4 Things You Miss By Not Sitting in a Doctor’s Waiting Room

Putting off a visit with a doctor rarely accomplishes anything other than making sure you are sick for a longer period of time. Fortunately, using a virtual medicine app to connect with a doctor and receive the treatment needed simplifies the process. You do miss out on some of the things associated with a traditional doctor appointment. One of them is the time spent in the waiting room. Here are a few of the things you won’t deal with by going with a virtual visit.

The Talkative Patient

How many times have you gone to see a doctor and found yourself seated next to another patient who won’t shut up? There’s no way to make a retreat since all of the waiting room seats are taken. Until you are called back to an exam room, there is little you can do but grit your teeth and endure the endless stream of chatter. If you do decide to give virtual doctor visits a try, there will be no waiting room and no endless chatter. Instead, you have peace and quiet while waiting to see the North Bay family doctors who will determine what it will take to help you feel better.

The Blaring Television

If you are fortunate enough to avoid dealing with another patient who is determined to chat, there is the television in the waiting room. The volume is usually so high that you need earplugs to tune it out. Those are not practical, since you don’t want to miss out when you are called back for the exam. By opting for a virtual meeting with your family doctor in Pickering, there is no television to make you feel worse that you already do.

The Constant Cougher

Encountering sick people in a waiting room is something you expect. While it’s one thing for people to be quietly ill as they wait to see the doctor, it’s another when the people on each side of you are engaged in a coughing contest. Being caught in the middle is not exactly a situation that makes you feel at ease.

With virtual doctor visits, there is no one around to cough but you. That will do wonders for nerves that are already frayed due to feeling unwell and also prevents you from coming in contact with germs that could make your situation worse.

The Screaming Children

Children who are laughing and screaming in the park are one thing. Having those same activities take place in a doctor’s waiting room are a different matter. Even a couple who seem to be out of control and are with parents who ignore the activity does nothing to help you feel any better. Thanks to your virtual visit, you don’t have to deal with the the screaming. Instead, you can enjoy a measure of peace while you wait to see the doctor.

Virtual doctor visits allow you to enjoy all the positive points of seeking medical attention while avoiding aspects that are less than appealing. Download the app today and give it a try the next time you need medical attention. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how little you miss about waiting rooms.

Equinoxe BC Virtual Clinic

#608-207 West Hastings St.

Vancouver

BC

V6B 1H7

Canada

888-547-5575