Family-owned hearing care · Northeast PA · Since 2006
You'll hear the difference. So will your family.
We treat every patient the way we'd treat our own parents: honest answers, unhurried visits, and hearing aids fitted, and verified, to your actual ears. Our highest priority is hearing care that fits your life.
Every new fitting includes a 30‑day trial, let real life make the decision.
Board‑Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences, caring for Northeast PA's ears for 20 years
Sound familiar?
Hearing loss doesn't announce itself.
It shows up in little moments.
The repeat-it-twice routine
Your wife repeats herself twice, then gives up. Thirty years around machines that never quieted down, and now the quiet conversations are the hard ones.
The busy diner
One-on-one you're fine. Add clattering plates and three conversations at once, and you're smiling along because you caught the mood, not the joke.
The drawer upstairs
Maybe you already bought a pair, mail-order, big-box, a kiosk, and they sit in a drawer because they never sounded right. We hear that story every week. It's usually a fitting problem, not a you problem.
The Northeast difference
We don't guess. We verify.
Most hearing aids that end up in drawers were never really fit, they were sold, set to a factory average, and sent home. Our process exists so that never happens to you.
A real test, not a screening
A thorough hearing test in a sound booth, not a kiosk. You see your results, explained in plain English, including which pitches you're missing and why voices sound like mumbling.
Fit to your test, not a template
Programmed to your hearing loss, your ear canal, and the rooms you actually struggle in, the diner, the shop floor, the truck. Not a factory average.
Verified with live speech mapping
A tiny microphone in your ear measures what's really reaching your eardrum while someone talks. We adjust until the words land, and you watch it happen on screen.
Proven in your real life
Then you live with them. Sunday dinner, the diner, church, the shop. Not right? We adjust, or you bring them back. Follow-ups are part of the deal, not an upsell.
A verified fitting: you watch the measurement happen.
That on-screen measurement is the difference between hoping your hearing aids are right and knowing they are. It's our signature, and it's why the drawer upstairs stays empty.
Unverified fitting: looks fine at a glance, but the high frequencies fall short of target. This is what “verification” catches.
Low pitches → high pitches. Dashed band = your prescription target. All analysis happens in your browser, nothing is recorded.
Noise did this. We can help.
Mills, mines, machines, and the military.
Decades around equipment is the most common story we hear in Northeast PA. Noise-related hearing loss creeps in slowly, high pitches first, which is why voices blur long before anything sounds "quiet."
If that's your story, you're in the right place. And if you're still around the noise, ask about custom hearing protection, including our Law Enforcement Special: free hearing protection for officers, our thanks to those who serve.
Everything under one roof
Full hearing care, close to home.
Hearing aids in a drawer are a
fitting problem, not a you problem.
Our specialty: Oticon
Hearing aids nobody notices but you.
We specialize in Oticon's BrainHearing™ technology. Today's devices are nearly invisible, recharge overnight, and stream calls and TV straight to your ears. If your picture of hearing aids is your father's beige banana, come see what two decades of progress looks like.
Tiny by design
The 30-Day Hearing Aid Test Drive
Try them where life actually happens.
Every new hearing aid fitting includes a 30-day trial period. Wear your hearing aids to Sunday dinner, in the car, at church, at work, everywhere conversation matters. Your real life should help determine whether they’re right for you.
- No risk to try
- Your lifestyle. Your decision.
- Full support all 30 days
- Results in writing
Credentialed care. Neighborly service.
Nevin G. Balliet opened Northeast Hearing Solutions in Kulpmont in 2006 and built it through careful work, long-term follow-up, and word of mouth.
Meet the team →Your plan may cover more than you think.
Call before your first visit and we will check your hearing benefit so you understand the options before making a decision.
Benefits vary by plan and year; we verify the details so you don't have to.
We check coverage and explain what it means in plain language.
Options may include PowerPay and CareCredit.
Your first visit
90 minutes. Zero pressure.
A real conversation, a comfortable comprehensive test, and same-day answers in plain English. Bring your insurance card, we check your coverage first.
Questions we hear every week.
How do I know if I actually need hearing aids?
You don't have to know, that's our job. A full 90-minute evaluation measures exactly which sounds you're missing, and we'll tell you honestly if hearing aids would help. If they wouldn't, we'll tell you that too.
What do hearing aids cost, and does insurance help?
It varies with technology level, and quality options exist at friendlier prices than most people expect. Many plans, including Geisinger Gold, include hearing benefits, and we verify your coverage before any decisions. Financing options may include PowerPay and CareCredit to spread the rest.
What about the over-the-counter hearing aids at the pharmacy?
OTC devices amplify everything by roughly the same amount. A fitted hearing aid is programmed to your specific hearing test and verified with live speech mapping. If an OTC aid is sitting in your drawer, bring it in, we'll show you the difference on screen.
Will people notice I'm wearing them?
Probably not. Today's devices range from tiny behind-the-ear styles to in-canal models that are effectively invisible. What people do notice is you answering correctly the first time.
I bought my hearing aids somewhere else. Can you service them?
Yes. We repair and maintain most major brands in-office regardless of where they were purchased, many fixes happen while you wait.
What if hearing aids don't work for me?
That's what the 30-Day Test Drive is for. Wear them through your real life, dinners, church, the shop, and let the results make the decision.
Two offices, one family
Close to home, wherever home is.
Kulpmont, PA
963 Chestnut St
Kulpmont, PA 17834
Where it all started in 2006, serving Mount Carmel, Shamokin, Marion Heights, and the coal-region towns in between.
Call (570) 373-5000 Hours & office details →Hazle Township, PA
426 Airport Rd #139
Hazle Township, PA 18202
Serving Hazleton, West Hazleton, Drums, and the Conyngham Valley. Easy parking off Airport Road, no downtown traffic.
Call 570‑459‑1400 Hours & office details →Ready to hear better?
Call the office nearest you and let's find a time that works. Most new patients are seen within the week, and the phone gets answered by a person, not a menu.
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