Hearing Aid Specialists of Connecticut - Hearing Aids - Hearing Assessment

Dennis Hackney is Nationally Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences (BC-HIS), and has worked in the hearing healthcare field since 2006. He was born and raised in the state of Oklahoma and received his training in Texas. Currently, Dennis has joined the Team at Hearing Aid Specialists of CT (now a HearingLife Company), based at their Southbury, CT office.

Dennis has an intimate knowledge of hearing loss and hearing aids, not only because of his training, but because he too has hearing loss. Due to his personal experience, Dennis has cultivated a passion for helping people achieve the gift of better hearing. Dennis and his wife volunteer on their days off to give back to the community. Dennis will use his talent, care, compassion and uniquely intimate understanding to provide his customers with the very best possible hearing healthcare.

Judy Dunnell is a longtime resident of Connecticut. She has been practicing as a Hearing Instrument Specialist since 2012. She began her career in the hearing healthcare field as a patient care coordinator, but felt she needed to be more directly involved with helping people improve their quality of life through better hearing. Judy became a Connecticut-licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist in September 2012. She has also been a member of the International Hearing Society since achieving licensure.

Judy has experience addressing many different types of hearing problems, as well as working with several different hearing aid technologies. She finds her career extremely rewarding, and looks forward to helping more people hear better for many years to come.

Carol Maksimow is a lifelong Connecticut resident and a Connecticut-licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist since 1990. She is both a Certified Audioprosthologist and Nationally Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences. A graduate of Fairfield University's The Dolan School of Business, following graduation, she worked in various positions in the electronics industry. She left electronics to start a company in the fitness industry. It was during this part of her career that she had experienced temporary, sudden single-sided deafness (SSHL). When her hearing returned, she decided to change industries and dedicate her career to helping those who suffer from hearing loss hear the best they could using hearing aids. 

Carol, founder of Hearing Aid Specialists of CT, has served the communities in Litchfield and New Haven Counties for over 25 years and proudly joined HearingLife in 2019. A hearing aid wearer herself, Carol has helped thousands of people achieve the best possible hearing by offering state-of-the-industry hearing aid solutions. Carol believes that technology, along with software-based customization for the individual’s wants and needs, helps to achieve maximum performance. 

Carol's hometown is West Hartford. She and her family have been Southbury residents for over 30 years, and she looks forward to serving our communities for years to come.