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From: Wayne.Silsbee@f222.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Silsbee)
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Subject: Re: Otosclerosis, Hereditary Aspects
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

> When cornered and in ddoub doctors, as a group, use the
> plural in the explanation. "We think that is caused... etc."
> Never will you hear;"I think" or "It has been my
> experience."  They are probably taught this response in
> medical school.

That may be a tool to help partially alleviate the fears of the
patient. In other words, the doctor isn't taking a wild stab in the
dark--there is at least some collective basis for that thinking.

TTYL

Wayne

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