ENT referral in West Los Angeles Area

[dytis-sm]

I am looking for an Ear doctor that is familiar with diving injuries. I do not have an injury but would like to have an ear checkup and discuss some issues that I have from time to time when I dive. I am hoping for someone that accepts Anthem/Blue Cross PPO and is the West Los Angeles area.

I contacted DAN but only received one referal which seems a bit odd to me, as it is an ENT with a 60 year practice...which I assume is in his 70s. I need someone more up-to-date (no offense to the senior doctors but some old dogs cannot learn new tricks).

Any recommendations in the West Los Angeles area will be highly appreciated.

 

[doctormike]

I am looking for an Ear doctor..

Not sure that you will find an otologist who is also trained in diving injuries, but the House group in LA is one of the best and oldest ear specialty groups in the country...

House Research Institute


Good luck!

Mike

 

[uncfnp]

Dytsi-sm. If you don't have an injury but just need a good general ear/sinus exam and related dive questions answered, I would also consider a family physician that is a diver or dare I say, even a knowledgable nurse practitioner.

 

[dytis-sm]

Dytsi-sm. If you don't have an injury but just need a good general ear/sinus exam and related dive questions answered, I would also consider a family physician that is a diver or dare I say, even a knowledgable nurse practitioner.

Thank you for the suggestion. I do not have a particular injury but want to visit someone with diving experience. This is why I posted here and hoped for some names/referals

 

[Damselfish]

Maybe the place is 6o years old but it's the son or someone who took it over...

 

[Selchie in LB]

I contacted DAN but only received one referal which seems a bit odd to me, as it is an ENT with a 60 year practice...which I assume is in his 70s. I need someone more up-to-date (no offense to the senior doctors but some old dogs cannot learn new tricks).

Any recommendations in the West Los Angeles area will be highly appreciated.

:screwy:

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[rickyd]

Not the west side, but not all that far up the 405. I've been seeing Dr. Dickman for many years, for both diver related injuries (only once), and other ENT related matters.

Dr. Jerome Dickman

(818) 403-2430

19950 Rinaldi

Porter Ranch

CA

91326-4141

 

[dytis-sm]

Maybe the place is 6o years old but it's the son or someone who took it over...

Could be ... but it could also be that his son does not dive ;-)

I am sure that any ENT will suffice for a check, but it is a bit different when you are talking diving related concerns to someone that has dived and someone that read about in books. I developed my peculiarity with a recent experience. My family doctor is a runner so he is pretty good in diagnosing running injuries. I recently had a torn tendon (called plantaris) and although I was given a false diagnosis from a doctor at the scene, he just touched the area and diagnosed it correctly in two minutes. So that is why I would prefer an ENT with diving experience.

 

[tech3324]

I contacted DAN but only received one referal which seems a bit odd to me, as it is an ENT with a 60 year practice...which I assume is in his 70s. I need someone more up-to-date (no offense to the senior doctors but some old dogs cannot learn new tricks).

I had the same negative experience with DAN and their so called "Physician Network". Their "network" had exactly one ENT in California and he was in the Bay area.

 

[dytis-sm]

I had the same negative experience with DAN and their so called "Physician Network". Their "network" had exactly one ENT in California and he was in the Bay area.

The one they recommended to me was in Los Angeles but one ENT specializing in diving injuries in LA? Really? On the positive side maybe there is no big demand...