Grok: Health & Medical

Narrow down sudden vertigo to likely BPPV before an ENT visit with Grok

After a workout, a swim and a massage, founder Violetta Bonenkamp had extreme vertigo and nausea, and the paramedics who came noted high blood pressure. At home, Bonenkamp gave Grok the symptoms, blood pressure readings and Apple Watch stats. Grok put benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) at the top, explained how a vertigo attack can raise blood pressure, and suggested the Dix-Hallpike test and a follow-up with an ENT specialist. The home test wasn't clear-cut and Grok sounded less sure, but the ENT confirmed BPPV and treated it, and it took two different maneuvers to get the vertigo under control.

Fill in a GP online consultation form clearly and get seen in five minutes with Grok

When home care didn't clear up their symptoms, X user David Lermarl had Grok help write the online request form for their GP practice. They say the appointment took less than five minutes, they came away with the medicine they needed, and the doctor thought the approach was great, while noting it may not work every time.

Clear a $1,195 medical bill after a Medicaid-to-Medicare switch with Grok

A poster says Grok helped them fix a $1195 spurious medical bill that arose when the government moved them from Medicaid to Medicare after their SSDI was approved.

Get a wrongly coded medical bill corrected with Grok

After weeks of getting the runaround from both their doctor's office and their insurer, a poster put all the bill information into Grok. They say it found the coding issue and told them how to press it with their doctor, and they avoided a huge medical bill.

Prepare questions for a doctor's visit and a travel packing list with Grok

An X user lists what Grok helped them with over a couple of days: looking at over-the-counter medication options and drawing up questions for their next doctor's visit, planning purchases and a packing list for a cross-country trip to a funeral, and planning their next batch of poetry submissions.