Return-Path: Received: from u.ergo.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa14265; 17 Aug 92 12:12:40 EDT Received: from u.ergo.cs.cmu.edu by U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa17933; 17 Aug 92 12:12:24 EDT To: bovik@CS.CMU.EDU Reply-to: Tim Freeman Subject: Ear doctor recommendations Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 12:12:15 -0400 Message-ID: <17931.714067935@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Timothy_Freeman@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU Here's what I received in response to a recent query. Return-Path: Received: from neek.fac.cs.cmu.edu by PROOF.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa03523; 10 Aug 92 10:10:43 EDT To: Timothy Freeman Subject: Re: Bovik wants ear doctor Date: Mon, 10 Aug 92 10:10:11 EDT From: neek@NEEK.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU Sender: neek@NEEK.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU Dr. Sidney Busis, in Oakland, has been our family ear, nose, throat doctor since I've been a lil' chitlin. He's great for both young and old, and brings a wealth of experience to his practice. Craig. Return-Path: Received: from globe.edrc.cmu.edu by PROOF.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa03527; 10 Aug 92 10:11:27 EDT Date: Mon, 10 Aug 92 10:05:14 EDT From: Barbara.Katzenberg@GLOBE.EDRC.CMU.EDU To: tsf@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: ear docs Ear specialists also treat dizziness and facial paralysis problems because often these two come from the same anatomical area. My favorite diagnostician & surgeon is Don Kamerer. Barry Hirsch his partner is also good. If you are looking for a general ear, nose, and throat doctor try Joe Turner, who is very good and a very nice person. BK Return-Path: <@cs.cmu.edu:cb%SEI.CMU.EDU@hc.sei.cmu.edu> Received: from cs.cmu.edu by PROOF.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa03548; 10 Aug 92 10:18:01 EDT Received: from hc.sei.cmu.edu by CS.CMU.EDU id aa22602; 10 Aug 92 10:16:18 EDT Received: from localhost by hc.sei.cmu.edu (5.65/2.5) id AA21390; Mon, 10 Aug 92 10:16:02 -0400 Message-Id: <9208101416.AA21390@hc.sei.cmu.edu> To: tsf@cs.cmu.edu Subject: ENT Date: Mon, 10 Aug 92 10:16:01 EDT From: Carol Biesecker Re: your post cmu.cs.general > advice on good ear doctors in the area, Ear, Nose & Throat Zahorchak, Joseph A., M.D. Pgh. Ear, Nose & Throat Associates 3447 Forbes Avenue Pgh., PA 15213 681-2300 cb Return-Path: Received: from vacation.venari.cs.cmu.edu by PROOF.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU id aa04175; 10 Aug 92 12:46:56 EDT Date: Mon, 10 Aug 92 12:30:51 EDT From: Mark.Maimone@VACATION.VENARI.CS.CMU.EDU To: tsf@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: ear doctor Tim, The two that come to mind are Bob Clevenger 933 Liberty Ave Renaissance Bldg 407 (401?) Smithfield & Liberty, near Brown Bag Deli (412) 281 - 4387 and ===> Dr Arena Mercy Prof. Off Bldg 307 Forbes dntn pass Duquense RT Stevenson LR Locust park in garage across st. Mercy Hospital (412) 621 - 9990 I saw Clevenger in 1987 for some tests (nothing serious, I wasn't sick at the time). I wanted to establish the range of frequencies I could hear, because I have a small ringing that seems to get worse after every ear infection. Unfortunately, I didn't ask enough questions up front, and ended up having to pay significant bucks to be told my hearing is "normal". They put me in the soundproof room, and ran the usual tests on me, but those tests only cover frequencies in the range 500Hz to 5000Hz (human hearing covers 4 times that number, 20Hz to 20,000Hz). So while he didn't mess anything up, neither did he satisfy my reason for going to see him. SUMMARY: He's okay, but make sure you know exactly what you want before you go. I saw Dr. Arena last semester for a throat problem. To his credit, his prescription basically fixed a month-long problem in the first day. Also, he answered all my specific questions about what was wrong, and how the medicine was supposed to cure it. However, he didn't offer any unsolicited information or advice; I had to ask about everything. Also, he's amazingly busy. There were nearly 30 people in the waiting room that services him and two other doctors. The rates when I went were $70 for the first visit, $40 for subsequent visits. One unusual thing; even though the exam wasn't covered by my insurance ($100 deductible), the receptionist practially insisted I give her my Blue Cross number. I manged to weasel out of it, but I found it quite odd (I don't want to be party to any false insurance claims). Hope this helps.... Mark M.