Secure Horizons & AARP update on Hi Health Innovations
WARNING CONCERNING HEALTH INNOVATIONS HEARING AID BENEFITS WARNING to all United Healthcare (UHC) members with hearing aid benefits from hi Health Innovations through the following plans: Secure Horizons and AARP Medicare Complete from Secure Horizons.  This letter is to inform you of our policy with Secure Horizons concerning hearing aid benefits, as well as providing…
Hearing Aids: Why won’t Dad get them?
Advice worth “hearing”by Katy Cosse University of Cincinnati Magazine Initial warning signs that a parent may need hearing aids are often misleading: Dad insists you never told him about an upcoming event, or Mom does not want to eat in restaurants anymore. The real issues are that Dad did not hear your announcement, and Mom…
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Did you read about us in the News? Ringing in the New Year? 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. Get a Free Hearing Screening at Benke ENT During Open House If you’ve been putting off…
John Adam’s Story about Hearing Aids
“You see my hearing aid? They had the kind you don’t see, but I needed this one. And I’m proud of it, because I can hear again.” – John Adams Mr. Adams couldn’t understand voices in crowds, hear the TV (or his wife, which was getting him in trouble). Typical sensory hearing loss. But it could have…
Garrison Roe’s Story on Hearing Loss
“I was shocked. Garrison had almost total hearing loss. ‘He’ll have to have tubes.’ everyone said. But Dr. Benke healed without surgery. And Raney is his hero. News from her sound booth was music to my ears – All clear!” – Rebecca Roe & Garrison Recurrent ear infections in children do not always present with…
Swimmer’s Ear: Ears, Nose and Throat Fact or Fiction Quiz
Swimmer’s Ear You don’t have to go swimming to get “swimmer’s ear.” Fact! Whenever water gets into the ear-from swimming, showering, or hair washing-it can bring in bacterial or fungal particles. Usually, the water runs back out of your ear. But sometimes water is trapped in your ear canal, allowing bacteria and fungi to grow…
Noise: Ears, Nose and Throat Fact or Fiction Quiz
Noise You can “toughen up” your ears by continued exposure to loud noise. Fiction! If you think you have grown used to a loud noise, it has already damaged your ears. When noise is too loud, it begins to kill the sensitive nerve endings in your inner ear. Remember, there is no way to restore…
Ear Wax: Ears, Nose and Throat Fact or Fiction
Ear Wax Cotton swabs are a safe and easy way to clean wax from inside your ears. Fiction! Remember, never stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear! When you insert cotton-tipped applicators or tissues in your ear, the wax is just pushed deeper into the ear canal. When wax begins to block your…
Beware of the Q-tip
If you’re like many people, after your shower you reach for a Q-tip to dry your ears. But did you know that simple practice could cause the wax in your ears to get impacted? It can. And that’s why Dr. Ted Benke of Benke Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic says beware of the Q-tip. “Somewhere…
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…