Audiologist & Tinnitus Specialist in Utah County
Looking for an audiologist in Utah County? Timpanogos Hearing & Tinnitus serves the whole county from two clinics — one in American Fork for northern Utah County and one in Spanish Fork for the south — with hearing aids, tinnitus treatment, and hearing evaluations that go further than a basic test.
Together, our clinics provide hearing aids verified with Real Ear Measurement, comprehensive hearing evaluations, cognitive screening, and specialty tinnitus care, including Lenire. We’re Utah’s sole Lenire Preferred Provider. Use the city guide below to find the page for your community.
Utah County Hearing & Tinnitus Care — At a Glance
Clinics: American Fork (northern Utah County) | Spanish Fork (southern Utah County)
Services: Hearing aids, Real Ear Measurement verification, comprehensive hearing evaluations, speech-in-noise testing, tinnitus evaluations, Lenire bimodal neuromodulation, My Tinnitus Therapy, sound therapy, cognitive screening
Best for: Hearing loss at any age, tinnitus that hasn’t responded to prior treatment, hearing aids that haven’t worked, trouble understanding speech in noise, tinnitus after ENT medical clearance, adult children researching options for a parent
Find Hearing Care in Your Utah County City
Utah County stretches more than 45 miles, from Alpine and Cedar Hills in the north to Santaquin in the south, so we use two clinics to keep specialty hearing and tinnitus care close to home. Find your city below for local details and the services available to you.
Northern Utah County · served by our American Fork clinic
American Fork
Our headquarters clinic
Southern Utah County · served by our Spanish Fork clinic
Live in Lindon, Cedar Hills, Alpine, Saratoga Springs, Elk Ridge, Salem, or Santaquin? You’re welcome at either clinic. Most patients choose based on drive time and scheduling.
Comprehensive Hearing Evaluations in Utah County
Most people wait eight to nine years between noticing hearing trouble and getting help. When you do come in, the evaluation should show how you actually hear in daily life, not just whether you can detect tones in a quiet room.
| Basic hearing test | Comprehensive hearing evaluation |
|---|---|
| Measures tones in a quiet room | Measures how you hear in real life |
| Often stops at the audiogram | Includes speech-in-noise testing |
| May miss hidden hearing difficulty | Looks for problems understanding speech in noise |
| Usually answers “Can you detect sound?” | Answers “Can your brain use sound clearly?” |
| May not explain why conversations are hard | Helps guide a real treatment plan |
Our comprehensive hearing evaluation adds speech-in-noise testing, tympanometry, and cognitive screening where appropriate. That combination can catch real trouble understanding speech in noise, even when a standard audiogram looks normal.
A normal hearing test does not always mean normal hearing.
Some patients can detect quiet tones in a test booth but still struggle badly in restaurants, meetings, classrooms, or family gatherings. That is why speech-in-noise testing matters.
Common patterns we see in Utah County:
- Patients told their hearing was “fine” even though conversations still feel difficult
- Returned missionaries with noise exposure they did not realize was a problem
- Teachers in American Fork, Orem or Provo missing words in class
- Adults in their 40s and 50s blaming listening trouble on fatigue, distraction or feeling like everyone mumbles.
Hearing Aids in Utah County, Verified With Real Ear Measurement
Utah County patients who come to us after trying hearing aids somewhere else often describe the same thing. The devices made sound louder. But speech still wasn’t clearer. In most cases, however, the problem isn’t the technology. It’s the fitting process.
Every hearing aid fitting at both Utah County clinics includes Real Ear Measurement (REM) verification. A small probe microphone in your ear canal confirms the hearing aid is delivering the right sound for your hearing loss and the shape of your ear, instead of relying on manufacturer defaults. Only about 30% of audiologists routinely take this step. For us, it’s the baseline on every fitting.
Our technology partners include Oticon, Widex, Phonak, Starkey, ReSound, and Signia, and every device is chosen for your clinical needs. For styles, technology levels, and what to expect, see our hearing aids guide. If you’ve already tried hearing aids that didn’t work, here’s why fittings fail.
Find hearing aids near you
Want to understand why some hearing aids fail even when the technology is good? Dr. Garrett explains the skipped step that often makes the difference.
Tinnitus Treatment in Utah County
Tinnitus shows up across every age group in Utah County. BYU and UVU students notice ringing after years of loud music. Construction and manufacturing workers along the Geneva Road and I-15 corridor carry decades of noise exposure. Farmers around Payson and Spanish Fork often assumed they’d just have to live with it. Many have been looking for something better than white noise for years.
Lenire and a Full Tinnitus Program
Timpanogos Hearing & Tinnitus is one of the first 10 Modern Tinnitus Specialty Centers in the United States and Utah’s sole Preferred Provider for Lenire, an FDA De Novo approved tinnitus treatment that pairs sound through headphones with mild electrical stimulation of the tongue.
For appropriate candidates, Lenire is one tool that may help retrain how the brain processes tinnitus. But Lenire is not the whole program. Tinnitus care works best when treatment is matched to the patient’s hearing, distress level, sound tolerance, sleep, stress, and treatment goals.
Depending on the patient, our tinnitus treatment may also include:
- A comprehensive tinnitus evaluation that is separate from a standard hearing test
- Hearing aid therapy with integrated sound therapy when hearing loss is also present
- My Tinnitus Therapy, our proprietary CBT-based coaching program designed to reduce distress and emotional reactivity
- Heart rate variability monitoring to address the stress-tinnitus connection
- Sleep-focused tinnitus management for patients whose symptoms are worst at night
What “Success” Means in Tinnitus Care
In our internal outcome tracking, more than 85% of tinnitus patients report meaningful improvement when treatment is matched to their specific tinnitus pattern and followed through as recommended.
That does not mean every patient’s tinnitus disappears. It means the goal is measurable improvement in control, distress, sleep, focus, and daily quality of life.
If you’ve already been told nothing more can be done, that history does not rule you out. It often tells us exactly where the prior treatment fell short — and where to start.
For the full picture of our tinnitus care, visit our tinnitus care hub, or read what the clinical guidelines actually recommend.
Find tinnitus treatment near you
Dr. Garrett explains how modern tinnitus care moves beyond guesswork and starts with real data.
Hearing and Cognitive Health in Utah County
Hearing loss is one of the 14 modifiable dementia risk factors identified in the 2024 Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, and the Commission found the evidence for treating hearing loss stronger than in its previous report. The link is an association, and hearing aids aren’t a guaranteed way to prevent dementia. Still, it’s a big reason we treat hearing care as brain care.
Where it’s appropriate, our evaluation can include Cognivue, an FDA-cleared (510(k)) cognitive screening, so you have a baseline to track over time. Several of our providers are Certified Dementia Practitioners. For the research, read what the research shows about hearing loss and cognitive health, or see our hearing and cognitive health page for American Fork.
Why Utah County Patients Choose Timpanogos Hearing & Tinnitus
We hear consistent themes from new patients. It does not matter whether they come from Lehi or Payson, from Silicon Slopes or a Spanish Fork farm.
Common Patients We See
“The volume is fine, but speech still isn’t clear.”
This is common in patients who bought hearing aids somewhere else but never had the fitting verified with Real Ear Measurement.
“My doctor said there was nothing to do for my tinnitus.”
This is common in patients who were medically cleared but never received a comprehensive tinnitus evaluation.
“My hearing test was normal, but I still miss conversations.”
This is common in patients who need speech-in-noise testing, not just a quiet-room audiogram.
“My parent keeps saying their hearing is fine.”
This is common when family members notice withdrawal, TV volume changes, or missed conversations before the patient does.
“I work in construction, farming, or manufacturing.”
This is common in Utah County patients with years of noise exposure who gradually lost ground without realizing how much their hearing had changed.
“I tried hearing aids before, but they never felt right.”
This is common when hearing aids were selected or programmed without enough verification, follow-up, or auditory training.
In many cases, the problem is not that the patient is impossible to help. The problem is that the process they went through was incomplete. Hearing aids may have been programmed without Real Ear Measurement. Tinnitus care may have stopped at “try a white noise machine.” Hearing tests may have measured the wrong thing entirely.
Recognized for Clinical Hearing Care in Utah
Timpanogos Hearing & Tinnitus has been recognized as Best of State in Auditory Services in Utah 15 times. That recognition reflects the clinical standard we aim to bring to every Utah County patient — whether they live five minutes from one of our clinics or forty.
Ready to find out what’s actually going on with your hearing?
New patient consultations are complimentary. Call (385) 284-2739 or schedule online.
Utah County Audiology Clinic Locations
Utah County patients are welcome at either clinic. Most people choose based on location, scheduling availability, and where they want to return for follow-up care.
American Fork Clinic
Serving Northern Utah County
343 S 500 E
American Fork, UT 84003
Convenient for patients in Lehi, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Orem, Provo, Cedar Hills, Alpine, Saratoga Springs, and the Silicon Slopes corridor.
Phone: (801) 763-0724
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8am–6pm | Friday 8am–12pm
Spanish Fork Clinic
Serving Southern Utah County
642 E Kirby Ln Ste 102
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Convenient for patients in Springville, Mapleton, Payson, Elk Ridge, Salem, Santaquin, Goshen, and surrounding southern Utah County communities.
Phone: (801) 798-7210
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8am–5pm | Friday 8am–12pm
Many patients from Provo and central Utah County choose their clinic based on scheduling. Then they pick a home clinic for follow-up care based on convenience. Also, if you’re a Utah County physician or other healthcare provider looking to refer patients for hearing or tinnitus evaluation, we welcome that conversation. Our clinical reports are thorough and timely. Contact either clinic to discuss a referral relationship.
Meet Your Utah County Care Team
Dr. Layne Garrett founded Timpanogos Hearing & Tinnitus in American Fork in 2003 — his hometown, where his grandfather Dr. Guy Richards served as the town doctor. Both Utah County clinics follow the same protocols, standards, and treatment philosophy.
Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., FAAA, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP
Founder & Clinical Director · American Fork
Dr. Garrett earned his Au.D. from Salus University and trained audiologists nationally at Sonic Innovations before founding the practice. He is certified by the American Board of Audiology, holds its Certificate Holder–Tinnitus Management (CH-TM) credential, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Learn more about Dr. Garrett →
Dr. Levi Lundquist, Au.D., FAAA, CCC-A, ABAC, CH-TM, CDP
Doctor of Audiology · American Fork
Dr. Lundquist grew up in Payson and earned his Au.D. from the University of Utah. He is certified by the American Board of Audiology and holds ASHA’s Certificate of Clinical Competence, the CH-TM credential and the Certified Dementia Practitioner credential. Meet Dr. Lundquist →
Jessica Nelson, BC-HIS, CDP
Director of Treatment · Spanish Fork
Jessica has spent more than 15 years helping patients reconnect. She oversees fitting protocols, verification standards, and follow-up care across both Utah County clinics. Learn more about Jessica →
Seth Austin, BC-HIS, CDP
Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist · American Fork
Seth guides patients from a no-pressure consultation through diagnostic testing, device selection, and ongoing care. He is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Learn more about Seth →
Utah County Hearing and Tinnitus FAQs
The American Fork clinic. It’s typically 10 minutes or less from most of Lehi via I-15, which makes it easy to schedule around a Silicon Slopes workday. Call (801) 763-0724 if you’d like help choosing a time.
Yes. Timpanogos Hearing and Tinnitus serves all of Utah County from two clinics, American Fork in the north and Spanish Fork in the south, and most residents are within 15 to 20 minutes of one of them. We’re Utah’s sole Lenire Preferred Provider.
No. Noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus are among the most common conditions we treat, especially for people who work in construction, manufacturing, or agriculture. Because the damage builds gradually, a thorough evaluation is the best way to see where you stand and what treatment can do now.
Often, yes. Many patients come in because an adult child noticed them pulling back from conversations or turning up the TV. Our evaluation shows patients what’s happening with their hearing instead of just telling them, and we’re happy to walk you through a first appointment before you bring them in.
Yes. Our Spanish Fork clinic regularly sees patients from Payson, Elk Ridge, Mapleton, Salem, Santaquin, and Goshen. Springville and Mapleton are less than 10 minutes away, and Payson is about 20.
Yes. A standard audiogram measures whether you can detect tones in a quiet room, not how well you understand speech in noise. Our speech-in-noise testing often finds real difficulty, sometimes called hidden hearing loss, in people whose basic hearing test looks normal.
Ready to Schedule?
Utah County patients are welcome at both clinics. New patient consultations are complimentary.
Call (385) 284-2739 or request your consultation online.
Related Resources
- Understanding Tinnitus: A Comprehensive Guide to Causes, Mechanisms, and Evidence-Based Treatment
- Hearing Aids: A Clinical Guide to Understanding and Treatment
- Real Ear Measurement: The Verification Standard That Determines Whether Your Hearing Aids Actually Work
- Understanding Hearing Loss and Cognitive Health: What the Research Actually Shows
- Tinnitus Treatment: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Clinical Guidelines Actually Recommend
- What Evidence-Based Hearing Care Actually Looks Like