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Gum chewing while dictating - Fatigued Fingers

Posted: May 21, 2011

I'm going freaking nuts! I am trying to transcribe a resident's dictation (bad enough), but she's smacking and chewing gum throughout the whole thing. It's so loud that I can hardly make out what she's saying. I don't very often rant and rave, but ... I DON'T GET PAID TO HEAR SOMEONE CHEW GUM!!!!

I feel the same way about hard candies/cough drops clacking on their teeth - and then the slurping.

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eating - Fatigued Fingers

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Not to mention the ones who burp, hack, cough, and sneeze.

I once had a cardiologist client who - Old Pro

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insisted on eating carrots and celery while he was dictating. True story. I guess things are just nuttier in California.

how bout the page that goes off, then they have to move it closer to the dictation equipment - nm

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Oh, God! I know how you feel!! I hate it too!!! - cr

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Fatigued Fingers - Nick

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What really chaps my hyde is one resident we have who constantly makes mouth noises while he thinks--blowing into the phone, making clicking noises with his tongue, burping, etc. How very seventh grade. My supe will not say anything because she does not want to offend the hospital. Well, he offends ME. If my kid (12 years old) did that, I would not tolerate it.

Bad ESL dictators - Not sure

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I have a situation right now where my account was lost to another company I believe in India and the only account left is a 99.8% ESL account with some of the worst ESLs I have ever done. There are some who dictate procedures so poorly and so fast that I worry about lawsuits. They go through two QA and still have blanks and of course no one will say anthing. These procedures dictate the next step for a patient. I dont know what to do. This is not just one or two bad dictators this is an entire hospital. I dont know whether to stay or just look for something else out there PT. I do like the small place I am at but not sure I can tolerate this and there are no other accounts. Very small single person company. I am sure I am not the only one with this problem out there. I am a very experienced MT and can certainly do ESLs but these are the worst. This company is in Florida.

Venting - Karen

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If only we could get paid for every chew we have to listen to! Today I am on my second H&P by a doctor who is speaking so quietly I can't hear half of what he is saying so it is taking me about 5 times as long as usual. I have the volume all the way up on my computer and the equipment, not that it matters, but I will have my ear drums blasted with my next dictator. The office has been having trouble with some dictations not getting e-mailed to me, wish this had been one of them!

fatigued fingers - jane

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also dicating whilst in the middle of a great big yawn, chewing potato chips, mumbling. have seen this man sitting with head back, eyes closed, looking like he is asleep. works 12 hour shifts at ER's when not in clinic days etc. i like my job but it is very difficult to understand these dictations. when he is wide awake and just speaking normally it is a joy to do this but so many times it is not this way....

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