--- title: Blog | Philip Scolaro, MD (4) description: Blog (4) --- [![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? [Read more ![Read more](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/2660737/hubfs/entlubbock/arrow.png?width=20&height=20&name=arrow.png)](https://entlubbock.com/blog/ear-tubes-and-adenoid-removal) ### [How To Stop Snoring: A Doctor’s Comprehensive Guide If you’re a chronic snorer, you’re probably used to ribbing from your spouse about how long they had to listen to your snores at night. You might have even earned an endearing nickname — like Tyranno-SNORE-us Rex.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/stop-snoring) ### [Nasal Polyps: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment If you’re an allergy sufferer, you probably know the feeling of waking up with nasal blockage on a regular basis. You’re no stranger to complaints about your snoring, and you dread the spring and summer because of all the hay …](https://entlubbock.com/blog/nasal-polyps) ### [When to Worry About Your Lingering Sinus Infection Sinus infections have a way of making time stand still… in a bad way. When you’re constantly congested, battling headaches, and feeling sinus pressure, even a short duration of sickness can feel like it’s never going to end.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/lingering-sinus-infection) ### [Tonsillectomy Scabs: A Surgeon’s Post-Op Guide Prepping for your tonsillectomy is easy, but thinking about recovery is a little more complicated. Among the primary concerns of patients following this procedure are the tonsillectomy scabs that will form as their throat heals.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/tonsillectomy-scabs) ### [Chronic Runny Nose: At What Point Should You Worry? You shouldn’t have to deal with a constantly runny nose.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/chronic-runny-nose) ### [How to Tell if Your Tooth Extraction is Causing Your Sinus Problem Recovering from a tooth extraction is quite a process. You have to carefully navigate what to eat, how to drink, and how much activity you should do as you allow your body to heal. But you also may need to pay attention to how …](https://entlubbock.com/blog/sinusitis-after-tooth-extraction) ### [Thyroid Surgery Scars: Everything You Need To Know Do you fear a thyroid surgery scar more than the surgery itself?](https://entlubbock.com/blog/thyroid-surgery-scar) ### [Why You Experience Vertigo & How to Know if You Need an ENT Feeling the dizzy experience of vertigo can quickly have you reaching for the phone to call your doctor, ENT, or anyone who can help you regain your sense of stability again!](https://entlubbock.com/blog/ent-vertigo) ### [The Parents’ Guide to Pediatric Myringotomy (Ear Tubes) Only a parent who’s dealt with a child struggling with ear pain fully understands the significance of a promise of relief. The constant ear infections, discomfort, and sleepless nights leaves you looking at any and every solution …](https://entlubbock.com/blog/parents-guide-to-pediatric-myringotomy) ### [Ask a Surgeon: Should I Get Septoplasty and Rhinoplasty Together? Some things work better in pairs:](https://entlubbock.com/blog/septoplasty-and-rhinoplasty) ### [5 Things You Should Know When Choosing a Thyroid Surgeon When it comes to thyroid surgeon, how do you know you’re in good hands? Most people choose because they were given a trusted reference. They found their thyroid surgeon via a friend who had a successful surgery and recommended …](https://entlubbock.com/blog/choosing-a-thyroid-surgeon) ### [Minimally Invasive Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery FAQ No one should go into surgery with unanswered questions.](https://entlubbock.com/blog/minimally-invasive-parathyroid-surgery) [1](https://entlubbock.com/blog/author/philip-scolaro-md/page/1) [2](https://entlubbock.com/blog/author/philip-scolaro-md/page/2) [3](https://entlubbock.com/blog/author/philip-scolaro-md/page/3) 4 Search for: **Recent Posts** [When Do We Recommend Combining Ear Tube Placement and Adenoid Removal?](https://entlubbock.com/blog/ear-tubes-and-adenoid-removal) [3 Types of Nose Cautery for Epistaxis Explained](https://entlubbock.com/blog/nose-cauterized) [Superficial vs. Total Parotidectomy: What to Expect](https://entlubbock.com/blog/parotidectomy-total-superficial) [Closed Reduction of a Nasal Fracture: In Office or Outpatient?](https://entlubbock.com/blog/closed-reduction-nasal-fracture) [What to Expect Before and After Submandibular Gland Excision](https://entlubbock.com/blog/submandibular-gland-excision) [Can You Really Use Botox for Teeth Grinding?](https://entlubbock.com/blog/botox-for-teeth-grinding) **Categories** [Botox](https://entlubbock.com/blog/tag/botox) [Ear](https://entlubbock.com/blog/tag/ear) [ENT](https://entlubbock.com/blog/tag/ent) [Nose](https://entlubbock.com/blog/tag/nose) [Throat](https://entlubbock.com/blog/tag/throat) ## [Like us on Facebook ![Facebook](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2660737/entlubbock/nav_facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/ENTLubbock/?ref=br_tf) ## [Give us a call 806.791.0188](tel:1-806-791-0188) ## [Subscribe to our channel ![YouTube](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2660737/entlubbock/youtube2.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mpNHLsA8p99Vr5ssbc4XQ) ## Surgery Facility Locations ###### Northstar Surgical Center [4640 North Loop 289 Lubbock, Texas 79416](http://maps.google.com/?q=4640+North+Loop+289+Lubbock%2C+Texas+79416) ##### [(806) 761-4880](tel:806-761-4880) ###### Covenant Surgery Center [3610 22nd Street Lubbock, Texas 79410](http://maps.google.com/?q=3610+22nd+Street+Lubbock%2C+Texas+79410) ##### [(806) 776-4772](tel:806-776-4772) ###### Covenant Medical Center [3610 19th Street Lubbock, Texas 79410](http://maps.google.com/?q=3610+19th+Street+Lubbock%2C+Texas+79410) ##### [(806) 725-1011](tel:806-725-1011) ###### Covenant Surgery Center [2301 Quaker Avenue Lubbock, Texas 79410](http://maps.google.com/?q=2301+Quaker+Avenue+Lubbock%2C+Texas+79410) ##### [(806) 725-8801](tel:806-725-8801) [![Covenant Health](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2660737/entlubbock/covenanthealth.png)](https://www.covenanthealth.org/) [![Northstar Surgical Center](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2660737/entlubbock/northstar.png)](http://northstarsurgicalcenter.com/home/) [![Covenant High Plains Surgery Center](https://2660737.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2660737/entlubbock/covenanthighplains.png)](https://chpsurgery.com/) ## Contact Us Ⓒ 2018 Ear Nose & Throat Associates of Lubbock Crafted with Care by [Primitive](https://hs.leadwithprimitive.com/website-design) [Privacy Policy](https://entlubbock.com/privacy-policy) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@id" : "", "@type" : "Organization", "address" : { "@type" : "PostalAddress", "addressCountry" : "", "addressLocality" : "", "postalCode" : "", "streetAddress" : "" }, "description" : "", "logo" : "", "name" : "", "sameAs" : [ "", "", "" ], "url" : "" } ```