Nevada Ear, Nose And Throat Center

Several visits. Several prescriptions. Much pressure for a surgery that may or may not work. Still suffering. We are still looking around for a solution to my husband’s ear/​nose/​throat/​sinus issues. I think it could go either way, but this office did not work for us.

I recently went to see Dr. Kim when I started having very bad dizzy spells. I couldn’t drive, I could barely move my head without getting the spins. I have Menier’s Disease. One of the symptoms is severe dizziness. I haven’t had an episode though for close to 25 years. I was a bit worried it had come back, but the symptoms just didn’t feel like it. However, not being sure, I wanted a Dr. who knew something about the disease. I chose Dr. Kim pretty much because he was so close to my home, and his receptionist said he was very familiar with the disease. I think he is the only ENT here on the Northeast side of town, and I had to wait for about a week to see him, so I guess he has a few people who want to see him. The waiting room was clean and comfortable. It doesn’t have a great selection of reading materials which really bugs me about Dr.‘s offices. However, I wouldn’t have had time to even look at one since I was almost immediately called into the exam room. I waited maybe 5 minutes before Dr. Kim showed up. He came in with a smile, introduced himself to my husband and I, then introduced the medical student who was shadowing him. His demeanor put me at ease right away. I explained what was going on and he took a look. His exam showed that it was not my Meniere’s acting up, but something that my yoga practice had caused. Little crystals in my inner ear had fallen in a very sensitive area during my inversions and were causing the dizziness. He moved my head around a few different ways and said, «Ok, that should do it.» Really? That’s it? No drugs? But he’s an AMA doctor, he has to give pills! Nope. Nada. I haven’t had a single dizzy spell since, and it’s been about a week now.
So the way I look at is: Close to home, check. Not keeping me waiting for hours, check. No snobby superiority trip, check. Trusted enough to teach med students, check. Knowing what he’s doing and getting it done, check and check. It was one of the best experiences I have had with a doctor and I am disabled, so I see a lot of them. I’m very glad I chose Dr. Kim and if my dizzy spells come back when I start doing my yoga again, I’ll choose him again. And if my Meniere’s comes back, I will definitely trust him with that too. I just hope he doesn’t move his office! But if he does, I’ll travel.