesome hearing aid working again.

She is currently working toward her Hearing Instrument Specialist License, and she is most likely the voice you will hear when you call the office.

What we stand for

How we practise

Clinical first

Every recommendation starts with test results and your real-world listening needs — not with a product catalogue.

Unhurried appointments

We book enough time to explain your results properly and answer the questions you thought of on the drive over.

Care that continues

Fitting a hearing aid is the beginning. Cleanings, adjustments and repairs are part of the relationship, not an upsell.

Family welcome

Bring your spouse, son or daughter. A second set of ears in the room helps, and hearing loss affects the whole household.

Transparent about cost

You will know what things cost and what your insurance covers before you commit to anything.

Rooted in DeLand

We live and work here. Our reputation in this community is the only marketing that has ever mattered to us.

Ready to hear more of what matters?

Book a free hearing screen with the practice that has looked after DeLand since 1990.