Wasn't seen until 40 minutes after my appointment time, and my paperwork took longer to fill out than the actual ear appointment. The nurse was nice but the doctor was clueless. I came to find relief for chronic hearing loss and near-constant tinnitus and his advice was "just ignore it". Also the office has zero privacy at all -- multiple patients are being seen in the same room simultaneously! I will definitely be searching for another doctor.

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flag | Submitted May 10, 2017

Every time I have an appointment for my yearly allergy checkup, Dr. Straka is "running behind." My last appointment was at 9:00 AM and I still had to wait for over an hour in the waiting room. Once would be understandable, but this happens every time I come in, regardless of the day or time I schedule my appointment. I am currently looking for a new ENT practice.

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flag | Submitted January 14, 2017

Awesome From my first visit to current. Surgery prep to post Awesome

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flag | Submitted February 25, 2013

ive been seein dr jack since i was a baby! im now 35 yrs old n i trust only him with ears nose n throat. he is very kind n will listen to everything u say. my daughter was born with breathing promblems n he was the only one to find out that she had swelling in her nose which made it difficult for her to breath. she was in children for 2wks n on oxygen for 1 month till he found the promblem. thnk god i took her there r god knows how long she would of been on oxygen for. wish i would of not listen to the others drs at childrens n took her to him right away. he is great n so is his son!!!

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flag | Submitted September 19, 2012

I've bee seeing Dr Straka since I was 5 or 6 and continue to do so in my mid-thirties. Excellent doctor

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flag | Submitted August 6, 2012

The best nose doctor in Pittsburgh!!! staff is very good,helpful. His son is also great

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flag | Submitted June 11, 2012

I had sudden hearing loss in my right ear. I first called another ear doctor who was willing to let me wait a week to see him. I called Dr Straka's office. The receptionist told me I needed to come in immediately. I saw Dr Straka that day,he put me on steroids and my hearing is back in only 3 days!

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flag | Submitted June 3, 2012

Dr. Straka has dealt with my ear problems for the past 30 years. About 35 years ago after repeated visits to my eye/ear/nose & throat doctor, he determined that my eustachian tubes do not function well and eventually installed tubes in my ears to equalize the pressure and to prevent fluid from forming behind the eardrum. When he retired, he recommended Dr. Straka. I have been with Dr. Straka ever since. My experience is that he is a knowledgeable and skilled surgeon with whom I have been completely satisfied. When my youngest daughter was 2 years old, we noticed that she was not speaking. For 6 months her pediatrician completely missed the fact that she had an ear infection and was not hearing properly. Dr. Straka found the problem immediately and corrected it. soon afterward my daughter was speaking. I personally know of people who were up against it financially who Dr. Straka has treated without charge. I cannot recommend this doctor too strongly.

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flag | Submitted December 20, 2011

I saw the elder Dr. Straka about a year ago regarding a problem I had with my voice. I do a great deal of public speaking to large crowds and was obviously quite concerned. His overall "professional opinion" was that I should speak less. REALLY? 8 years of medical school and I should speak less??? About 8 months later I had a problem with ringing in my ears. This time I thought I'd give junior a chance. He recommended an MRI, which I believe was more to cover his xxx than diagnose my problem, since he said the odds they'd find something was more than 10,000 to 1. I mentioned I really only hear the ringing when I lay my head down to sleep. He then recommended I go to sleep with the radio on. REALLY? I can tell the two are related. I am very disappointed with both Stakas and would not recommend either.

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flag | Submitted November 2, 2011

Had a 3:30 appt, wasn't seen until after 5:00pm (wasted 1.5 hrs sick leave from work!). Was seen by doc for 10 mins tops. Staff said they would schedule a CT scan for me and call with the time--never heard back from the office.

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flag | Submitted February 7, 2011