General Practitioner or Specialist

[Dedpuhl]

Ever since I can remember, I've had ear infections. Whenever I go to the doctor, they say "Yep, your ear is infected. Take this." Right now, I feel like I have a minor ear infection. I've also had a nagging sore throat (same side as ear infection) for several weeks. I think since I've had so many ear infections, I've learned to live with the pain.

Now I think it's time to do something. Should I go to a doctor first (never been to a general pract. in this city) and let him decide if I need to see a specialist OR should I just make an appointment with a specialist. My insurance allows me to go to a specialist w/out a referral.

 

[GasX]

Think of it this way: You don't have an acute ear infection. You have a chronic problem with recurring ear infections. This is something an ENT may be able to help you with...

 

[Mermaidman]

Since your insurance allows it, no harm in having an EENT doctor look at it. Maybe you have congenitally small Eustachian tubes

 

[Dedpuhl]

Heh. I made an appointment with a specialist. Lucky for me, I get to wait 3 weeks (Apr2).

 

[BassDominator]

With a history of recurrent ear infections, it would be a good idea to see the ENT to figure out why this keeps happening.

 

[BassDominator]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
Heh. I made an appointment with a specialist. Lucky for me, I get to wait 3 weeks (Apr2).

That's actually pretty good.... it can be really hard to get an appointment with a specialist. It often takes months if you can get the doc to take on a new patient at all.