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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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Worried Your Allergy Symptoms Are COVID? You’re Not Alone

Everyone knows what it's like to wake up feeling a little run down or with a runny nose, congestion, or cough. A few years ago, you'd just assume you had a cold and move on with your life. If you're…
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Salivary Gland Tumors: Everything You Need To Know

Salivary gland tumors are usually diagnosed in one of two ways. Either you notice a strange bump in front of your ear, or a doctor feels that bump during a routine medical appointment. A bump is often the first and…
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6 Tips for a Quick and Comfortable Thyroidectomy Recovery

Very few people look forward to the possibility of surgery. But beyond fears about the procedure itself, the thyroidectomy recovery process may cause some anxiety as well. Fortunately, there are lots of things you can do to ensure a thyroidectomy…
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Nasal Polyps Removal: Your Treatment Options Explained Simply

Let's face the facts: life with nasal polyps is miserable. You're constantly congested. You have frequent sinus headaches and constant facial pressure. You can't breathe properly through your nose (and so your mouth is dry on top of everything else).…
A brunette woman with a deviated septum reclines while a doctor examines her nose from above.

A Surgeon’s Guide to Septoplasty: Before, During and After

Do you find yourself constantly shifting positions at night because you can only breathe through one nostril? Does your partner complain about your snoring or loud breathing while you sleep? Or maybe your mouth is dry because you can't breathe…
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Ask a Doctor: 8 Answers to Your Post-Tonsillectomy FAQs

There's no way around it. Recovering from a tonsillectomy, especially as an adult, is just plain miserable. Children fare slightly better, but the process is hard. Your surgeon will do everything they can to help you stay as comfortable as…
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Can a Balloon Sinuplasty Fix a Deviated Septum?

If you have a deviated septum, or if you suspect you do, you might be wondering what the best way to correct it is. Can a balloon sinuplasty fix a deviated septum? Let's take a look at exactly what a…
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Your Ultimate Thyroidectomy Guide (Written by a Surgeon)

If you're searching for information about a thyroidectomy, you're probably dealing with thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, goiter or compression of your trachea. Or you might be experiencing the unpleasant symptoms that come along with an overactive thyroid. Whatever your reason…
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Are Your Symptoms Just Allergies, or Do You Need a Doctor?

When you suffer with chronic allergies, you get used to many of the symptoms. Itchy, watery eyes? You know the drill. Sneezing through every West Texas dirt storm? It's old hat to you. But every once in a while, a…
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Tympanostomy vs. Myringotomy: Differences Explained

Tympanostomy vs. myringotomy. If you're not familiar with medical lingo, those words probably sound like gibberish! But if you or your child suffer from frequent middle ear infections, you may have run across one or both of these terms in…
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9 Doctor’s Tips To Prevent Your Ear Infection Coming Back

You know the feeling: your ear is completely stopped up. You feel like you're underwater, and you quickly realize your lipreading skills are sorely lacking. You've tried every trick in the book: swallowing, holding your nose and bearing down, clearing…
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3 Types of Sinus Surgery (and Which Is Right for You)

People undergo sinus surgery for a wide variety of reasons, such as to help prevent or treat infection, sleep apnea, or other serious health conditions. In our ENT practice, the number one reason for the sinus surgeries we perform is…
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