Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities:  An otolaryngologist evaluates a patient, taking a history of the patient’s overall health and specific symptoms, and examines the patient for outward signs of an injury or ailment. The special board for otolaryngology was formed in 1924. They treat patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly, in private practice, medical clinics and hospitals.

Salary: $331,910 a year.

Education: To become an ENT doctor, you will begin by pursuing the traditional route to and through medical school.  Score well on the MCAT and earn a high undergraduate GPA, especially in the core science courses of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics.

I would not like to be an ENT doctor because I would not like to be around people that are sick. Also, I wouldn’t only have to take care of myself but also my patients. So, I believe I would not  be a good ENT doctor.

Auricular Therapy

            Auricular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Auricular therapy, or auricular therapy, or ear acupuncture, or auricular acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the physical, mental or emotional health of the patient are assumed to be treatable by stimulation of the surface of the ear exclusively. Similar mappings are used in many areas of the body, including the practices of reflexology and iridology. These mappings were not originally based on or supported by any medical or scientific evidence, but rather clinical observation.

Salary: $38,000-$137,000

Education: Auricular therapy, or auricular therapy, or ear acupuncture, or auricular acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the physical, mental or emotional health of the patient are assumed to be treatable by stimulation of the surface of the ear exclusively. Similar mappings are used in many areas of the body, including the practices of reflexology and iridology. These mappings were not originally based on or supported by any medical or scientific evidence, but rather clinical observation.

I would not like to be an Auricular Therapist because I would not like to learn about the ear and its pressure points.