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…
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…