I came to this clinic for the first time; in general, I try hardly ever to go to doctors, I have myself examined twice a year, and everything seems fine. In June my throat started hurting, it became very difficult to swallow, but literally after the first glass of hot water the pain went away. Gargling did not help, the pain came back from time to time, the tonsils were clear. My tongue was painful and reacted to spicy food. I have had this tongue problem for more than a year now, but earlier, when I saw all the specialists — a gastroenterologist, a dentist, an endocrinologist, an ENT doctor, an allergist — there was no result, though back then there was no sore throat either. I chose this ENT doctor based on reviews. She did not even look deeper into my throat, decided that I had an undertreated tonsillitis, and prescribed a spray and an expensive antibiotic. The pain did not go away. She also sent me to an oncologist, although because of the tongue problem an oncologist was unnecessary, but I went. The oncologist was perplexed as to why I had been sent to him. I paid for the appointment and the report. I took the antibiotic, gargled my throat, used the spray, but the pain still did not go away.