Our Staff

Lyle Johnson, NBC-HIS

Lyle Johnson has specialized in serving the hearing impaired for over 20 years. Lyle started dispensing in Montana before moving to the Delmarva Peninsula in 1987. Lyle is a board certified member of the International Hearing Society and is a certified Hearing Instrument Specialist in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.

Daniel M. Durante, NBC-HIS, BS

Daniel Durante is from Salisbury MD. He is a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist licensed in MD, DE and VA. He is also a graduate from Penn State University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Psychology. His initial training came from NIHIS (National Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies.) He has received his advanced training and certification for Hearing Instruments, Programming and Repair from Widex, Rexton and Starkey. He has successfully completed course training in “Implementation and Verification of Advanced Digital Technology, Advanced Noise Suppression, Multi-Level Digital Technology and Directional Microphone Hearing Instruments.” He volunteers, by helping the hearing impaired, for the local area Lions Clubs.

Matthew Dykes, HIS

Matthew Dykes is from Salisbury MD. He brings with him a strong Computer Science background and is a Hearing Instrument Specialist licensed in MD and DE. His initial training came from NIHIS (National Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies.) He has received his advanced training and certification for Hearing Instruments, Programming and Repair from Widex, Rexton, Starkey and Audina. He has successfully completed course training in “Implementation and Verification of Advanced Digital Technology, Advanced Noise Suppression, Multi-Level Digital Technology and Directional Microphone Hearing Instruments.” He also works with Mac Inc. the local areas Agency for Aging.

Steven R. Perrino, NBC-HIS

Steven Perrino is from Berlin MD. He is a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist licensed in MD, DE and VA. His initial training came from NIHIS (National Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies.) He has received his advanced training and certification for Hearing Instruments, Programming and Repair from “The National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences” and Widex, Rexton, Starkey and Miracle Ear.

He has successfully completed course training in “Implementation and Verification of Advanced Digital Technology, Advanced Noise Suppression, Multi-Level Digital Technology and Directional Microphone Hearing Instruments.” He has been helping the Hearing Impaired since 1988.

James Bauman

Jim is our Practice Manager. He is originally from Stroudsburg, PA. He has lived on the shore since 1992 and has over 28 years experience in customer service and managerial postions. Jim is always looking for ways to improve the clients experience and to that end he regularly attends hearing conferences nationwide. Jim volunteers his time in the deaf community and is continuing to learn ASL to better serve our clients.