Meet Expert Audiologists You Can Trust!

Dr. Gail Brenner has enjoyed providing hearing aid dispensing and clinical services to patients since 1981. She lectures nationally and internationally on all aspects of hearing, hearing aids, and tinnitus. In addition, she has taught & mentored doctoral-level students.

Prior to opening her practice in 1993, Dr. Brenner spent several years on staff at highly regarded medical centers including The University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and Philadelphia Elwyn. She received her clinical doctorate degree in Audiology from the University of Florida in 2001 and is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology.

Dr. Brenner is licensed in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is certified by the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology

She was quoted in a Cision PR Newswire article regarding a study on how hearing health contributes to relationship health, and overall well-being.

“People with hearing loss lack some important opportunities for human contact,” said Gail B. Brenner, AuD., Hearing Technology Associates LLC, Philadelphia, PA. “The consequences of this isolation can be the development of depression and increased anxiety, but also increasing mistrust of others. While the tendency for depression among people with untreated hearing loss is significantly higher, differences between people who use hearing aids and people who have no hearing loss are marginal. This shows that a hearing aid can support the prevention of depression for people who experience hearing difficulties.”

In 1993, Dr. Brenner established the Tinnitus & Sound Sensitivity Treatment Center of Philadelphia, PC due to the growing need for the evaluation and management of Tinnitus (ear/head noises) and for issues related to decreased tolerance to sound (DST).

Dr. Gail B. Brenner is a nationally and internationally recognized clinical professional in her field. She completed specialized training for Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) at the University of Maryland in Baltimore under the instruction of Dr. Pawel Jastreboff. She is the only specialist in the Philadelphia region offering the TRT protocol. In addition, she offers other modalities, as needed. Dr. Brenner has made a long-term commitment to the treatment of tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance by establishing the Tinnitus & Sound Sensitivity Treatment Center of Philadelphia, PC.

Dr. Tiffany Connatser is one of the Audiologists at our office in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Originally from Fairfax, Virginia, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Temple University and Doctorate in Audiology from Towson University. Her doctoral thesis concentrated on localization of sound using hearing aids compared to Personal-Sound-Amplification-Products. Since graduating she has been working at Hearing Technology Associates providing excellent care to our patients.

Dr. Connatser is passionate about helping her local community by providing care to people with hearing loss and has experience with family members with hearing loss. Her expertise in diagnostic hearing evaluations and digital hearing aid technology enables her to provide high-quality care while forming meaningful relationships with her patients.

When she is not in the office, Dr. Connatser enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and playing volleyball.

Dr. Nicole Steininger is a licensed Audiologist in the state of Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Speech, Language, Hearing Science from Temple University in 2014 and her Doctorate of Audiology from Salus University - George S. Osborne College of Audiology in 2018.

Dr. Steininger is known for her patience, dedication and for providing excellent service to all of her patients. She has had the opportunity to gain clinical experience working in a variety of different settings. She is very passionate about helping individuals and their families cope with hearing loss and finds joy in their success and quality of life improvements.

Dr. Steininger is a Fellow of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and a board member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology, where she served as board secretary and continues to serve as a volunteer and advocate for the profession of audiology. She is originally from the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton area, but currently lives in Fishtown with her husband. In her free time, she absolutely loves traveling to new places, trying out new restaurants, and working out.