Thanks Christine for that information (and the link in the following post). I have a feeling that the ENT I scheduled my appointment with is of the 'puts tubes in little kids' ears' variety. Unfortunately, I live in a very small, rural town and the nearest city of any size at all (where I've scheduled my appointment) is only 90,000 people and my insurance only lists three ENTs. Anyway, we'll see what he has to say about it. I'm still pretty optimistic. Thanks again!