The average person tends to forget that everything in their body is somehow connected. While “the knee-bone is connected to the thigh-bone”, different parts of your body are also connected to parts that you may not even consider. For example, if you are having issues with your balance, or severe headaches that just don’t seem to go away, you may be dealing with issues with your internal ear. While ear infections and aches may be “obvious” issues that affect your ears, there are dozens of other problems that can be caused by your ears, even those that may not seem, at first, like they have anything to do with your ears. With this in mind, if you are having serious issues with your balance, or with headaches or even jaw pain that won’t seem to go away, you want to see an Audiology Naperville professional that can help you out. Hearing Specialists of DuPage provides services for all your audiology needs in Naperville.
An audiologist will spend most of their time taking care of “standard” ear issues that people deal with on a daily basis. This includes administering a hearing test to those who may be dealing with some type of hearing issues, paying close attention to what kind of frequencies they can hear, and what they can’t. In addition, they also deal with hearing aids and minor surgeries, meaning that they specialize in improving a person’s overall hearing ability. Because the inner-ear effects things like balance and pressure put on the brain, they are also the professionals to turn to when issues pop-up when patients are dealing with related issues. An audiologist won’t just be able to diagnose a patient, but they will also be able to put together a treatment plan that is right for them as well.
The good news is that most issues with the inner ear are not going to entail a lot of complex and painful treatments. Most of the time the treatment is going to involve a simple extraction of fluid from the ear, a standard dosage of medication, or simply waiting the problem out. The key is to get the issue looked at and taken care of by a professional who knows exactly what they are looking at. Dr. Lightbody is a hearing professional providing state-of-the-art diagnostics and hearing aid services in Naperville.
