Shimotakahara, Steven G, MD at 1900 Woodland Drive in Coos Bay, Oregon

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  I have gone to some trouble to write this: joining Google and Google Plus. I had such a similar experience to Mr. Emptio that I realized the fault may not have been entirely mine. Or even mine at all. I went to Dr. Shimotakahara last fall for a sudden onset of one sided ear noises and extreme dizziness. Both were very distressing for me. He looked in my ears and then pronounced them normal. That was it. When I said that I felt something must be causing it (I was near tears) he seemed perturbed and then did a nasal endoscopy and told me I had a severely deviated septum. He said that was not likely to be the cause. He also seemed to be judging me negatively because of the septum deviation. Seeing that I was still not satisfied, he ordered an MRI and a hearing test, both of which were to be done at a later date. A follow up appointment was scheduled and I had the MRI done. I had to reschedule the follow up because the well pump on my property malfunctioned on that morning and required my presence (it is a shared well-other people needed it to be taken care of other than myself). When I did go back I was told I had a small tumor on my acoustic nerve. He seemed very surprised by this as I had shown no significant hearing loss on that side. And also, I assume, because it was only due to my continued distress that he ordered the MRI. The Dr. Did not think it was causing my problems but sent me to a head and neck surgeon in Portland anyway. But before I left the office, he wanted to know why I had cancelled my follow up appointment. I explained why. He seemed very perturbed that I had cancelled an appointment with HIM for something so trivial as restoring water to several families. The surgeon in Portland told me that there was nothing to do at this point, and seemed to question why I was sent to him as Dr. Shimotakahara had already explained the situation. The trip to Portland had to be overnight as the appointment had been scheduled for 9:00. It was not my choice. So 10 hours round trip and a hotel room for nothing. During my 2 visits with Dr. Shimotakahara he was arrogant, decidedly uninterested in anything that came out of my mouth once he determined my ears looked 'normal', and seemed annoyed that my MRI showed a tumor. He spent the majority of the visits dictating his notes of them into a tape recorder or whatever it is he uses, while I just sat there on the end of the examining table with my legs dangling. I am now seeing another local ENT who is working very hard to get at the root of my issues and to whom I wish I had gone initially. Whatever the outcome, I will know, at the very least that he exhausted every avenue and is doing so while treating me with respect and interest.
  September 11, 2017

  by Kathy Schantz

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