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OWCP Hearing Provider

OWCP Audiologist for Federal Employees and Postal Workers

Optimum Audiology is an approved OWCP hearing provider in Apple Valley, CA, with offices in Jess Ranch, La Verne, and Visalia too. If years of noise on the job left you with hearing loss or ringing in your ears, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs may cover your care. We see postal workers and federal civilian employees for hearing tests, hearing aids, tinnitus treatment, repairs, and follow-up visits.

Federal employee having an OWCP hearing test at Optimum Audiology in Apple Valley, CA
Audiologist examining a patient's ear for occupational hearing loss in the High Desert

How to Start Using Your OWCP Hearing Benefits

Hearing loss from workplace noise is usually filed as an occupational disease claim on Form CA-2 through your employing agency, and the U.S. Department of Labor decides coverage. Already have a claim number, or not sure where your case stands? Call or text (760) 503-1700 and we'll help with the next step. Our billing team handles the OWCP paperwork and billing, so you can focus on hearing better.

OWCP and Workers' Comp FAQs

Answers for federal employees and injured workers: who we see, what OWCP may cover, help for work-related tinnitus, and how state Workers' Comp claims work.

Yes. Optimum Audiology is an approved OWCP provider, and we care for postal workers, federal civilian employees, and others covered under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. You can be seen at our Apple Valley, Jess Ranch, La Verne, or Visalia office.

Dr. Kristi Mendoza, Au.D., has practiced audiology since 1991, much of it with Veterans and older adults whose hearing loss came from years of noise. Federal workers often face the same kind of damage. If getting to an office is hard, ask about telehealth visits, remote programming, curbside service, or mail-in repairs.

It depends on your accepted claim, but approved OWCP hearing claims often include a full diagnostic hearing evaluation in a sound booth, hearing aids, tinnitus evaluation and treatment, repairs, and follow-up care. The evaluation documents the type and degree of your hearing loss, which is an important part of your claim.

If hearing aids are approved, we fit options from all major manufacturers, so you have the same technology as any other patient. Every fitting is checked with Real Ear Measurement, which measures sound inside your own ear canal to confirm your federal employee hearing aids match your prescription.

Yes. Work-related tinnitus is common after years around loud equipment, and it often shows up alongside noise-induced hearing loss. We begin with a tinnitus evaluation to learn what you hear and how it affects your sleep, focus, and mood, then build a plan around your answers.

Options include hearing aids with built-in sound therapy, sound maskers, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy, and counseling based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. We're also an approved provider of Lenire, a treatment you use at home. There's no cure for tinnitus, but many patients find relief that makes the sound easier to tune out.

Yes. Along with federal OWCP cases, we work with Workers' Compensation claims for people whose hearing loss or tinnitus is tied to noise on the job, such as construction, manufacturing, and trucking. What's covered depends on your claim, so have your claim number ready when you reach out.

Call or text (760) 503-1700 and our billing team will help sort out the next step. Still working around loud noise? Ask about custom hearing protection to keep the hearing you have from getting worse.

Expert Hearing Care From the High Desert to Visalia

Dr. Kristi Mendoza, Au.D., has helped patients hear better since 1991, and every plan starts with a thorough hearing evaluation.

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What patients across the High Desert, Visalia, and La Verne say about their care with Dr. Kristi Mendoza, Au.D.

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Dr. Kristi Mendoza, Au.D., and her team see patients in Apple Valley, Jess Ranch, La Verne, and Visalia. Choose the office closest to you on the map.

  • Doctor of Audiology since 1991
  • Real Ear Measurement on every fitting
  • VA Community Care & OWCP provider
Optimum Audiology is a great place to go to for my hearing aids. Friendly staff and very helpful. They take care of everything from insurance, to keeping your hearing aids properly working. Thanks for doing a great job for me Optimum Audiology.
— Anthony A.

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