It's creeping towards Autumn again. Each year about this time patients arrive to have their ears syringed. One day last week I performed this service (I always say the most useful thing I do since everyone says, after syringing, "Oh! That's better! Thanks!) five times in one day. This highlights the difference between seasonally influenced problems and those influenced on a daily basis by the weather. Why this time of year, and Springtime, cause ears to bother people, is a mystery. On a sad note, my dog Maggie died. We miss her. John Bart