Hearing Instrument Specialists in Salem, OR
Better hearing and a better quality of life can be yours for many years with the help of the right hearing professional.
At Salem Hearing Aid Center, we pride ourselves on developing long-term relationships with our clients. Relationships based on unsurpassed personal service that begins the first time you walk through our doors and continues long after your initial appointment.
Ours is a story of trust and longevity. We view all our clients like family. We are committed to accurate hearing assessment, realistic predictions and demonstrations of hearing aid benefits, kind client care follow-up, affordable hearing aids for any budget, and a 75-day satisfaction guarantee.
Meet the Team
Chris James, HIS
Hearing Instrument Specialist, Owner
Chris, a proud father of three "sports active teenagers", has been dispensing hearing aids since late 2005.
He bought our Salem Hearing Aid Center in 2009 and continues to carry on our family business. He brings a very family oriented "Personal Touch" to the Hearing Aid Experience and has hundreds of very satisfied clients! You really should meet him.
Oregon License #HAS-P-10114265
Stephen James, HAS
Hearing Aid Specialist
Stephen James is a Hearing Specialist at Salem Hearing Aid Center. In his off time, he enjoys fishing for bass, kayaking with his wife and their dog, Quinn. When he is not on the waters of Oregon, he loves grilling on the Traeger.
Stephen has been helping members of the Linn and Marion counties discover better hearing for over 20 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University. Make sure to ask him about the best steak sauce ever!
Taran Crocker
Hearing Aid Specialist
Taran Crocker has been working in the hearing care industry for over 16 years with several well known and prestigious companies that have offices all over the country including Oregon and California.
He was first licensed as a trainee hearing aid dispenser in 2007 in California where by 2009 he passed both the written and practical examination obtaining his permanent licensure.
He spent several years in California as a nationally recognized board-certified hearing aid specialist before making a homecoming change and returning to his home state here in Oregon where he has been practicing now for several years. Taran has a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from Southern Oregon University. Before starting his career in hearing healthcare, he worked briefly in local television and in marketing for an electronics manufacturer. He loves to travel and once worked as a contracted English teacher in Japan. Taran enjoys fishing, boating and other outdoor sports as well as quiet time with family and friends that live near by here in Salem and on the Oregon coast. He is here to help and to answer any inquiries regarding your hearing health or concerns.
