Skip to main content

From six to sixties, hearing loss affects millions. Hearing loss is often attributed to inner ear damage from age, loud noise, or medication, sometimes it can be the result of medical conditions such as infection, tumors, or abnormal bone growth. The specialized staff of Decatur ENT’s Physician Hearing Care is trained to properly diagnosing and treating hearing loss.

In cases where hearing aids are needed, Physician Hearing Care offers many quality choices of hearing technology to best fit patient needs. Hear for yourself what our patients have experienced by partnering with the physicians and medical staff of Physician Hearing Care.

Struggles with dizziness is the third most common reason for people to visit the doctor. Because of the many causes of dizziness, it can be frustrating for family doctors to properly diagnose imbalance issues. Dizziness can often occur with other symptoms such as: nausea, headaches or migraines, hearing loss, ringing in the ears, and pressure in the head. Fortunately, most cases of dizziness are detectable and treatable with today’s advanced technology and our team of balance doctors.

That is why many patients, including referrals from Vanderbilt University, trust the experts at the Balance Center of Decatur ENT to diagnose and treat their dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, and other balance disorders. Our team of balance doctors consist of Board Certified physicians in Otolaryngology (ENT; ear, nose and throat), an audiologist and a physical therapist. We provide a comprehensive assessment to uncover what is causing your dizziness or balance issues. After our diagnosis you will receive a personalized treatment plan designed specifically for you. Our friendly and compassionate team of experts will work with you to get you back to the life you enjoy!

Hear from actual Decatur ENT Balance Center patients on how our specialized balance team doctors and physical therapist helped test and treat their balance issues in our dedicated Balance facility with university-standard equipment. Our state-of-the-art facility can treat a wide range of imbalance issues. With specialized treatments and hands-on therapy programs for dizziness, inner ear balance, and vertigo our balance team will choose the appropriate plan for you. Common treatments include: Avoidance & Dieting, Medical & Surgery, and Vestibular & Physical therapy. In some special cases, some patients experienced significant improvement in their condition after just one visit.

Contact us to request an appointment and find out how our balance team can help restore your balance today!

Heard about Balloon Sinuplasty and interested in this minimally invasive procedure to provide lasting sinus relief for chronic sinusitis sufferers? This quick procedure is completed in our office for most adults and patients experience a fast recovery - most returning to normal activities within two days.

But don’t just take it from us. Hear from patients that suffered from chronic sinusitis and did respond to prescription medication. These videos feature testimonials from patients who have experienced recurring sinus pain and pressure and chose Balloon Sinus Surgery to allow normal nasal drainage. The patients in these videos discuss their symptoms, procedure, and recovery from Balloon Sinus Surgery.

When over the counter medication is just not working for you or your loved one, it may be time to be tested for perennial and seasonal allergies that cause common, inconvenient allergy symptoms including sneezing, coughing, and watery eyes. The Allergy Center of Decatur ENT strives toward permanent allergy relief with comprehensive treatment plans customized to your symptoms, allergens, and triggers.

Each patient at the allergy center receives a thorough evaluation from an allergy specialist. The evaluation will be used to determine his or her symptoms and allergy triggers and then prescribed the best course of action to provide relief and improved quality of life. In some cases, medication may be the ideal corrective step, while other patients would benefit most from changing things in their environment that are acting as triggers. For instance, some common causes of allergies are frequently allowing pets in the bedroom, dust collecting in the home, or too infrequent washing of bedding. By discussing your unique situation with you in detail, your allergy specialist will be able to approach your allergy issues from all possible angles.

If you’ve tried allergy medications in the past and were unsatisfied with your results, there are more advanced options your allergy specialist can recommend. Allergy shots, home immunotherapy, and sublingual immunotherapy (injection-free treatment) are all offered by Decatur ENT. Read more about our allergy treatment.

Hear from actual Allergy Center patients that have experienced lasting relief from recommended treatments including environmental changes, medication, sublingual immunotherapy, and allergy shots. These patients suffered from constant and seasonal allergies causing sinus headaches, pain, watery eyes, itchy nose, eyes, ears, and throat, sneezing/nasal congestion, postnasal drainage/drip, clogged ears, sore throat and coughing. Hear from them the lasting results they have experienced from the treatment programs of the Allergy Center of Decatur ENT.

Videos

The physicians at Decatur ENT are committed to providing the best healthcare possible and believe part of accomplishing this mission includes increasing patient understanding. In this video series, Decatur ENT patients explain their initial health concerns, conditions, healthcare choices, and results to better inform others about treatment options available. Being well informed can reduce anxiety puts patients about possible treatment options and put patients in a better position to make informed decisions regarding their healthcare. Our patients can speak for themselves. Hear them discuss the side-effects of their condition, their diagnosis, and their treatment option or prevention care. Our goal is to arm patients with education to improve individual health and ensure that patients are well-informed about their own health.

Balloon Sinusplasty

Balance Center

Allergy Center

Hearing Care

Balloon Sinusplasty

Balance Center

Allergy Center

Hearing Care