Concentra, Medical Vendetta

I had a DOT exam in Febuary and passed, no problem rather that the company bad and ended up giving a notice. I found a new company much better but had to go back to a Concentra location that had always given me problems in the past.
As with the last time at this location it was againe my hearing wich in never had a problem with. I passed the physical stress exam, and all other exams but that stoped on my hearing.
Last time same problem and had to go to an Audiological to be tested and past and Concentra's findings were over trurn by physican's results.
Now they want my medical history as if for the past twenty years they do not have enoungh medical information. Come to find out that they do not have a central medical data base that is shared by all locations.
Their results showed that my normal hearing was good then I asked what is non-normal hearing? That they must have confused me with a wrong species that I am not an animal such as a dog. That I don't run and scratch at my door when some one blows a dog whistel down the street.

 

Hearing test at Concentra are given by non-professionlas were they look at the results from a machine and that's it. I made an appointment with a specialist ( Audiological ) and given a complete test that would put the test given by Concentra to shame. Indeed, that I have a slight loss in hearing in right ear but still overall I passed. Took their from back to Concentra and got my DOT physical card. No questions asked but this makes the second time I had to go through this.
You and I can agree that dealing with a walk-in medical clinic has draw backs and Concentra is behind in their times. The one thing I was angree about was their attuide and not realize that Drivers like myself this is my way making a living and we have to fork out an additional expence to prove them wrong.

 

Took the letter back to Concentra from the Audiologist stating that I did meet the DOT acuitry requirements. But that was not good enough, they wanted a letter from a ENT physican stating that I did not need a hearing aid. They put on my DOT physical card vision and hearing aid?
Profound is it not that the physican at the Concentra location say that I needed an hearing aid, only an ENT can say if I needed one.
I have not even seen an ENT yet, stupid is it not?

 

Went to an ENT physican and he agreed with the results from the audiologist test and wrote a note to the clinic that I have meant the DOT hearing requirements. Here is the part that will show you how stupid these people are at the clinics.
The first question from the staff member when I took the letter back they asked for his test. I looked at her as is there was a tree growing out of her ear and said that an ENT did a physical exam, he does not give test. I told her that an ENT reads the test from an audiologlist and follows up with a physical exam.
I got my DOT physical card in the end.