\nHe said he was the last private-practice ENT in Northeast Ohio. I found him online — called him because my ear-wax appointment at the Cleveland Clinic was for six weeks out. Six weeks out for ear wax? Ridiculous.
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\nHe said he was the last private-practice ENT in Northeast Ohio. I found him online — called him because my ear-wax appointment at the Cleveland Clinic was for six weeks out. Six weeks out for ear wax? Ridiculous.<\/p>\n
I had already gone to the CVS Minute Clinic, in Chicago no less. I went to that CVS while visiting my daughter. I thought CVS’ exploration of my ear canals would be free because I\u2019m old (Medicare), but I got billed $100. And they didn\u2019t get the ear wax out.<\/p>\n
The private-practice doc in Cleveland was Bert Brown. He said, \u201cI hope you’re B-e-r-t, not B-u-r-t.\u201d So we hit it off. He had a hook tool that got the wax out in about 3 seconds per ear.<\/p>\n
The balls of wax were the size of blueberries. CVS had used water spray instead of a hook. Dr. Bert said I should come back every year to get cleaned. I asked his nurse for the ear-wax balls to take home but she had already pitched them. I should have at least taken a photo. My wife would have been interested.<\/p>\n
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