About Our Clinic

Walker Hearing Aid Centers, a second generation hearing health care practice, is family owned and operated by Mary Banks ‘Bankie’ Lavender and her son Kenneth Haesly. Their practice has been serving the Houston area for over 50 years, helping people stay connected to their family, friends and loved ones.

Bankie Lavender was approached by a family friend who could see her compassion for people, and she thought Bankie would be very good fitting hearing aids and giving people back the gift of sound. After her very first experience with the hearing impaired, Bankie knew she was where she was supposed to be and began the course work and hands-on training to become licensed by the State of Texas as a Hearing Instrument Specialist.

Fondly, she recalls a patient that had given up on hearing better. Brought into her office by his wife, the man didn’t believe anyone could help him hear and understand conversations. Bankie was able to fit him with Digital technology and program those hearing aids to meet the gentleman’s hearing loss. He wore the hearing aids for two days and came back to see Bankie to tell her that he could hear the sermon in church for the first time in years and at Sunday lunch with his family he could hear everything, even his grandchildren. His eyes teared up as he thanked Bankie for giving him back his life.

The compassion for the hearing impaired was shared by her son, Kenneth Haesly. With Bankie’s encouragement he joined the practice. Almost completely deaf as a child, Kenneth has successfully used medical and practical approaches to overcome his hearing loss. Through this life long experience he knows first-hand the effects of what hearing loss can cause to people and families.

The mother and son team are deeply committed to helping people hear. Together they undergo continuous training to improve, refine and develop new skills and techniques giving their patients the very best hearing possible.

Kenneth has deepened his commitment over the years and works with agencies that oversee the field of hearing healthcare. He was appointed to the State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments by Governor Rick Perry. He has served as the President of Texas Hearing Aid State Association and has been awarded the prestigious ‘Dispenser of the Year’ in the State of Texas. Kenneth has also received the ‘Presidents’ award for outstanding service to the hearing impaired in Texas.

At Walker Hearing Aid Center, you will find the best skills and technology to help you hear better and a compassion and caring for each patient that you won’t find anywhere else. They open their arms and hearts and welcome you into their family.

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