Serving River Heights · Crescentwood · Grant Park

River Heights’ hearing clinic,
five minutes down Corydon.

Prairie Hearing Centre sits at the west end of the Corydon strip, where Corydon meets Kenaston. Free comprehensive hearing tests, five major hearing aid brands, and a family-owned clinic that treats River Heights like what it is — the neighbourhood next door.

5 minutes from River HeightsFree hearing testsNo referral neededFamily-owned since 2006

Reviewed by Kyle McCombs, BC-HIS, Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist · Updated October 29, 2026

Which hearing clinic is closest to River Heights?

Prairie Hearing Centre is the independent hearing clinic on River Heights’ doorstep, at Unit 4–2090 Corydon Avenue — the west end of the Corydon strip, where Corydon meets Kenaston Boulevard. From North River Heights via Academy Road or South River Heights via Grant Avenue, the drive is about five minutes. The clinic is owned by Kyle McCombs, a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (BC-HIS) in practice since 2006, and Sara McCombs. Services include free comprehensive hearing assessments (about 60 minutes, no referral needed), hearing aid fittings across Oticon, Phonak, Starkey, Widex, and ReSound, tinnitus therapy, custom hearing protection, and repairs for all brands with loaner devices. Funding support covers the Manitoba Seniors Hearing Aid Program, WCB Manitoba, NIHB, and Veterans Affairs Canada, with direct billing for most insurers. Free parking sits behind the building, and hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Hearing care near River Heights, at a glance

ClinicPrairie Hearing Centre — independent, family-owned
AddressUnit 4–2090 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3P 1V5
Drive from River HeightsAbout 5 minutes — west end of the Corydon strip at Kenaston
Hearing testFree, about 60 minutes, no referral needed
Hearing aid brandsOticon, Phonak, Starkey, Widex, ReSound
Hearing aid prices$2,000–$8,000+ per pair in Manitoba; seniors grant up to $2,000
Funding acceptedMB Seniors Hearing Aid Program, WCB Manitoba, NIHB, Veterans Affairs, direct billing
Parking & accessFree lot behind the building, wheelchair accessible
HoursMon–Fri 9:00 AM–4:30 PM (closed 12–1 for lunch)

On Your Own High Street

You already drive past us
every week.

If you live in River Heights, Corydon Avenue is already part of your routine — and Prairie Hearing Centre is at its west end, right where Corydon meets Route 90. No trek to a Portage Avenue chain, no navigating a mall concourse. Just your neighbourhood strip, with free parking behind our building.

Coming from North River Heights, Academy Road or Grant Avenue brings you straight to Kenaston in minutes. From South River Heights or Grant Park, it’s a short hop up Kenaston to Corydon. However you come, the drive is shorter than the wait for a coffee on a Saturday morning.

And because hearing care works best as a long-term relationship — annual checks, fine-tuning, the odd repair — having your clinic this close is more than convenience. It’s the reason follow-up care actually happens.

Visit us

Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM · closed for lunch 12–1
Free parking behind the building · wheelchair accessible

Book a Free Hearing Test

Why the Neighbourhood Chooses Us

Independent care,
the River Heights way.

A baseline before anything changes

If you're over 50 and have never mapped your hearing, a free baseline assessment means future changes get caught early — when they're easiest to address.

Owners, not employees

Kyle McCombs, BC-HIS, has fit hearing aids for Winnipeg families since 2006, and he and Sara own the practice. The person testing your hearing today is the same person adjusting it next year.

Five brands on one bench

Oticon, Phonak, Starkey, Widex, and ReSound — compared side by side, with no manufacturer quota steering the recommendation.

The paperwork, handled

Manitoba Seniors Hearing Aid Program applications, Veterans Affairs, WCB Manitoba, NIHB — we know the forms, and we bill most insurers directly.

Batteries and supplies, no appointment

Every battery size, domes, wax guards, cleaning tools, and drying kits in stock. Drop by on your Corydon errands.

Free parking at the door

No meters, no mall lot. Our parking is free, right behind the building, with a wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Kyle and Sara McCombs, owners of Prairie Hearing Centre near River Heights

A Practice, Not a Franchise

The same two people,
every single visit.

Kyle McCombs is a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist who has been helping Winnipeggers hear better since 2006. Sara McCombs runs the front of the practice with 12 years in hearing healthcare and firsthand experience as the parent of a child with cochlear implants.

Together they own Prairie Hearing Centre outright — which means no head office, no sales targets, and no rotating staff. For a neighbourhood like River Heights, where people stay for decades, that kind of continuity is exactly what hearing care should look like.

Good questions
from the neighbourhood.

What River Heights patients usually want to know before a first visit.

We're at Unit 4–2090 Corydon Avenue, right where Corydon meets Route 90 (Kenaston Boulevard) — the west end of the Corydon strip. From North River Heights off Academy Road or South River Heights off Grant Avenue, it's about a five-minute drive, and there's free parking behind the building so you're never circling for a spot.

No referral needed — you can book directly by phone or online, and the comprehensive assessment is free. If your physician has already made a referral, we're happy to coordinate with their office and share results with your consent.

Plan for about an hour. That covers a conversation about your hearing history, a full diagnostic test battery in our sound booth, an ear health check, and an unhurried walk-through of your results in plain language.

Yes. The Manitoba Seniors Hearing Aid Program can contribute toward hearing aids for eligible seniors, and we handle the application paperwork with you. We also work with Veterans Affairs Canada, WCB Manitoba, and NIHB, and we bill most major insurers directly.

That's the point of an independent clinic. We fit Oticon, Phonak, Starkey, Widex, and ReSound, so the recommendation is driven by your hearing profile and lifestyle — not by a manufacturer's sales quota.

Absolutely. We clean, adjust, service, and repair all major hearing aid brands regardless of where you purchased them, and loaner devices are available if yours need to go in for repair.

Yes — we stock all sizes of hearing aid batteries, plus domes, wax guards, cleaning tools, and drying kits. Pop in any weekday between 9:00 and 4:30 (we close for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00).

Most hearing aids in Manitoba run between $2,000 and $8,000+ per pair, depending on the technology level and the services bundled with them. The hearing assessment itself is free at our clinic, and eligible seniors can receive up to $2,000 toward hearing aids through the Manitoba Seniors Hearing Aid Program — we'll walk you through the application.

River Heights, consider this
your friendly nudge.

A free, unhurried hearing assessment, five minutes from home. If your hearing is fine, you’ll know for sure. If it isn’t, you’ll know exactly what to do next.

Unit 4- 2090 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3P 1V5
Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

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