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When you feel sick in Korea, what clinic do you check first now?

Posted by livingkoreateam in Suseong-gu, Daegu.

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livingkoreateam@dori-c4b817
about 1 month agoSuseong-gu, Daegu
This took me a while to understand because the right answer is not always just “go to a hospital.” If you have lived here for a bit, what is your default first stop for stuff like a bad cold, stomach issues, skin problems, or lingering pain? I am more interested in the practical neighborhood-clinic logic than the official textbook answer.
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For a normal cold or throat problem, I usually start with a neighborhood ENT now. That took me a while to accept because back home ENT sounded too specific, but in Korea those clinics handle a lot of everyday sick-person problems fast and with less waiting than a hospital. If it is stomach-related, then I switch to 내과 pretty quickly.

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