--- title: Blog | Cathy Thackrey, Au.D., CCC-A description: Blog --- [![Ear Nose & Throat Associates of Lubbock](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2660737/hubfs/entlubbock/logo_top.png?width=250&name=logo_top.png)](https://entlubbock.com/) [806.791.0188](tel:8067910188) [Home](https://entlubbock.com/) [ENT Services](https://entlubbock.com/ent-services) [Hearing Aid](https://entlubbock.com/hearing-aid) [Sleep Apnea](https://entlubbock.com/sleep-apnea) [RhinAer](https://entlubbock.com/rhinaer) [Vivaer](https://entlubbock.com/vivaer) [Botox Injection](https://entlubbock.com/botox-injection) [Balloon Sinuplasty](https://entlubbock.com/balloon) [Our Team](https://entlubbock.com/our-team) [Resources](https://entlubbock.com/resources) [Blog](https://entlubbock.com/blog) [Contact](https://entlubbock.com/contact) [Pay My Bill](https://pay.instamed.com/entlubbock) [![Facebook](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2660737/hubfs/entlubbock/nav_facebook.png?width=30&height=30&name=nav_facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/ENTLubbock/) [![YouTube](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2660737/hubfs/entlubbock/nav_youtube.png?width=30&height=30&name=nav_youtube.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mpNHLsA8p99Vr5ssbc4XQ) - [Home](https://entlubbock.com/) - [ENT Services](https://entlubbock.com/ent-services) - [Hearing Aid](https://entlubbock.com/hearing-aid) - [Sleep Apnea](https://entlubbock.com/sleep-apnea) - [RhinAer](https://entlubbock.com/rhinaer) - [Vivaer](https://entlubbock.com/vivaer) - [Botox Injection](https://entlubbock.com/botox-injection) - [Balloon Sinuplasty](https://entlubbock.com/balloon) - [Our Team](https://entlubbock.com/our-team) - [Resources](https://entlubbock.com/resources) - [Blog](https://entlubbock.com/blog) - [Contact](https://entlubbock.com/contact) - [Pay My Bill](https://pay.instamed.com/entlubbock) # When Do We Recommend Combining Ear Tube Placement and Adenoid Removal? 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But as an Audiologist, the best and most universal advice I give is this: Do everything you can to protect your hearing.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/how-to-safely-clean-your-ears) ### [Humming in Your Ears? Here Are The Four Main Types of Tinnitus Imagine a bee buzzes in your ear for an entire day. This humming in the ear keeps you turning to see if anything is there, fidgeting with your ear, and struggling to pay attention to the world around you. Does anyone else hear …](https://entlubbock.com/blog/types-of-tinnitus) ### [4 Signs You Need to See an Audiologist You can hear, but you can’t understand words clearly. You wonder if it’s you, or if other people are just quietly mumbling. If you realize it’s your hearing, you wonder what will come next… and what you can do about it.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/4-signs-you-need-to-see-an-audiologist) ### [What Does an Audiologist Do? Everything You Need to Know There seems to be a specialist for each body part, age-group, and issue. 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