Meet Our Team

Dr. Amenta has been at the Homewood Hearing Center practice since October 1, 1997. He took it over from Dr. Young Lee, who was retiring. It is an interesting fact Dr. Lee took over the practice from Dr. Borkenhagen, an otolaryngologist who started in this building in the 1960s. So, there has been an “ENT” in this location for over six decades. 

Dr. Amenta obtained his undergraduate degree in experimental psychology (hearing) at Loyola University of Chicago. He received his medical degree from a combined degree program at the University of Illinois, where he also received a master’s degree in speech and hearing science (psychoacoustics). His specialty residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery was at the University of Chicago.

He has given talks to the local medical staff about sudden hearing loss, hearing loss and dementia and obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Amenta loves music, especially classical music and opera. He has been on the Board of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra since 2002. He writes their program notes to explain the background and interesting aspects of the pieces being performed and sometimes lectures on these before the concerts. He has written and often discussed the article titled The Opening of the Mahler Ninth Symphony and the Bernstein “Heart-Beat” Hypothesis.

In addition to serving as a hearing specialist at Homewood Hearing Center, David Frazier II is a Ph.D. candidate in the Health Sciences program at Liberty University and an adjunct professor with Lewis University’s Communication Sciences and Disorders undergraduate and Speech Language Pathology graduate programs. He also collaborates with IHS as a curriculum developer and instructor for the Advanced Hearing Aid Professional (AHAP) program. He strives to connect people to their communities through amplification or breaking down communicative disorders while instructing other learners to be the change in the world they wish to see in hearing healthcare.

With a career spanning nearly 15 years as a hearing health practitioner, David has had the privilege of evaluating patients of all ages, from newborns to centenarians. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Audiology and a Master of Education in Higher Education and Educational Leadership. David has more than six years of experience as an instructor in higher education at various institutions. He is licensed to practice as a Hearing Instrument Specialist in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and is a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist.

David’s expertise extends to performing auditory brainstem response tests for newborns and conducting scientific research in areas such as aphasia, neurology, hearing aids, extended-high frequency and aural rehabilitation. His current research investigates increasing usage and satisfaction for hearing aid wearers. He has shared his findings at scientific conferences on diverse topics, totaling 20 occasions across local, national and international platforms.

David served as secretary/treasurer on the board of the Illinois Hearing Society and was appointed to the board of directors for the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission. Furthermore, he served on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Student Involvement Committee within the Illinois Speech and Hearing Association and the Board of Directors for the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing.