Audiology & Hearing Aids

Rocky Mountain Hearing & Balance Center provides a setting in which your hearing needs can be assessed comfortably, accurately and efficiently. Our services include evaluation, hearing aid selection, fitting and followup.

We repair all makes and models of hearing aids and offer an extensive selection of batteries and supplies. We perform a variety of tests including ENG and OAE. We also perform cochlear implant mapping. Diagnostic services for balance disorders are available with a physician's referral.

Our Audiologists

Our Audiologists are available five days a week to answer your questions about hearing loss and balance disorders. We strive to maintain honest, respectful relationships with all of our patients in a relaxing, stress-free setting. To learn more, please give us a call.

Jamie Small, MA | Glenn A. Hladek, MS | Lee Frantz Oines, MA

Jamie Small, MA graduated from the University of Montana in 1985 with a Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In June of that same year, she began practicing at Rocky Mountain Hearing and Balance.

Since that time, she has seen the department grow to include two more audiologists. Jamie is a member of the Montana Audiology Guild and served two terms as its president. She is also a member of the Montana Speech-Language and Hearing Association and the American Academy of Audiology.

Glenn Hladek, MS has over thirty-five years of experience in the field of audiology. He received a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin and practiced for three years at the Dixon Development Center in Dixon, Illinois. Glenn then moved to Billings where he served as area audiologist for the Indian Health Service for 23 years. In 2000, he relocated to Missoula and has been with Rocky Mountain Hearing and Balance ever since. Glenn is an active member of the Montana Speech-Language and Hearing Association, the Montana Audiology Guild, and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.

Lee Frantz Oines, MA received her Master of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado in 1978. She has worked in a variety of audiologic settings since that time.

Initially, her time was spent in the public schools in Iowa and Wyoming. From there she moved on to work at the University of Utah and with a local ENT. In 1983, she came to Missoula as the audiologist at Community Medical Center and then owned her own hearing and speech business for 17 years.

She joined Rocky Mountain Hearing and Balance in 2008. Currently, she is serving on the Montana Hearing Aid Licensure Board and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology.

Bone Anchored Hearing Aids

Bone anchored hearing aids are implantable devices used for individuals with a conductive hearing loss for whom middle ear reconstruction is not feasible, or those who have unilateral deafness. The surgery is relatively simple, performed in either one or two stages depending on age, and takes advantage of the ability of the skull to relay sound to the inner ear from a hearing aid that snaps to a small post implanted in the skull.

After meeting with our Audiologists and determining that a traditional hearing aid is not the right choice, you will have a consultation one of our surgeons. Please contact us today to find out which hearing solution is best for you.