Larkin Hearing Center is an independent hearing center that specializes in evaluating, recommending, and fitting hearing devices. We strive to provide unsurpassed service along with the most advanced hearing devices. Our goal has always been to provide you with the best possible care. By diagnosing the impairment, educating you of the everyday implications of hearing loss, and offering effective, cutting-edge solutions, we do our best to fulfill our obligation to you as your trusted hearing health care professionals. Our office is equipped with a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art instruments to ensure that you receive the highest quality of care.

Dr. Luekenga opened Hearing & Balance Doctors of Utah in 2005. Since that time he has been dedicated to creating state-of-the-art facilities filled with the latest technology, and the most qualified and caring hearing healthcare team. He received his Doctor of Audiology from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.His doctorate is supported by his B.A. at Utah State University, clinical fellowship at Bountiful Hearing Center and further clinical experience at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, IHC Hearing and Balance Center, The Kosair Children’s Hospital,Heuser Hearing Institute (Deaf Oral School), and Avada Hearing and Balance Center, to name a few. With this long list of experience, it's clear that Dr. Luekenga is very passionate about good hearing and is well-versed in the advances fo hearing aid technology. He is equally as passionate about helping patients that feel off-balance, dizzy, light-headed, or unsteady. And, understands the need these patients have to get back onteir feet! In addition, he provides couseling and therapy for patients who experience tinnitus (ringging or buzzing in their ears).

We, at Hearing & Balance Doctors, are passionate about ears! We love the sounds of life and believe in empowering patients to rediscover hearing. By leading our communities with current knowledge of ever changing technology, we combine the latest advancements in hearing aids with proper testing, counseling, and life experience. This combination gives our patients the ability to communicate again and connect with the people in their lives that matter most. We are equally as passionate about finding solutions for people that struggle with balance and dizziness. Our state of the art testing equipment allows us to properly diagnose inner ear related problems and guide patients to a treatment that will help them get back on their feet again.

At Utah Ear Institute, we are passionate about helping people reach their full hearing potential. We provide personalized, stress-free hearing care such as hearing assessments, hearing aid repair, tinnitus management, earwax removal, and custom hearing protection.

We, at Hearing & Balance Doctors, are passionate about ears! We love the sounds of life and believe in empowering patients to rediscover hearing. By leading our communities with current knowledge of ever changing technology, we combine the latest advancements in hearing aids with proper testing, counseling, and life experience. This combination gives our patients the ability to communicate again and connect with the people in their lives that matter most. We are equally as passionate about finding solutions for people that struggle with balance and dizziness. Our state of the art testing equipment allows us to properly diagnose inner ear related problems and guide patients to a treatment that will help them get back on their feet again.

At Utah Ear Institute we have a passion for helping people hear their very best and for helping each individual reach their full hearing potential. We strive each day to provide you with optimal hearing care, with services such as earwax removal, hearing assessments, hearing aid repair, and tinnitus management.

Dr. Whitaker joined Hearing & Balance Doctors of Utah in 2009. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2005 with his Bachelors of Science in Audiology and Speech Pathology. He then received his Doctor of Audiology from the University of Arizona where he minored in Cognitive Neuroscience (the study of how people perceive sound). While at the University of Arizona, he specialized in evoked potentials, specifically researching Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials and the Acoustic Change Complex. He gained clinical experience at Tucson Ear, Nose, and Throat; St. Joseph’s Hospital Balance Center; Arizona Hearing Specialists; and the Center for Hearing Impaired Children. Dr. Whitaker was raised in Orem, Utah with three older sisters and a younger brother (who is also an audiologist). His grandfather was a cartoonist for the Walt Disney Studios where he drew Donald Duck and many characters in Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland before starting the BYU Motion Picture Studio. Dr. Whitaker is married and has three sons. He is passionate about college football and also enjoys hiking in Southern Utah, reading, and traveling. He has traveled extensively through South Asia including Thailand, India, Nepal, and a church mission to the Philippines.

Dr. Luekenga opened Hearing & Balance Doctors of Utah in 2005. Since that time he has been dedicated to creating state-of-the-art facilities filled with the latest technology, and the most qualified and caring hearing healthcare team. He received his Doctor of Audiology from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.His doctorate is supported by his B.A. at Utah State University, clinical fellowship at Bountiful Hearing Center and further clinical experience at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, IHC Hearing and Balance Center, The Kosair Children’s Hospital,Heuser Hearing Institute (Deaf Oral School), and Avada Hearing and Balance Center, to name a few. With this long list of experience, it's clear that Dr. Luekenga is very passionate about good hearing and is well-versed in the advances fo hearing aid technology. He is equally as passionate about helping patients that feel off-balance, dizzy, light-headed, or unsteady. And, understands the need these patients have to get back onteir feet! In addition, he provides couseling and therapy for patients who experience tinnitus (ringging or buzzing in their ears).

As audiologists, we place the utmost importance on offering hearing aid solutions designed to improve your ability to hear. We treat people in and around Blanding, UT. Our recommendations are based on your set of unique needs based on a hearing test, your level of hearing loss, and your personal budget. Hearing aids should be custom-fit and will require follow-up for cleanings and upgrades. We also specialize in tinnitus treatment, balance assessments, hearing aid repairs, and hearing protection.