Hearing Aid Care for Your ENT Practice: Structured, Digital, Reimbursed Outside the Budget.
Mr. Hear supports ENT practices in providing hearing aid care that is reimbursed outside the budget, patient-centered, and organizationally efficient.
Medical responsibility remains with your practice.
ENT practices are facing increasing economic pressure.
The abolition of certain reimbursements outside the budget, such as the new patient regulation under the TSVG, is putting many practices under pressure. However, these cuts do not affect this care model: Our care pathway is regulated through special agreements with statutory health insurance providers and continues to be reimbursed outside the budget. Your remuneration is therefore based on these individual agreements. We continuously monitor the contractual situation and immediately inform our partner practices if individual health insurance agreements expire or need to be renegotiated.
Budget Pressure
Since the reimbursement outside the budget for new patients was abolished (from 2023) and due to increasing cost pressure in the statutory health insurance system, the financial scope has become more limited.
Staff Resources
Audiometry and technical services require time and qualified staff but, according to medical professional associations, are not reimbursed adequately.
Growing Demand for Care
The number of patients with hearing loss is increasing, along with the need for structured, local hearing aid care.
The exact remuneration situation depends on the regional Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, the contract, and the individual case. Statements regarding professional associations reflect the views of the respective associations.
Integrate hearing aid care into your practice with a structured approach.
Many patients with hearing loss begin their journey at an ENT practice. In collaboration with your ENT practice, Mr. Hear turns this into a clearly defined care process: The ENT practice remains the medical point of contact, while Mr. Hear takes care of digital hearing aid care and hearing care support. This process does not require any additional practice staff.
ENT Practice
Diagnosis & Prescription
Mr. Hear
Hearing Care Support
Patient
Care & Fitting
Follow-up Care
Check-ups & Feedback
Clearly Defined Roles: ENT Practice and Hearing Care
Medical responsibility remains with the ENT practice. Mr. Hear provides hearing care and organizational process support.
ENT Practice
- Diagnosis
- Medical assessment
- Prescription
- Patient consultation
Mr. Hear
- Hearing care consultation & support
- Digital hearing aid fitting directly at the practice
- Patient communication
- Organizational support
- Free equipment provision
- Automated billing
Reimbursement Outside the Budget: Economically Relevant, Presented Responsibly.
For the participation of the ENT practice in this care model, many statutory health insurance providers currently provide remuneration of approximately €250.00 for bilateral care. This remuneration applies to the medical services provided (diagnosis, prescription, and follow-up examination) and not to the referral of patients. The exact amounts vary depending on the contract, federal state, and statutory health insurance provider and may change with future contract amendments.
Additional Care Pillar
A clearly defined additional pillar alongside traditional ENT services.
Structured Process
Clear, transparent processes instead of organizational friction.
Contractual Framework
Within the framework of Section 128 (4) SGB V – depending on the contract and statutory health insurance provider.
Mr. Hear does not make general earnings promises. This information does not replace legal, tax, or billing advice.
Questions about working together? We'll discuss them with you personally.
Erik Foth, founder of Mr. Hear, will discuss with you, without obligation, whether this care model is a good fit for your practice.
For example, we'll discuss:- Is this model suitable for my practice?
- How much organizational effort is required?
- How does billing with the statutory health insurance provider work?
- What exactly are the legal requirements?
- Do I even have enough space in my practice for the equipment?
Master Hearing Care Professional and Founder
“In 15 minutes, we'll find out whether this is the right fit for your practice—honestly and without any obligation.”
Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–8 p.m. · free of charge
No obligation · no commitment · confidential
For patients, the process remains clear and familiar.
Visibility for your practice, including online.
For partner practices, Mr. Hear creates high-quality local information pages. These explain the collaboration to patients, present the practice professionally, and improve local visibility in the context of hearing aid care for both patients with statutory health insurance and privately insured patients. The content remains objective, medically appropriate, and locally relevant.
Become a Mr. Hear Partner in Four Steps
Introductory Meeting
We present the model, the requirements, and the process—completely without obligation.
Coordination & Process Setup
We align the process with your practice workflows and install the equipment on site.
Training & Care Launch
Your team is trained on the new system, after which hearing aid care begins.
Remuneration & Billing
The medical services provided are reimbursed by the statutory health insurance provider; billing follows a structured and largely automated process.
Dr. David Fuchs on Working with Mr. Hear
Dr. David Fuchs is one of Mr. Hear's first ENT partner practices. In everyday practice, medical examinations, hearing aid selection, and configuration are seamlessly integrated through well-established workflows and clearly defined responsibilities—without creating additional workload for the practice team. In this interview, Dr. Fuchs explains what the collaboration is like in practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
- + How does this care model work?
- A contractually regulated care pathway under Section 128 (4) SGB V (also referred to as a shortened care pathway), in which patients receive hearing aids through the ENT practice in cooperation with a hearing care provider.
- + Is this collaboration legally permitted?
- Yes, based on contractual agreements. The remuneration covers the medical services provided, not patient referrals. An individual legal assessment is recommended; this information does not constitute legal advice.
- + What is Mr. Hear's role?
- Hearing care consultation, hearing aid selection, digital hearing aid fitting, patient communication, organizational support, and billing with the statutory health insurance provider.
- + How is patient choice preserved?
- Patients retain complete freedom of choice. This care model is an option, not a requirement.
- + How does the practice benefit?
- Mr. Hear handles information, communication, and coordination, keeping the additional workload for the practice to a minimum. No additional practice staff are required.
- + What remuneration is possible?
- For the participation of the ENT practice in this care model, many statutory health insurance providers currently provide remuneration of approximately €250.00 for bilateral care. This remuneration applies to the medical services provided and not to patient referrals.
- + How does a practice get started?
- Following a brief introductory meeting and coordination of the processes. We determine the timeline individually.
- + What happens with the local partner page?
- Upon request, Mr. Hear creates the content and coordinates it with your practice. You retain full control over the published content.
Find Out Whether Mr. Hear Is the Right Fit for Your Practice.
In a brief meeting, we'll show you what collaboration within this care model can look like and which organizational requirements are relevant for your practice. No obligation and no commitment.
Schedule an Introductory Meeting