ACENT Alaska Center for Ear Nose and Throat
3841 Piper Street T-230
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 279-8800
Fax: (907) 279-8810
Monday–Thursday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Ear infections are typically considered childhood maladies, but up to 20% of adults develop ear infections, which can affect the outer, middle, or inner ear. Adult ear infections often resolve on their own, but having an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist diagnose and treat the condition can relieve symptoms and rule out more serious …
People with mild to moderate hearing loss can now get over-the-counter (OTC) in Anchorage and throughout the U.S. without a medical exam or a fitting by an audiologist. The change is the result of new FDA guidelines that are designed to boost hearing aid use by people with hearing loss. We certainly agree with the …
Wearing face masks helps prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but for people with hearing loss, they pose communications challenges. This includes muffled speech, the inability to read lips, and difficulty wearing masks for people who use behind-the-ear . At our Anchorage, Alaska, practice, patients with hearing loss often describe these challenges in addition …
When Covid-19 hit, we immediately realized that we had to operate differently. We needed to continue to provide care to our patients but needed to keep our patients and staff safe and do all we could to prevent spread of the virus. Telemedicine had been a consideration for us for some time; it seemed like …