Hi Yelpers. I had…read moremy wax removed finally after seeing my second MD ( this one an ENT, Dr Molin) and thought I would try again at Hurdle, 4 years later) but they turned me away even tho I apologized, its ok, not a forgiving practice , very rigid, lacks humanity, loves $$$ over people? Oh well, sharing here so you can decide. Btw, I was allergic to the over the counter Debrox drops ( i think its the horrible preservative) so finally used coconut oil by itself for 2 weeks and that worked. It left a tiny bit so probably needed one more week ( senior ears :)). But ENT removed what was left. Ouchy! Off to find an audiologist to do one final test , a Tympanogram , before the final hearing aid decision process. ###Be sure to see an audiologist to start with to avoid my labor intensive process. Free hearing tests do not offer a Tympanogram, it turns out, which is the final ear assessment that is needed for accurate evaluation of our Ear canal and hearing Aid challenges. ### only audiologists offer that. Btw, AirPods Pro 2 and 3 have imbedded support for light hearing loss.

A Friendly and Knowledgeable Provider…read more.. Pros: Helpful. Informative. Personable. Cons: Not a ton of extra time during the appointment Ratings: - Overall: 5 - Knowledge: 5 - Bedside Manner: 5 - Pace of Appointment: 4 - Push To Sell Hearing Aids: 5 - Office Staff: 5 - Scheduling: 5 - Waiting Area: 4 - Location: 5 - Parking: 5 The hearing in both ears took a sudden turn for the worse in December 2022. My primary care doctor checked what she could and found no apparent problems. My ear, nose and throat specialist - someone to see once a year for a checkup - also said things looked okay. Both suggested a visit to an audiologist so I made an appointment with Chris Hurdle. - Location: Excellent. About 4 blocks east of Highway 101 in a medical building along Oak Park Blvd. Easily accessible from our town, Nipomo, to the south and not far from San Luis Obispo to the north. - Front Office: Busy but friendly. It's a small operation with Dr. Hurdle and one person in the front handling patients and all administrative duties. She seemed to juggle her work very well. - Scheduling: Not a problem. Primary care doctors and specialists are in short supply so I wasn't surprised - almost relieved - I only had to wait 6 weeks. I received a phone reminder 3 days in advance. - Waiting Area: Small, but clean and uncluttered. - Chris Hurdle: Friendly, knowledgeable and efficient. The appointment was booked for 30 minutes, but mine took 35-40 which was fine. Dr. Hurdle spent 10 minutes asking some questions then seated me in a sound proof booth where I was given different pieces of equipment to test my hearing during the next 20-25 minutes. Finally, he reviewed a printout of the results and suggested I get back in touch with my ENT (who he knows very well). The process moved along briskly, but I didn't feel rushed and got some good information about my situation. - Hard Sell of Hearing Aids - Not at this visit. Dr.Hurdle mentioned it would be reasonable to consider one for my right ear, but noted it would be best to first review his findings with my ENT. It's clear he's a source for equipment if I wish to go that route. - Billing: Too early to tell. I've got Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance so we'll see if there's anything left for me to cover. - Parking: Plenty. There's good parking in the lots behind and on the west side of the building. I'd certainly recommend Chris Hurdle for your audiology needs.

Ryan kanard is a great technician. Helped me with my hearing aid when I needed a better ear piece.read more

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The receptionist was rude and condescending. I had Cencal as secondary insurance and she said I had…read morea $20 copay. I showed her the Cencal card and said this should cover the copay. She went back into another room then came out and and said We are going to wave the copay and I said thank you. She said well, we didn't have choice did we. Just to make a long story short SHE IS RUDE AND I WON'T GO BACK

Not sure about the quality of the product they sell, but they seem to be very overpriced. . I had a…read morelot of problems with the hearing aids initially. They malfunctioned, but the staff kept blaming me! Not cool. Staff is not friendly or accommodating, if not downright rude.

Spent more time with a junior assistant rather than with the Dr…read more Not interested in investigating why I couldnt breath properly Abrupt and short in her tone and manner with her answers. Appeared to be in a hurry and did not spend more than a couple of minutes and I was expecting 20 minutes or more for the money I paid Did not offer any help, or solutions or further options or possible things to look at or consider. My impression is that she is very young and inexperienced (in early 00's when I saw her) and not at very skilled or professional. More worried about not giving any advice or assessment which is what she is paid and supposed to do. More just passing you through and clipping the money ticket for the least amount of work and skill. The one issue I went to see her about she said I did not have. Though I'd had the issue for years. Awhen I saw another specialist they confirmed that I did have the issue Dr Molin said I didnt have. It had been years of increasing issues with massive detrimental effects and resulting in major complication as she had said the issue did not exist. Same issue years later was confirmed but so much damage done in the meantime as I had accepted what Dr Molin incorrectly told me. She should not be allowed to practice and should have her licence taken away for such extreme incompetance and negligence.

She made us wait over a week to tell us she deny my little ones referral because he was a child!read more

She is a wonderful doctor, really helped me with horrible ear problems when no one else could,…read moresmart, caring, thorough. I highly recommend!!

Dr. Maccabee is kind, considerate and takes the time to get to the root of your allergy problems…read more My son was in treatment for years prior to seeing Dr. Maccabee with little change in his allergies and asthmatic symptoms. Currently he has very little symptoms even during severe cold season! I can't thank her enough for getting his asthma and allergies under control!

Even though I have PPO medical coverage this provider still requires a referral. I have been…read moretreated by another ENT specialist in my home town that took my insurance without a referral. I don't know how Jay R's review indicates they saw the doctor on a "same-day" appointment. Maybe the policy was different at that time. It would be interesting to see why this is so.

Dear all,…read more The receptionists at this location and practice bear the personas of adult-children... they are quite small-minded, unorganized, and unprepared, they run on emotions and mass-movement. If you're a resident of San Luis Obispo I suggest the Nose, Ear, and Throat Specialist in Atascadero. Their office is quite nice, comfortable, and all employees and doctors go the distance to make sure their patients feel right at home, they're very proper, adequate, warm, and welcoming. The above text is my opinion from my personal experiences. There isn't any inappropriate content, no threats, no harassment, no lewdness, no hate speech, and no other displays of bigotry. All Honesty. - I'm for an advance and polite society.

Dr Sabatino took time to hear my symptoms and review my x-rays with me. After carefully explaining…read moremy situation we agreed on a plan going forward! He was compassionate+skilled! I would highly recommend him to anyone with a spine issue! Patti W

Im sad to say This offices care has left me feeling slightly neglected...MY first surgery couldn't…read morehave gone worse post op wise. Not only was my medication for post surgery not priorly authorized in time, which led me to not getting my prescriptions sent to the pharmacy prior to my surgery. But There I was, 5 hrs post op in extreme pain and waiting at the pharmacy to get my post op prescription finally. After waiting an hour for the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions that were FINALLY sent in, I was shortly after notified by the pharmacy tech that there was major concern with the combo of medications and the improper dosage and instructions. Therefor left me more time waiting on a response from my surgeon to correct instructions. In the end , no response from my surgeon.... which led the pharmacy to giving me a partial prescription due to feeling bad for me being post op and in so much pain but with a corrected dosage instructions to the proper California code. BUT ALSO highly encouraged my husband to purchase narcan due to the norco, and benzo combo with my other medications for my mental health being an exceptionally high amount of downers. I am now 24 hours post op and the medications have not been working well for me , so im still in extreme pain and surviving on little to NO sleep since i left the surgery center. This experience has left me disappointed and sad to have this be the care of my very first back surgery...

Dr Chandrasena is an okay doctor but certainly not concierge quality. I tried to switch physicians…read morewithin the group two separate times but was not allowed to. My original doctor, Dr Lowry, was super but she retired. I ended up leaving that concierge group and going elsewhere and I am very happy now.

Dr. Chandrasena is not your friendly family physician. Never smiles. Often, she ignores your…read morereason for coming in, and proceeds with her own agenda. There's no room for discussion. Spends most of the visit time typing in her computer, and hardly looks up. Does not adhere to the rules of being a concierge physician. Her description of a concierge patient does not match AMG's website description.