Ear Nose and Throat

Lyric is the world's first 100 percent invisible extended wear hearing device. The device is comfortably placed in the ear canal and no surgery or anesthesia is required. Lyric can be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for up to four months at a time (individual replacement needs may vary).

Unlike many other hearing aids, Lyric is positioned deep in the ear canal and uses your ear’s anatomy to provide exceptional sound quality. Lyric lets you hear better and live life to the fullest!

Carilion Clinic’s audiologists recommend digital hearing aids for patients needing hearing assistance. The most advanced technology available, digital hearing aids use the processing power of a microchip that divides incoming sound into distinct bands that are amplified individually.

Carilion Clinic's audiology services offer comprehensive hearing evaluations, using both conventional and highly sophisticated testing techniques.

Our specialists will use the appropriated test(s) to most accurately determine your hearing levels. Hearing loss tests include:

Otoacoustic Emissions (OEA) Testing

Carilion Clinic Ear, Nose and Throat Team

Our Carilion Clinic team is a trusted group of physicians who practice medicine and collaborate with other Carilion Clinic physicians to provide the best possible care for you.

Kurt Y. Chen M.D.
Carilion Clinic Otolaryngology

Joshua D. Farrar M.D.
Carilion Clinic Otolaryngology

If you need surgery of the ear, nose, throat, head or neck, you will find the skilled, comprehensive and compassionate care you need at Carilion Clinic.  

Our full-service Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery practices have board-certified otolaryngologists (ENT or Ear, Nose and Throat specialists), audiologists and hearing aid specialists on staff to serve you and your family. We are the only provider in western Virginia to offer the Lyric Hearing Device, the world’s first 100 percent invisible extended wear hearing device.