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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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What Is a Nasal Endoscopy and Do You Need One?

“Nasal endoscopy.” Just the words sound intimidating. Your doctor wants to put a tube... where? Fortunately, a nasal endoscopy is one of those scary-sounding medical terms that sounds much worse than it actually is. Read on to find out why,…
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4 Nasal Polyps Treatment Options and How They Work

If you know or suspect you have nasal polyps, you’re probably familiar with chronic nasal congestion and difficulty breathing. Add to that the facial pressure, difficulty smelling, and recurrent sinus infections, and many people are desperate for an effective nasal…
A person blowing their nose that is plugged with mucus.

Why Thick Mucus Has Blocked Your Nose (Plus What To Do)

Everyone experiences a stuffy or runny nose from time to time. We’ve all had the unpleasant sensation of being unable to breathe with bad allergies or a cold. But sometimes these symptoms can become chronic. Frequent nasal congestion from thick…
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Can Sleep Apnea Kill You? A Doctor’s Perspective

Can sleep apnea kill you? That may sound dramatic, and we’re not trying to scare anyone, but we do want to take a serious look at this common disease to help increase awareness about its impact on health. To that…
A woman lying in bed during septoplasty recovery while holding nasal spray.

How To Have a Quick and Comfortable Septoplasty Recovery

Planning a surgery is usually accompanied by a fair amount of anxiety. The thought of the procedure itself can be unsettling, but then you start to think about the recovery. Will it be difficult? Will it be painful? Fortunately, septoplasty…
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…
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The 3 Types of Thyroidectomy Explained

A thyroidectomy seems like a simple enough procedure, right? “Thyroid” refers to the butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of your neck, and “-ectomy” means “to remove.” But wait. Once you start to research this procedure, you find out…
A ENT doctor seeing examining a patient's nose and determining if he needs turbinate surgery or VivAer.

Turbinate Surgery vs. VivAer: Discover Which Is Right for You

Breathing. When it comes easily, we take it for granted. But when something gets in the way of your ability to breathe, it affects every aspect of your life. In this post, we'll look at two common surgical options for…
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6 Common Nasal and Sinus Issues and How To Identify Them

Your nose is an infection-fighting machine. It's a self-cleaning organ with mucus and hair cells that trap and push out the bacteria and debris from your environment. It's a filter between you and the outside world. But sometimes, that filter…
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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 woman blowing her runny nose considers the pros and cons of RhinAer vs ClariFix.

RhinAer vs. ClariFix: Which Procedure Is Best? (Or Should You Do Both?)

Is your nose constantly running, even though the rest of your body feels fine? Are you the friend everyone knows always has a tissue available? If you're experiencing a constant runny nose or mucus running down the back of your…
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Is Sleep Apnea Hereditary? How To Identify if You’re at Risk

Incidents of sleep apnea are on the rise. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine now estimates that 26% of Americans between the ages of 30 and 70 suffer from some form of sleep apnea. Chances are good, then, that you…
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