Hearing Instrument Specialist

Mackenzie Ivory

Mackenzie graduated from Utah State University in 2018 with her BS in communication disorders and deaf education.

She has been working with the House of Hearing team since October 2018 and is interning to become board certified as a hearing instrument specialist.

She first developed an interest in hearing back in 2009 when her three-year-old brother was diagnosed with a profound hearing loss. Later on that year, her newborn sister was also diagnosed with the same hearing loss.

Her family went through learning ASL and finally decided that the best way for her siblings to communicate with their grandparents, cousins, and everyone else was to get cochlear implants.

Fast forward to ten years later and those siblings can hear and talk – one is captain of his soccer team and the other is top of her group in gymnastics. She’s so grateful that they can hear and communicate, and she wanted to be able to learn more about hearing loss so that she can help those around her to hear and communicate better.

During her time at House of Hearing, she has made a lasting impact on many members of the community. In particular, it makes her so happy anytime someone gets fitted with hearing aids for the first time and comes back to tell her all about the things they can now hear.

She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Urdaneta, Philippines, and is fluent in Tagalog. She hopes to go back in the future to help serve those who have a hearing loss.

Outside of helping people hear better, she likes to spend time with her husband and daughter doing whatever the weather will allow. When the weather is nice, they like to go and find places they can paddle.

Mackenzie Ivory, board-certified hearing instrument specialist
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would it be?
Probably Chris Pine because he is mighty fine.
What is your favorite sports team?
Toronto Maple Leafs, Utah Jazz, and my husband would probably make me say the Colorado Avalanche, too.
What is your favorite food?
Mexican. I’m really on a taco salad kick lately.
If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I would really like to visit Scotland, England, and France, but I’m always a fan of going to visit my friends in the Philippines, too.
What’s your all-time favorite TV show/series?
How I Met Your Mother and The Crown

Request a Callback

It’s often the small things that hold us back from being able to make an informed decision. It may be a question or a concern, but these small things can be the hurdle that prevent us from making a positive decision today.

That’s why we have one of our hearing specialists on hand to help. If you would like a friendly no-obligation conversation with one of our experienced experts to answer your questions and discuss any concerns, then simply complete this form and we’ll call you back when we have a moment between patient appointments.

Don’t want to wait? Call us at: 801-657-4175

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.