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Due to COVID-19 restrictions, ENT Associates of Lubbock has enacted the following safety measures:

  • You must wear a mask while in our office. Please bring your own, even if it is homemade.
  • We ask patients to check in by phone and then wait in their vehicle until an exam room is ready.
  • Only one guest is allowed to accompanying a minor, or if needed for translation or mobility assistance.
  • All of our staff wear masks, follow sanitation procedures, and have daily temperature and health screens.
  • We screen every patient at check-in for known COVID exposure, symptoms of illness and fever. We will work with you to reschedule your appointment to telehealth services or to a later date if any of these issues prevents us from seeing you in person.
  • Our exam rooms all have HEPA filtered air purifiers and/or UV lights that clean and disinfect the air in the room every 5 minutes. We also fully sanitize each exam room between patients.
  • We have an Omniaire negative pressure air filtration system unit in our procedure room. This device meets the Centers for Disease Control specifications for a negative pressure Airborne Infection Isolation Room and has 12 complete room air exchanges per hour to remove disease causing microbes like Covid-19.
  • All patients undergo COVID-19 testing prior to in-office and outpatient surgical procedures.
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A young girl in a blue shirt holds her hand behind her ear in a listening position, representing ear tubes and adenoid removal.

When Do We Recommend Combining Ear Tube Placement and Adenoid Removal?

If you’re trying to determine the best solution for your child’s chronic ear infections, having your ENT perform an adenoidectomy and ear tube placement simultaneously could be your best bet. Although the thought of any extra surgery may make you…
A close-up shot of a patient’s ear that has a ruptured eardrum representing paper patch vs. myringoplasty procedures.

Tympanoplasty vs. Myringoplasty vs. TM Patch: Differences Explained

In many cases, a perforated eardrum will heal on its own. But if yours doesn’t, you may need surgery to repair the damage to protect your middle ear and improve your hearing. A tympanoplasty, myringoplasty, and TM patch (also called…
A woman holds her painful ear, wondering when she should see her doctor.

Here’s When You Should See a Doctor for Ear Pain

While earaches are common ailments, they can really interfere with your life. Ear pain ranges from annoying to unbearable, and its causes vary — some concerning, some innocuous. So, how do you know when to go to the doctor for…
A little girl holding a stuffed bear gets her throat looked at by a pediatric otolaryngologist.

What a Pediatric Otolaryngologist Is (and When to See One)

If you’ve heard of pediatric otolaryngology before, you may be wondering whether you should take your child to a pediatric ENT. It’s a good question. From the name, you’d think you should take children to pediatric otolaryngologists for all of…
A man holds his ear while experiencing sudden hearing loss in one ear.

Sudden Hearing Loss in One Ear: Causes and Treatments

If you have sudden hearing loss in one ear, you’re right to be concerned, but it’s best not to jump to conclusions. Sudden hearing loss in one ear is relatively uncommon, but in most instances, it’s not permanent and is…
An ENT doctor explains to the patient what level of hearing loss requires a hearing aid while putting the hearing aid on.

What Level of Hearing Loss Requires a Hearing Aid?

Approximately 1 in 8 people in the U.S. aged 12 or older currently has hearing loss in both ears, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). With hearing loss this common, it’s only natural that…
A hand holds a small blue hearing aid in its palm, representing ideas on how to prevent hearing loss.

How To Prevent Hearing Loss: 5 Tips From an ENT Doctor

Hearing. It's one of the senses we rely heavily upon to understand our world. And like most of our five senses, we never seem to fully appreciate it until it's gone. Though not all hearing loss is preventable, much of…
A doctor's hands hold a hearing aid for a patient who can hear but can't understand words.

Can You Hear But Can’t Understand Words? Here’s What To Do

Some people are born with hearing deficits. Others develop hearing loss slowly over time, and still others lose their hearing rapidly. When you can hear, but you can't understand words, you may feel like the world is muffled. Maybe you…
A little girl in a blue shirt against a concrete wall playfully cups her ear after getting tympanostomy tubes.

What Are Tympanostomy Tubes and Do You Need Them?

You've probably heard other parents mention their child getting tubes in their ears. It sounds simple enough when it's someone else's child. But when it's your baby's turn, anxiety can rear its head. We know that any medical procedure on…
A woman holds her hand up to her ear as her ear tubes drain.

Patient Instructions for Ear Tube Drainage: A Complete Guide

Ear tube placement is a very simple, routine office procedure. But many patients have questions after they get home. Is ear tube drainage normal? How much is normal? Is it okay if my ears were draining but then stopped? Let's…
A woman with brown hair uses a decongestant nasal spray for her eustachian tube dysfunction.

The 5 Best Decongestants for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

If you experience eustachian tube dysfunction, you know the feeling of fullness and pressure that fills your ears. Naturally, you want to alleviate this feeling however possible. But what is the best way to accomplish this? Let's explore the best…
A female doctor examines the ear of a female patient suffering from chronic eustachian tube dysfunction.

How To Manage Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

We all experience eustachian tube dysfunction at some point in our lives, usually during a respiratory virus. Ear pressure, a sense of fullness in the ears, or muffled hearing can last for a week or so and then vanish when…
A little boy wearing a blue shirt and hearing aid with a soccer ball on it

How To Know if a Bone Conduction Hearing Aid Is Right for You

If you're interested in increasing your ability to hear after experiencing hearing loss, you may find yourself considering hearing aids. Bone conduction hearing aids are only one type of assistive hearing device. They can help many people, but not everyone…
tympanostomy vs myringotomy

Tympanostomy vs. Myringotomy: Differences Explained

Tympanostomy vs. myringotomy. If you're not familiar with medical lingo, those words probably sound like gibberish! But if you or your child suffer from frequent middle ear infections, you may have run across one or both of these terms in…
preventing ear infection

9 Doctor’s Tips To Prevent Your Ear Infection Coming Back

You know the feeling: your ear is completely stopped up. You feel like you're underwater, and you quickly realize your lipreading skills are sorely lacking. You've tried every trick in the book: swallowing, holding your nose and bearing down, clearing…
cauliflower ear

Cauliflower Ear: What It Is, How It Happens, and How To Drain It

Boxing and wrestling fans know the unusual look of a perichondrial hematoma, more commonly referred to as "wrestler's ear" or "cauliflower ear." Cauliflower ear has become less common in organizations like the UFC in recent years because of participants wearing…
ent symptoms

Ask a Surgeon: What ENT Symptoms Shouldn’t I Ignore?

We've all done it. You have an unusual symptom that you've never experienced before. You ask a spouse or a friend what they think. Ultimately, you pick up your phone and turn to the one friend who always has your…
eustachian tube dysfunction symptoms

What Are the Symptoms of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction?

Do you ever feel like you're hearing the world from underwater? Or maybe your ears feel like you've been on an airplane and you just can't get them to "pop." If so, you may be dealing with a case of…
otitis media

Otitis Media: A Doctor’s Quick Guide to Middle Ear Infections

Having a small child sick with a cold is sad enough. But when they tell you their ear hurts, you know your plans for the day have changed. Otitis media, or a middle ear infection, is awful no matter how…
eustachian tube balloon dilation

Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation: Everything You Need to Know

For such a small part of the body, the ear has a huge impact on how we feel and how we perceive the world. If we zoom in even further, we see that the ear has much smaller components that…
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Swimmer’s Ear: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Summer is here! While most people (especially kids) take this as an open invitation for regular pool time, some dread the inevitable swimmer’s ear that will soon follow all that time in the water. As you prepare for your days…

Is an Open-Fitting Hearing Aid Right For You?

Choosing a hearing aid feels like a major decision. After all, you want to invest in a device that will help you re-engage with the world around you as seamlessly as possible. For many, the best option is an open-fitting…
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The Audiologist’s Guide to Hearing Aid Care & Cleaning

Hearing aids are like your teeth — you need to brush them every day to keep them clean. A device like a hearing aid requires special care. And while that care isn’t necessarily complicated, it does need to be regular.…
experiencing-vertigo

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! But before you call, you may want to consider…
how to clean your ears

Ask a Doctor: How Can You Safely Clean Your Ears in a Post Q-Tip World?

Medical professionals are known for their advice – and most of it doesn't involve Q-tips. But as an Audiologist, the best and most universal advice I give is this: Do everything you can to protect your hearing. With many types…
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