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Ear pain, sinus issues, sore throat, tinnitus, dizziness, hearing changes. Get triage and next-step guidance from a medical-tuned AI in under a minute. No account, no email, no appointment.
What the AI can answer
Common ENT-cluster topics where AI triage works well. For each, the AI assesses symptom pattern, severity, and red flags, then recommends self-care steps or escalation to a clinician.
Ear pain
Otitis externa (swimmer's ear), otitis media, blocked Eustachian tubes, barotrauma after flying.
Sinus issues
Acute vs chronic sinusitis, congestion, post-nasal drip, sinus headaches.
Sore throat
Strep vs viral, tonsillitis, when to seek a throat swab, antibiotic appropriateness.
Tinnitus
Causes (noise exposure, medications, age), when to worry, how to manage.
Vertigo / dizziness
BPPV, Meniere's, vestibular neuritis. The classic triage: positional vs spontaneous.
Hearing changes
Sudden hearing loss (urgent), gradual age-related changes, ear wax impaction.
Allergies
Seasonal vs perennial, distinguishing from cold or sinus infection, OTC treatment options.
Voice changes / hoarseness
Acute laryngitis, vocal strain, persistent hoarseness >2 weeks (always evaluate).
Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
Anterior vs posterior, when to seek emergency care, prevention strategies.
When to see an ENT specialist (not the AI)
- Sudden hearing loss — within 24-72 hours, a treatment window matters
- Persistent hoarseness or sore throat > 2-3 weeks — needs visual exam
- Recurrent ear infections in adults — pattern suggests anatomical issue
- Severe nosebleeds that don't stop with pressure
- Facial paralysis with any ENT symptoms — call emergency services
- Difficulty breathing from throat swelling — emergency, call 911
- Suspected nasal polyps, chronic sinusitis failing primary care treatment
Sample questions you can ask
The AI handles natural-language descriptions — write the way you'd describe it to a friend. Examples:
- "My ear has been blocked for 3 days after a flight, mild pain, no fever. Should I be worried?"
- "Sinus pressure and yellow nasal discharge for 8 days. Do I need antibiotics?"
- "Sudden hearing loss in one ear this morning, no other symptoms. What should I do?"
The AI asks 2-3 follow-up questions a clinician would ask (onset, duration, severity, triggers, associated symptoms) before giving an assessment.
How it works
- Describe. Type your ENT concern in plain English. No medical jargon required.
- Clarify. The AI asks the 2-3 follow-up questions a clinician would ask.
- Get triage. Likely cause, home-care steps if appropriate, and clear thresholds for when to see an ENT specialist or primary care doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Can an AI doctor diagnose ear infections?
An AI doctor can assess the likelihood of an ear infection based on your symptoms (ear pain, fever, drainage, recent water exposure or upper respiratory infection) and recommend whether you need an in-person clinician for a definitive diagnosis. Definitive diagnosis of middle ear infections (otitis media) requires direct visualization of the eardrum via otoscope — that requires a clinician. Outer ear infections (otitis externa) can often be assessed by symptom pattern alone. Dr.Khan AI tells you which category your symptoms fit, the home-care steps that are safe, and the threshold for when to escalate to in-person evaluation.
When should I see an ENT specialist vs use an AI doctor?
Use the AI first for triage when symptoms are recent (under 2 weeks), mild-to-moderate severity, and don't include red flags. See an ENT specialist for: sudden hearing loss (urgent — within 24-48 hours), persistent hoarseness or sore throat lasting more than 2-3 weeks, recurrent ear infections in adults, suspected eardrum perforation, chronic sinusitis that has failed primary care treatment, suspected nasal polyps or tumors, or any symptom involving facial paralysis. The AI is designed to flag these red flags and direct you to specialist care explicitly.
Can the AI help me decide if my sore throat is strep?
Yes — the AI uses the standard Centor Score logic that primary care clinicians use to estimate strep probability. The four factors: (1) fever, (2) tonsillar exudates (white patches), (3) tender swollen neck lymph nodes, (4) absence of cough. Three or four positive factors suggests strep is likely; one or two suggests viral cause. The AI walks you through these questions and gives you a probability estimate plus a recommendation: if low probability, supportive care and home rest; if high probability, get a throat swab from a clinician. It doesn't prescribe antibiotics — that requires a confirmed diagnosis and a licensed clinician.
Is sudden hearing loss really an emergency?
Yes — sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a medical urgency. The treatment window for corticosteroids (the main intervention) is 24-72 hours from onset; outcomes drop sharply beyond that. If you wake up with hearing loss in one ear or experience sudden hearing loss with no obvious cause (no ear wax, no infection, no recent loud noise exposure), this is one of the few ENT scenarios where same-day urgent care or ER evaluation is warranted. Dr.Khan AI flags this explicitly when you describe sudden hearing loss — it's in the system prompt as a red-flag pattern.
Can the AI tell me which OTC medication is best for my sinuses?
Yes, with caveats. The AI can recommend appropriate OTC options based on your specific symptom profile — for example, suggesting pseudoephedrine for congestion if you don't have hypertension, or recommending intranasal corticosteroids (Flonase, Nasacort) for allergic-pattern symptoms vs decongestants for infection-pattern symptoms. It accounts for common contraindications you mention (blood pressure, glaucoma, prostate issues, age). For prescription medications (antibiotics for confirmed bacterial sinusitis, prescription decongestants), you need a clinician — the AI will tell you when your symptoms suggest you've crossed that threshold.
Is this AI doctor free for ENT questions specifically?
Yes — there is no per-specialty pricing tier. Dr.Khan AI is free for all consultations including ENT, orthopedic, dermatology, family medicine, and every other specialty area where AI can usefully triage. There is no premium "specialist mode" upgrade. The economic model that makes this sustainable is that Llama 3.3 70B on Groq is roughly 8x cheaper per inference than running GPT-4 — the cost gap underwrites the free tier across all use cases.
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