I've had one of the worst experiences with a doctor at this hospital. He not only misdiagnosed me, but could have made my condition worse than it was before.
My ear was clogged with wax. At the time, I could not hear from my right ear and I wanted to know if I could take my flight the next day.
He looked inside and told me that my ear drum was covered with wax and that my ear was probably fine. I asked him again if it was okay and he told me that he couldn't see anything wrong.
He told me that my ear was infected and that I should not get it flushed right away. He prescribed ear drops for me.
I told him that I found it strange that my ear could get infected within four hours since the incident ocurred that day. He retracted his statement and indicated that my ear was red and that it would be too painful to flush my ear.
A couple of days later, I went to a medical walk in center and was questioned about the doctor's (at Mount Sinai) ability to know that my ear drum was good when it was covered with wax! When I let the doctor know that he diagnosed it as being infected within four hours, he shook his head in disbelief.
It was a good thing that I could fly the next day without it causing any damage to my eardrum.
I wished that the hospital would advise its staff to promote safety and prevention to its patients.