American Hearing & Balance’s Torrance Office
Need an Office Closer to Torrance, CA?
For our clients in the Torrance area, we have an office just for you. We offer hearing tests, hearing aids and other hearing loss solutions. Schedule an appointment with our Torrance audiologists today.
Don’t wait to treat hearing loss. Make an appointment at our Torrance, CA office today.
Meet Our Team
Matt Michaels, M.S., CCC-A
Audiologist, Hearing Instrument Specialist
Torrance and Los Angeles Offices
Matt Michaels, M.S., CCC-A, is an Audiologist and Hearing Instrument Specialist. Mr. Michaels graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1995 with a master’s degree in Communication Disorders/Audiology.
He has trained at the House Ear Clinic, CARE Center for Children and at the VA Hospital. He has been an advanced technology consultant for a leading manufacturer and has trained other professionals. He is known as a warm and caring hearing healthcare provider as well as a knowledgeable and skilled professional.
Marie Hepola, M.S., CCC-A
Dispensing Audiologist
Long Beach and Torrance Offices
Marie Hepola has been a licensed Dispensing Audiologist in the state of California for 35 years. She brings a vast amount of industry experience to American Hearing and Balance from clinical diagnostics to hearing aid fittings.
Marie also worked in the hearing aid manufacturing industry for many years. She is highly experienced in hearing aid technologies having clinically dispensed hearing aids and held leadership positions with major global hearing aid manufacturers. Marie would enjoy meeting you to discuss your personal hearing needs and how technology can best improve your quality of life.
Eric de Leon, C-AA, HIS
Hearing Instrument Specialist
Manhattan Beach and Torrance Offices
Eric de Leon is an ASHA board-certified Audiology Assistant and California state-licensed-Hearing Aid Dispenser Trainee. He will gain full licensure in 2024.
After studying fashion design at Santa Monica College, his early love for computers and audiophile gear drew him to the world of audiology. He now helps treat patients not only with hearing loss but also with balance and vertigo disorders. Eric is bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish, using it daily with his patients.
