Hearing Loss Care in Fayetteville, NC
Providers who evaluate and treat hearing loss: see credentials, insurance, and contact details before you ever call.
20 providers in Fayetteville
The Fayetteville healthcare market is shaped by three anchors: Cape Fear Valley Health, the regional referral system operating Cape Fear Valley Medical Center; Fort Bragg, the largest Army installation in the country, whose Womack Army Medical Center makes TRICARE acceptance a defining feature of the local network; and the Methodist University area east of the medical center, which holds the densest concentration of independent practices.
TRICARE participation matters for a large share of patients here because of the Fort Bragg community. Each provider's profile shows their contact information so you can confirm coverage before booking.
Understanding hearing loss
Hearing loss has many causes: long-term exposure to loud noise, aging, heredity, ear infections, trauma, and certain medications. It comes in two broad types: sensorineural (damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve, usually permanent) and conductive (sound blocked from reaching the inner ear, often treatable or reversible).
Around Fort Bragg, noise exposure is part of the job for a lot of people, and MedlinePlus lists long-term exposure to loud noise among the causes of hearing loss. If you are noticing changes, a hearing evaluation is the practical starting point.
Finding the right provider
Audiologists evaluate hearing and manage the non-medical side: hearing aids, tinnitus management, and hearing protection. ENT physicians treat the medical and surgical causes. A hearing evaluation sorts out which lane you're in, and the two specialties refer to each other routinely. Veterans may be able to get hearing care through the veterans health system; eligibility and enrollment are covered in the VA guide linked under Related guides. ProviderQuoHealth shows credentials, accepted insurance, and accepting-new-patients status on every profile.
Sudden hearing loss is the one that cannot wait. NIDCD says to consider sudden deafness symptoms a medical emergency and visit a doctor immediately: an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing all at once or over a few days, often in one ear, sometimes noticed on waking or after a loud pop, and sometimes with ear fullness, dizziness or ringing. Its reason is the treatment window: steroids work best used as soon as possible, and NIDCD says treatment delayed more than two to four weeks is less likely to reverse or reduce permanent hearing loss. So see a doctor immediately, as NIDCD puts it, and if you cannot be seen straight away go to urgent care or an emergency department rather than waiting for an appointment. If hearing loss comes with stroke signs such as face drooping, weakness, or trouble speaking, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Don't search a directory in an emergency.
Providers in Fayetteville
See all 20FirstHealth Fayetteville Otolaryngology — Otolaryngology (ENT)
FirstHealth Fayetteville Otolaryngology is an otolaryngology practice located in Fayetteville, NC. The practice provides care in ear, nose, and throat medicine.
Susanne Britt Cover, MS
Susanne Britt Cover, MS, is an audiologist in Fayetteville, NC. She provides comprehensive audiology services to help patients with hearing health needs.
Kara Meghan Delaney, PhD
Kara Meghan Delaney, PhD, is an audiologist serving patients in Fayetteville, NC. She provides comprehensive audiology services to support hearing health and communication needs.
Jenny Campbell Edgemon, MS CCC-A
Jenny Campbell Edgemon, MS CCC-A, is an audiologist in Fayetteville, NC. She provides comprehensive audiological services to help patients with hearing and balance concerns.
Erin Harrigan, AuD
Erin Harrigan, AuD, is an audiologist practicing in Fayetteville, NC. She works with patients on hearing health and related concerns.
Emma Rice Bentham, AuD
Emma Rice Bentham, AuD, is an audiologist serving the Fayetteville, NC area. She provides comprehensive audiology services to help patients with their hearing health needs.
Miracle Ear — Audiology
Miracle Ear is an audiology provider located in Fayetteville, NC. They offer services to support hearing health and wellness.
Cape Fear Valley ENT — Otolaryngology (ENT)
Cape Fear Valley ENT provides otolaryngology services in Fayetteville, NC. The practice specializes in ear, nose, and throat care for patients in the area.
Cape Fear Otolaryngology, PA — Otolaryngology (ENT)
Cape Fear Otolaryngology, PA is an otolaryngology practice located in Fayetteville, NC. The practice provides ear, nose, and throat care to patients in the area.
Tamara Ann George, MA CCC-A
Tamara Ann George, MA CCC-A, is an audiologist practicing in Fayetteville, NC. She provides comprehensive hearing services to patients in the area.
Jenny Blanco-Doe, AuD
Jenny Blanco-Doe, AuD, is an audiologist serving the Fayetteville, NC area. She provides comprehensive audiology services to help patients with hearing health needs.
James F Stephens, MA CCCA
James F Stephens is an audiologist with a credential in clinical audiology based in Fayetteville, NC. He provides comprehensive audiology services to patients in the area.
Ericka Ellen Hallis, AuD
Ericka Ellen Hallis, AuD, is an audiologist providing care in Fayetteville, NC. She works with patients to address hearing health needs and improve overall quality of life.
David Scott Mcilwain, AuD
David Scott McIlwain, AuD, is an audiologist practicing in Fayetteville, NC. He provides comprehensive audiological services to patients in the area.
David Jay Rothman, MA CCC-A
David Jay Rothman is an audiologist with a master's degree serving patients in Fayetteville, NC. He holds the credential of Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology. Rothman provides comprehensive audiology services to his patients.
Cfvhs Speech Audiology — Audiology
CFVHS Speech Audiology provides audiology services in Fayetteville, NC. The practice focuses on hearing health and related audiological care for patients in the area.
Clear Audiology, PLLC — Audiology
Clear Audiology, PLLC is an audiology practice located in Fayetteville, NC. The practice provides comprehensive audiology services to patients in the area.
Alison C Delap, MS CCC-A
Alison C Delap is an audiologist with credentials as a master's level certified clinical audiologist (MS, CCC-A) practicing in Fayetteville, NC. She provides comprehensive audiology services to patients in the area.
Kenneth Thomas Bellian, MD
Kenneth Thomas Bellian, MD, is an otolaryngologist serving the Fayetteville, NC area. He specializes in ear, nose, and throat care for patients of all ages.
Edward Ernest Dickerson, IV, MD
Edward Ernest Dickerson, IV, MD, is an otolaryngologist serving the Fayetteville, NC area. He provides care in ear, nose, and throat medicine for patients of all ages.
Common questions
Audiologist or ENT: where do I start for hearing loss?
Either works; audiologists test hearing and manage hearing aids and tinnitus, while ENTs treat medical causes, and they refer to each other routinely. A hearing evaluation is the practical first step. Both provider types appear in this directory.
Is hearing loss reversible?
It depends on the type: conductive causes (sound being blocked) are often treatable, while sensorineural loss is usually permanent, and hearing aids and other supports are the usual way it is managed, with how much they help varying from person to person. A clinician determines the type with an evaluation.
When are hearing changes urgent?
Sudden hearing loss is a medical emergency in NIDCD's own words, and it says to visit a doctor immediately. That is because the treatment window is short: steroids work best as soon as possible, and treatment delayed more than two to four weeks is less likely to reverse or reduce permanent loss. Don't wait out an unexplained hearing drop that came on over hours or a few days, in one ear or both. Hearing loss alongside stroke signs, face drooping, weakness, trouble speaking, means 911 or the nearest emergency department. Don't search a directory in an emergency.
Sources
- Hearing Problems and Deafness (MedlinePlus; publisher last updated 2021-06-04, read in full by the author 2026-08-16. Verbatim causes: "Heredity, Diseases such as ear infections and meningitis, Trauma, Certain medicines, Long-term exposure to loud noise, Aging"; and the two types: inner ear or auditory nerve damage that "is usually permanent", versus sound waves not reaching the inner ear, where "Treatment or surgery can often reverse this kind of hearing loss") · reviewed 2021-06-04
- Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL) (NIDCD, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; page last updated 2018-09-14, read end to end in a real browser by the author 2026-08-16. Verbatim: "you should consider sudden deafness symptoms a medical emergency and visit a doctor immediately"; "an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing either all at once or over a few days"; "Sudden deafness frequently affects only one ear"; "Steroids should be used as soon as possible for the best effect"; and "Treatment that is delayed for more than two to four weeks is less likely to reverse or reduce permanent hearing loss") · reviewed 2018-09-14
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