ENT visit - is this normal?

Is it a normal for an ENT to tell you it is a mild hearing loss, ringing in the ears causes that, it is probably hereditary AND nothing can be done, but then:

1) Tell you the fullness in your ears isn't there because the ear drum test was perfect...
2) Tell you he doesn't do sore throats, the sore throat has nothing to do with the ears (even though I explained it's worse when the ears are really bad and it travels DOWN from the ears)
3) Ignore when you mention vertigo - didn't even ask when I had it.
4) Seemed uninterested in some pain that went from my nose to my ear

Really - is this normal? He did a hearing test that was found mild loss in both ears. Which is very weird because I swear ten years ago I had moderate loss in the right ear.

He is having me to an MRI and maybe EEG with my normal Dr. but that's only because of some other weird symptoms (zip - zipping across back of head at night) that he said was "bey0nd his realm."

 

Thanks so much for answering. That explains a lot. I just walked out of the office wondering why the Dr wouldn't even ask about a few things and then wondering if I was going nuts. Or thinking maybe he thought I was. I'm just so tired of unexplained things going on! Good Luck to you!

 

I've had tinnitus for years and it never bothered me. Even when I started getting "zip zip" electrical noises across the back of my head at night - thought it was weird and scary at first, but was OK. I've had the fullness for at least four months, but It wasn't until a couple of night ago that I "went offline" for 1/2 a sec that I started to get worried. I guess the journey begins!

 

Yes ENT usually can't do anything else, you mentioned that your recent hearing test, you had "mild" hearing loss where before it was moderate? Your hearing seems to have improved on the right ear?

 

Yes - you read that correctly. According to what I remember from a hearing test ten years ago, my hearing is better. Go figure because nothing else is!!!