When To See An ENT Specialist

When To See An ENT Specialist

Leading ENT Specialists in Long Beach

Our nose and throat doctors, Dr. Jesse Tan, Dr. Jesus Tan, and Dr. Rose Eapen, are esteemed, skilled, and experienced ENT and otolaryngology medical doctors who see patients at their practice in Long Beach, CA, Tan Head and Neck Center. Our doctors are here to answer patients' questions about the right time to seek an ENT doctor.

When To See an ENT Specialist

Our otolaryngologist doctors are highly skilled and have spent many years fine-tuning their medical and surgical expertise in various conditions involving the ear, nose, and throat. Our specialists care for patients with conditions involving your body above your shoulders. An otolaryngologist does not treat conditions affecting the eyes or brain.

Our nose and throat doctors at Tan Head and Neck Center in Long Beach, CA, received many years of education targeting health issues with the ears, nose, and throat. While a primary care physician can manage and treat a host of ear, nose, and throat problems, it is best to see a specialist ENT doctor when the health concern is chronic and does not go away.

Conditions involving your ears, nose, and throat that become chronic or heal up and soon return require a deeper understanding of the problem by an ENT specialist. It is best to seek the medical services of an ENT medical doctor. These problems occur in children and adults at any age, meaning it is time to see an ENT doctor. Common ENT complaints are as follows:

  • Sore Throats
  • Ear Aches/Ear Pain
  • Tinnitus
  • Hearing Loss
  • Sleep Apnea

*Some ENT specialists may or may not order, monitor, and manage CPAP and BiPAP treatment for patients if this is your medical need. 

  • Frequent Dizziness/Vertigo
  • Mouth Sores
  • Neck Pain
  • Breathing Problems
  • Head/Neck Cancers
  • Oral/Nasal Cancers
  • Sinus Infections
  • Swallowing Problems
  • Deviated Septum
  • Vocal Difficulties
  • Thyroid Disorders
  • Facial Trauma/Cleft Palate
  • Tonsil/Adenoid Infections
  • Allergies
  • Injuries/Nerve Problems 
  • Swimmer's Ear
  • Birth Defects
  • Nose Bleeds
  • Problems with Sense of Smell
  • Hoarseness
  • Nasal Congestion
  • GERD

Call Today For Your ENT Appointment

If you have an ear, nose, or throat problem and have given it time to go away, and it hasn't, or perhaps your primary care doctor wants to refer you to a nose and throat doctor, Doctors Tan and Dr. Eapen at Tan Head and Neck Center in Long Beach, CA, at (562) 988-8818, await your call to schedule your appointment to help you.

Our doctors can help you with your ENT health concerns, diagnose, and create an individualized treatment plan. Our doctors embrace education and are always in tune with the newest trends in ENT medicine, using state-of-the-art approaches.