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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Can anyone spell hyperbole???? That being said I get the impression that some posts are trying to equate medical care with some ancillary services. IT IS NOT THE SAME THING. To suggest that I would advise a patient that “I would recommend you see an ENT rather than an audiologist for your vertigo “ is absolutely bizarre. The concept of referring a vertiginous patient to an audiologist would never, ever enter the mind of even an average physician, only someone with limited knowledge and no experience would even suggest it. It’s no different than the suggestion that seeing a chiropractor for hip pain is the equivalent of seeing an orthopedist. And my concern is that posts that suggest such things could be harmful to some readers out there
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It would not have been a recommendation from you to see an audiologist. It would have been a thoughtful response to someone else recommending it. And everything in it would have been factual. As it is, you got your point across, wrote an incorrect statement that audiologists do not diagnose balance issues(regardless of whether or not they are anywhere close to the best at it), and did it in a way that was degrading to a profession.
Going back to your right wrong right right wrong response to someone else, I don't think you get to be the authority on your bedside manner. If you treated your patients the way you treat others on this site, I am guessing that persons assertion would get a "right"