Your Best Shot This Hunting Season

New Hunters; Old Wisdom Across the country, covid-19 restrictions and precautions have encouraged more people to utilize the great outdoors. For some, this means enjoying dining outside; for others, this means hunting and gathering the meal itself. Hunting license purchases are revealing an uptick in sales for many states this year, and more people are…
Benke ENT Clinic’s 20 Year Highlight History

Benke ENT Clinic’s 20 Year Highlight History Travel through a few of Dr. B’s highlights from Benke ENT Clinic’s 20 year history in Cleburne, Texas.To view full image click here: Benke ENT Clinic’s 20 Year Highlight History
20th Anniversary Reflections – Grief & Celebration

Celebration is more a discipline than it is an event. a message from Ted Benke, M.D. With the 20th anniversary of Benke ENT Clinic on October 1st, I wonder—like so many people this year—can I take time to intentionally celebrate when we’re still in the middle of a global pandemic? It’s a much broader question…
Reducing Noise in the New DTC Hearing Aid Market

New Normals; New Confusions Now more than ever, consumers are looking for products to arrive at their doorstep, including hearing aids. With new legislation rolling out this month, there is a lot of noise in the hearing aid marketplace, which obscures the key differences between these very different products. This month, the FDA is scheduled…
Why Earwax Removal Is Not A Job That Works From Home

It is not what you can do for your earwax, but what your earwax can do for you. Whether or not work relocated from the office to your bed during Covid-19, the pandemic has encouraged us to stay home. For many of you, you’re spending more time with your family than you have in a…
COVID-19: A Health and Safety Update
Like you, the staff at Benke Ear Nose & Throat Clinic is closely monitoring the conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 4, our office will begin seeing patients in the office. Our clinic hours are 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday through Thursday, 8:00am-12:00pm on Friday. We are reachable by phone (817) 641-3750 or by email, patientinfo@drbenke.com. …
Allergy Home Remedies
Peak allergy seasons in the south Fort Worth area tend to be in the fall and the spring. While the most noticeable culprits are ragweed in the fall and Mountain Cedar blowing up from the Hill Country in the winter, seasonal allergy sufferers may experience symptoms year round. Knowing what you’re sensitive to makes it…
Strongly Recommended
The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery strongly recommends you see an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist. Please call us so we can help you hear better! How does the hearing sense work? The aural or hearing-sense is a complex and intricate process. The ear is made up of three sections: the outer ear,…
Hearing – Fine
Your hearing is fine. No action is required. How does the hearing sense work? The aural or hearing-sense is a complex and intricate process. The ear is made up of three sections: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. These parts work together so you can hear and process sounds. The outer…
Ringing in the New Year?
Do it without ringing in your ears… If you’re one of the 36 million Americans who suffer from annoying ringing in the ears, you might be suffering from tinnitus or abnormal ear noise. In almost all cases, you’re the only one hearing the noise. It could be chirping, whistling, buzzing, or ringing—high pitched or low…