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Hi all, quick question I desperately need to see an ENT consultant as my GP can no longer help me. I am speaking to them today just to see if they can do this however usual wait for an appointment is months also we are currently in the middle of a pandemic. I'm from the UK, I can't wait weeks. Just wondering if there is anything that will speed up the process??
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eagle33050 melissa89247
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hi i went private and had a consultation over the phone. he didn't charge for the phone call but said for me to see him face to Face for examination etc.. but has already diagnosed me. I'm paying £225. he specialises in dizziness but it depends what your problem is. he said he'll know today when i can see him face to face but said it would probably be about the 11th June. if its dizziness then don't go and see a normal ent doctor because they wont know you'll need to see someone who specialises in vertigo. i also didn't want to wait months because they'll also be a backlog.
Aaron17 melissa89247
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Same problem here, going to take atleast a few weeks for the referral to ENT so I think i'm going to go to the hospital instead and ask if they have one there to help me. I can't wait weeks on end being deaf in one ear from syringing pushing the wax into the eardrum. And now i'm nervous for the ENT surgery, don't like things going into my ear, may ask for them to knock me right out and do it that way. The anxiety i get with ear problems is like no other for me.
Follyfoot82 melissa89247
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Hi Melissa
I wondered how you are now and whether you made a full recovery. I'm currently having trouble with fullness and tinnitus in ears. The worst part in the headaches I'm getting.
melissa89247 Follyfoot82
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hi,
well it's been a bit of a horrible journey for me. When I did this i was suffering with sinisitus/laryngitis and hearing loss due to build up behind eardrum. I eventually got admitted to hospital where I bad grommets fitted then a course of steroids. I soon deteriorated to the point I couldn't move my body. I have now been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called vasculitis which basically kills off your organs of not under control through the swelling of your blood vessels. I'm not onto treatment so all my ENT issues have gone. Have they checked for fluid behind your eardrum?