With Medicaid, Should I Bother Going to an ENT?

[Redocooked]

I'm the same as the op in this post. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...hout-my-life-now-its-unbelievably-loud.31471/
TLDR: Was inflicted with intense emotional trama and couldn't sleep for many days if at all due to increased tinnitus and stomach. Eventually after 5 days of continuous non sleeping I went to the ER. Stomach is fine now but the tinnitus is worse then ever.

I've finally been able to go to sleep for 7-8 hours after adjustments and extreme exhausting myself. However, the tinnitus is till persistent and it's actually getting louder then ever before, despite my mental health improving.

I've done countless hearing tests, and my hearing is fine so I'm 90% sure that my tinnitus is somatic since I can move my jaw, put pressure on my cheek and even move my neck to increase the pitch/loudness. My jaw has hurt slightly over this period of time, but it wasn't until I tried to open it fully that I'm not able to do so without it popping and grossing people out.

However I'm unversed with medical finances and I was wondering if I should just skip going to an ENT and see a dentist or TMJ specialist immediately to cut some medical costs? Or do I need to see a primary care doctor first to get their permission or whatever for Medicaid to take effect.

I've read up that tinnitus isn't normally covered by Medicaid (WTH?) but TMJ is, but it's vague about it and was hoping someone here experienced in this matter could help.

 

[Greg Sacramento]

@Redocooked I would see your regular doctor for discussion and ask for a neck X ray, but make an appointment with a dentist for mouth pain. While at the dentist mention that you have tinnitus.

It pitch/loudness can be made by moving neck, then your problems start at the C1 and C2 and your occipital nerves are probably tensed.

 

[Redocooked]

@Redocooked I would see your regular doctor for discussion and ask for a neck X ray, but make an appointment with a dentist for mouth pain. While at the dentist mention that you have tinnitus.

It pitch/loudness can be made by moving neck, then your problems start at the C1 and C2 and your occipital nerves are probably tensed.

I was thinking about the C1 and C2 as well, there's a Upper Cervical Chiropractor about 30 minutes away, but I don't know if Medicaid would even cover such a thing.

 

[Red]

@Redocooked Medicaid works just like every other health insurance. I have been on it previously and am applying for it now. My experience with it is quite positive. I would rate it better than my current paid insurance. Of course you'll be more limited with where you can go but if you research you'll still find good doctors.

Tinnitus doesn't have treatments, really. Best known is the highly controversial TRT which...no health insurance in America covers.

Though nothing wrong with exploring possible TMJ.