should I see a pulmonologist?

[lovely13]

I am wondering if I should see a Pulmonologist. For the last year I have been sick with swollen lymph nodes in neck and fatigue and overall feeling horrible. The biggest problem is I have had trouble with getting vocal fatigue with talking and singing and I have pain in my throat a lot when speaking and singing. I have been tested for the usual, mono, ebv, acid reflux, blood work fine, ent did scope and everything looked fine. They suggested muscle tension dysphonia saying my muscles were too tight. I went to speech pathologist and worked on voice and still nothing has changed. I have considered going to a pulmonologist because they lungs are about the only thing I haven't check yet. My question is could this be beneficial or would he just think I am crazy for coming in. I do believe I have tension in my larynx muscles, however I have tried everything to loosen them and they will not and I also have the other symptoms of swollen lymph nodes and fatigue. I wonder if I cannot fix the muscles because I have something going on in lungs that wont let me get enough air so I am compensating with my breathing and causing tension. I did have a CT of my neck and it showed borderline enlarged lymph nodes(several) Granulomatous calcification in the right lung apex. Does any of this sound like it could be caused from some type of respiratory disorder? Can I have respiratory problems without coughing? I do have shortness of breath sometimes when walking up stairs. Would it be good to see a pulmonologist?

[Jerry_NJ]

I don't see any harm other than cost.  I'd not worry about what the Doctor may think, he/she deals with patients all the time and must have high ability to listen to symptoms and decide if his specialty might help.  I've seen a pulmonologist a couple of times to diagnose sleep disorders... chest xray was part of it. They were looking for obstructions for a possible obstructive sleep apnea .. which turned out to be the case.  The first step was to monitor my oxygen level in my blood overnight on a recording oximeter.  Don't think my issue relates other than your problem is related to breathing, and the swollen lymph nodes would worry me.