Nowadays, many people prefer to seek medical advice on the Internet instead of seeing a qualified doctor. What are the reasons for this? Is it a positive or a negative development?

In

this

contemporary period, a large number of people seek medical

counseling

Change the spelling

counselling

show examples

on the

internet

instead

of making a personal visit to a professional health care provider. There are acceptable reasons for

this

trend.

However

, I believe that there are more drawbacks than it's merit.

Firstly

, getting

an

Remove the article

advice

a piece of advice

a bit of advice

show examples

advice

on the

internet

is so much easier and more convenient. With the continuing innovation

on

Change preposition

of

show examples

digitalization, it has immensely benefited individuals to search

everything

Change preposition

for everything

show examples

on the

internet

.

For instance

, when a

person

gets sick, he would have to use only his mobile and search the web

what

Change preposition

for what

show examples

possible remedies he can apply to treat his condition.

As a result

, the

person

will no longer have to go in

person

to a medical doctor

thus

reducing the time for queuing at the hospital or clinics which

is

Unnecessary verb

apply

show examples

sometimes

it

Correct pronoun usage

apply

show examples

takes a lot of time before you can be

finally

seen by a doctor.

Secondly

, the

internet

is so much

free

Replace the word

freedom

show examples

that any

person

seeking

for

Change preposition

apply

show examples

medical

advice

will not have to pay a hefty amount of money for professional fees.

This

would certainly reduce their expenses and can be spent on more important stuff like food, water and tuition.

However

, I personally believe that

this

trend is a negative development.

For example

, if the

persons

Fix the agreement mistake

person

show examples

is

Change the verb form

are

show examples

already in trouble experiencing an emergency situation,

yet

Correct word choice

apply

show examples

he still

opt

Change the verb form

opts

show examples

to go online and check for his disease rather than going to the emergency department for the proper treatment.

This

would negatively affect the

person

because

instead

of being cured in a shorter period of time, it might result

to

Change preposition

in

show examples

a more debilitating illness or problem in the future. In conclusion, albeit the benefits one gets just searching the

internet

and seeking medical

advice

, I think it is better to seek

for

Change preposition

apply

show examples

professional

advice

and pay

Add an article

a visit

show examples

visit

Fix the agreement mistake

visits

show examples

for

Change preposition

to

show examples

qualified professionals rather than putting yourself in so much danger.