Audiologist near Southwest Austin, TX
The office sits in Dripping Springs, about twenty minutes west of the Y at Oak Hill. What brings people out from 78737 is the appointment itself: one Doctor of Audiology, a full unhurried hour, and results explained in language you can repeat at the dinner table.
- Doctor of Audiology
- Real ear measurement
- about 20 minutes from Southwest Austin
About the practice
A Dripping Springs practice built for unhurried care.
Dripping Springs Hearing & Tinnitus is an independent audiology practice founded by Dr. Paige Juarez, Au.D., CH-TM. She has spent more than sixteen years in clinical audiology, holds advanced certification in tinnitus management, and has lived in Dripping Springs for the last decade with her husband and their four children. There is no rotating staff and no front-desk handoff. The doctor who tests your hearing is the same one who fits your devices and picks up the follow-up call six months later.
Being locally owned changes what an appointment feels like. A full diagnostic evaluation runs about an hour, because that is how long careful testing actually takes: examining both ears, asking what you have been struggling to hear, then walking through the audiogram with you in plain language. Hearing aids come from all the major manufacturers rather than one, so the recommendation follows your results instead of a quota. And when the testing shows nothing needs treating, Dr. Juarez tells you that too. Patients from Southwest Austin and 78737 are seen exactly the way anyone down the street is.
Getting here from Southwest Austin
- Start
- Oak Hill, the Y, Belterra, or the neighborhoods around Nutty Brown.
- Road
- US-290 West the entire way. No tolls, no MoPac.
- Arrive
- 1055 Kibo Ridge Ste 201, Dripping Springs, just off Hwy 290 near Headwaters.
- Parking
- Free, and right at the door.
We have one office, and it is in Dripping Springs. Southwest Austin patients are seen there.
Get directions from Southwest Austin 1055 Kibo Ridge Ste 201, Dripping Springs, TX 78620How we help
What Southwest Austin patients come in for.
Five services, each with a page of its own if you want the details before you book.
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Diagnostic hearing evaluation
About an hour of proper testing, a look inside both ears, then the audiogram read back to you at the table before you drive home.
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Hearing aids from all major makers
Phonak, Oticon, ReSound, Signia, Starkey, and Widex, fitted by the same audiologist who tested you. The practice is locally owned, so no maker has a quota here.
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Tinnitus care
CH-TM certification, tinnitus retraining therapy, and sound therapy. Ringing gets a plan of its own instead of a hearing aid brochure.
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Earwax removal
Sometimes the whole answer is wax sitting against the eardrum. It gets cleared in the chair, before it skews a test result.
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Real ear measurement
The verification step many clinics skip. A probe microphone measures the sound actually reaching your eardrum, so the fitting is proven rather than assumed.
Why here
What makes our practice different.
There is no shortage of places to get your hearing checked. Four things set this one apart, whichever direction you are driving from.
- A doctorate
- Dr. Paige Juarez holds an Au.D. from the University of North Texas and has practiced for more than sixteen years. She sees you at the first appointment and at every one after it.
- The right equipment
- Every fitting is verified with real ear measurement, not assumed. Earwax removal uses the Earigator, a temperature-controlled system most area clinics do not have.
- Tinnitus expertise
- CH-TM certification, tinnitus retraining therapy, and sound therapy. Ringing gets a treatment plan of its own, not a shrug and a hearing aid brochure.
- Independent advice
- The practice is locally owned, with no manufacturer quotas to meet. Recommendations follow your results across Phonak, Oticon, ReSound, Signia, Starkey, and Widex.
FAQs
Questions from Southwest Austin patients.
The four we hear most often from 78737. If yours is not on the list, call and ask.
How far is the office from Southwest Austin?
Roughly 20 minutes, door to door. From the Y at Oak Hill it is one straight run west on US-290, past Nutty Brown and Belterra, to 1055 Kibo Ridge Ste 201 in Dripping Springs, just off Hwy 290 near Headwaters. Parking is free and right at the door.
What services can Southwest Austin residents get?
Everything we offer. Diagnostic hearing evaluations, tinnitus treatment, earwax removal, hearing aids from Phonak, Oticon, ReSound, Signia, Starkey, and Widex, and real ear measurement as part of the fitting. With one office and one audiologist, a patient from 78737 is seen exactly the way a Dripping Springs patient is.
Do I need a referral to be seen?
No. You can book directly, online at our scheduling page or by calling (512) 503-0024. Some insurance plans ask for a referral for their own billing reasons, but the practice itself does not need one to see you.
Can I get there without MoPac or a toll road?
Yes. US-290 West covers the entire route from Oak Hill, so no tolls and no MoPac. The commuter traffic runs the opposite direction both in the morning and at five.
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Next step
Make the drive once, and get a clear answer.
Pick a time that beats the traffic. Dr. Juarez takes the full hour, runs the testing properly, and tells you plainly what she finds.