{"id":1076,"date":"2014-08-15T16:11:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T21:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ormsonhearing.fm1.dev\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2020-09-25T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T21:13:35","slug":"is-a-doctor-visit-necessary-to-diagnose-changes-in-my-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/is-a-doctor-visit-necessary-to-diagnose-changes-in-my-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Doctor Visit Necessary to Diagnose Changes in My Hearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Often when people have a medical question, the first thought is to visit their primary care physician. Most of the time this is the right response, but that isn\u2019t always the case when it comes to hearing ailments. Most doctors do not specialize in ears so they don\u2019t know all the facts about the complex organ. When you come in inquiring about changes in your hearing, physicians may suggest a \u2018watch and wait\u2019 approach that could aggravate your hearing and even make it worse! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To clarify, if you have a lot of pain, excess fluid or a sudden hearing loss that occurs within a few hours or overnight, definitely tell your primary care physician and emphasize the severity of the condition. That might be a medical emergency and it could be due to a reaction to a new prescription, an infection or a symptom of a more serious condition<\/a>. However, if you\u2019ve noticed more difficulty understanding speech and sounds over time, then likely your ears need a little technology assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it is not an emergency, consider visiting our office first. Going to multiple doctors and making multiple appointments can be an inconvenience, especially if you\u2019re going to be referred out anyway. Of course you\u2019re more than welcome to visit a medical doctor before coming to us, and some insurance plans may require it, but you may be able to save time and money by coming directly to us. Then we will conduct a comprehensive hearing evaluation to determine your hearing profile and discuss any necessary hearing devices so you don\u2019t miss any more important conversations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are questioning whether your hearing has changed,\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0to contact us! We also have an online hearing evaluation available. Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to try it. This certainly doesn\u2019t take the place of a professional evaluation, but it\u2019s a good start to bringing your hearing back within your hearing range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Often when people have a medical question, the first thought is to visit their primary care physician. Most of the time this is the right response, but that isn\u2019t always the case when it comes to hearing ailments. Most doctors do not specialize in ears so they don\u2019t know all the facts about the complex…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amarillohearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}