Can’t Hear as Well as You Used To?
The painless process of hearing loss develops gradually over a period of years, and that’s why sometimes the last person to realize the problem is the person suffering from it. Often times, it’s the people living with the person with hearing loss that realizes there’s a problem, because the television is turned up loud or…
Do Noses Run in Your Family?
If you’ve suffered with allergies for years but have put off treatment and opted instead for over-the-counter remedies, it’s time to get serious about treating your allergies. And no one’s better suited to treat your allergies than an ENT allergy specialist. The good news is—there’s one right here in Cleburne. Dr. Ted Benke is an…
Cosmetic Plastic and Reconstructive Skin Cancer Surgery
Whoever said too much of a good thing can be a bad thing probably wasn’t talking about the hot Texas sun, but ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr. Ted Benke, said he could have been. That’s because too much exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer. Benke said if you’re one of the more…
Sun-related Skin Cancer on the Rise
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, affecting over 1 million people this year in the US alone. It is the number one cause of cancer deaths in women aged 25-30 but can target anyone. The good news is that in most cases, it’s preventable and, if caught early, it’s also curable. The…
Lump in Your Throat? You Could Have Acid Reflux
If you feel a lump in your throat and you’re not crying, you may be like Cleburne resident Jan Swanson. She had the annoying feeling of having a lump in her throat for months before she sought help. “I kept thinking this will go away,” Swanson said. “But it never did. It wasn’t horrible, but…
10 Years of Dizziness Cured in 10 Minutes
Cleburne resident Garland Hunt had been walking into walls for 10 years, suffering from severe dizziness. But he had been walking into walls figuratively, too, as he sought help from doctor after doctor to no avail. Until he found Dr. Benke, ENT. “I couldn’t drive,” Hunt said. “I was sick as a dog the day…
Delta Hearing Device
We are proud to announce the introduction of the new Delta hearing device. Delta has already won its first prestigious design award, now it’s winning the hearts of users all over the world. Many people know the frustration and embarrassment of being in a conversation but not really being IN the conversation. You may smile…
Benke Ear, Nose & Throat Opens New Hearing & Balance Center
By Jami Shelton If your hearing isn’t as good as it once was, you may be thinking of getting a hearing aid. But with all the different choices of assistive listening devices on the market today, where do you go to find out what’s right for you? To the ear experts at Benke Ear, Nose…
Dr. Benke’s Otomobile Brings Mobile Hearing Screenings to Area Businesses
When Dr. Ted Benke received a call four years ago from Barbara Rose, Human Resource Director of then Ponderosa Pine Energy, now Brazos Electric, asking if he did mobile hearing screening for companies, his answer was, “not currently.” But after meeting with the Industrial District’s HR working group and seeing a need for hearing conservation…
Dr. Ted Benke Happy to Call Cleburne Home
From his earliest days as an altar boy, Eagle Scout and later as a student at Jesuit High School in Dallas, Dr. Ted Benke was always comfortable in uniform. So it was only natural that after graduating from Baylor with a degree in biology, he’d accept an Air Force scholarship to attend medical school in…