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Hearing aids question -- do i see audiologist or ent?

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Dr. Paul Rogers answered

ENT: Recommend seeing an ENT first to rule out certain disorders associated with hearing loss. Then the audiologist.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 11/22/2014

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High pitched squeal and low hum in my ears. doctors either jump to tinnitus or send me to audiologist who in turn tries to sell me hearing aids. Ears seem blocked but the noise is keeping from sleeping and driving me insane!!

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I have had a problem from fluid behind the ear drum for several months. All the ENT wanted to talk about are hearing aids.that is not the problem?

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Good evening doctors. I had a hearing test, which showed mild hearing loss in BOTH ears. When I asked the ENT if I needed hearing aids, the ENT said no. With total respect to the ENT, why would hearing aids for mild hearing loss in both ears not help?

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ENT put me on ofloxacin Otic to soften ear wax,now ears are sore and hurt,can't wear my hearing aids,no infection just harden ear wax.

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My newborn failed her newborn hearing test twice. Referred to an ENT & Audiologist. C-section. Chances of fluid in ear vs deafness? Scared worried

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