House Ear Institute

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The House Ear Institute (HEI) was founded in 1946 by Howard P. House, M.D. with the help of a generous grant from Dean Witter.

Since 1946, the House Ear Institute has led the way in defining the causes of hearing and balance, disorders improving medical/surgical procedures, and prosthetic devices. The Institute's discoveries have helped millions of people receive successful treatments.

In 1969, William F. House, M.D.—brother of Howard—implanted the first three patients with the cochlear implant at HEI. Since then, the Los Angeles-based HEI has grown into the world's foremost private research institute for otology and hearing science[1]. Today, scientists at HEI are exploring the molecular development of the ear, and the auditory centers of the brain.

Allen Senne is currently the Director of Audiology at the House Ear Clinic. He first joined the House Clinic as a senior staff audiologist in 1988 after completing his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Audiology at San Diego State University. He was promoted to Co-Director of audiology in 1991 and served in that capacity until 1998. He returned to professional studies at the University of Florida and obtained his Doctor of Audiology degree (Au.D.) in 2000. During this time, and for the next several years, he was employed in a privately owned audiology and hearing aid dispensing practice. Dr. Senne returned to the House Clinic in November 2004 to serve as Director of Audiology. Senne has a thorough knowledge of diagnostic audiology as well as considerable insight into the wide range of hearing aids and assistive listening devices currently available to patients. He is also well versed in established hearing aid fitting protocols for numerous hearing aid models. He manages the clinical audiologists and schedules their hearing aid training sessions and continuing education, and coordinates all hearing health events and patient education forums for the Clinic.