I do but I don't like to use it because without the proper knowledge to contextualize the information I just end up finding a way to scare myself anyway.
I didn't have to request imaging, this neuro sent me after an exam when we realized my ear didn't just feel blocked and wasn't just muffled, I'd lost a bunch of hearing in it. I would have requested it if he hadn't though. He's also giving me an EEG in case the weird smells I experience are seizures. Also his suggestion. I went to a regular doctor first and his answer was basically "that's all very weird and I don't know what it could be, your blood tests are fine." I brought it up to my psychiatrist, who suggested a sleep study, which I need to get a referral for. I wasn't impressed with the neuro I'd seen about my back issues recently (she hadn't bothered to look at my test results for three weeks - when I was in the room for my followup. If it had been something that needed prompt attention, I would've been hosed) so I went looking for someone else; so far this guy seems good but I don't have a lot to go on yet.
I didn't have to request imaging, this neuro sent me after an exam when we realized my ear didn't just feel blocked and wasn't just muffled, I'd lost a bunch of hearing in it. I would have requested it if he hadn't though. He's also giving me an EEG in case the weird smells I experience are seizures. Also his suggestion. I went to a regular doctor first and his answer was basically "that's all very weird and I don't know what it could be, your blood tests are fine." I brought it up to my psychiatrist, who suggested a sleep study, which I need to get a referral for. I wasn't impressed with the neuro I'd seen about my back issues recently (she hadn't bothered to look at my test results for three weeks - when I was in the room for my followup. If it had been something that needed prompt attention, I would've been hosed) so I went looking for someone else; so far this guy seems good but I don't have a lot to go on yet.
