Chapter 744: Is Coughing Caused by Earwax? You're Disgusting!

"Little Shen, I know you aren't happy that I scolded you a few times," Chen Lao said with a gloomy face, "but you shouldn't find a young Doctor to disgust me, should you?"

Chen Lao's words were like a whip lashing against Dean Shen's face, crackling with every strike.

Dean Shen was very embarrassed, especially after Ji Xiang mentioned Otogenic Cough; he had reached the Extreme Point of embarrassment.

He tilted his head slightly, looked at Bai Chuzhang out of the corner of his eye, and then explained, "Chen Lao, please don't be angry. I didn't bring Doctor Ji Xiang here to treat your grandson. It just so happens that an Expert from Massachusetts is here, and I wanted him to take a look."

"It counts as a consultation, an international consultation. You also know that your grandson went to the Imperial Capital for treatment, and the Experts in the country couldn't reach a definitive diagnosis. Our small local hospital shouldn't have any results either. So... so..."

Dean Shen explained.

"Massachusetts Expert." Chen Lao curled his lip, looking at Lin Jiuze, who was standing in front of the hospital bed with a pen and paper, looking dull.

His disdain was written all over his face.

After just one glance, his gaze "slid" over to Ji Xiang.

"Bai Chuzhang, why don't you... contact the Respiratory Department and Rheumatology and Immunology Department Experts at our brother hospitals in the province, and we'll organize a consultation," Dean Shen said, biting the bullet.

By rights, he had looked at Bai Chuzhang, so he should have chased Ji Xiang out.

But for some reason, Bai Chuzhang remained unmoved, standing right there without saying a word.

Dean Shen was helpless and could only make the arrangements.

"Dean, I will contact the provincial Experts immediately. Since there's nothing else going on right now, why don't I take the child to the Otolaryngology Department for a look?" Bai Chuzhang said in a low voice.

Dean Shen was stunned for a moment.

He knew very well how shrewd Bai Chuzhang was.

With just one look from him, Bai Chuzhang would know what he was thinking and would then follow his wishes to get things done.

But what was going on this time?

He had already clearly expressed his stance, yet he was actually going against him.

"Ears, Xiao Bai, explain to me how ears cause a cough," Chen Lao said unhappily. "It's clearly nonsense; how have you become muddled too?"

"Chen Lao, Dean, my meaning is that we have already been to the Imperial Capital side, and even Imperial Capital Hospital and Peking Union Medical College Hospital have no good solutions. Can we broaden our line of thinking a bit?"

"Broadening is fine, but you can't talk nonsense!"

"Cerumen impacted in the external auditory canal stimulates the skin of the external auditory canal wall. The skin under the external auditory canal is densely covered with many branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve. If the Patient has irritation symptoms, it will lead to coughing."

Ji Xiang suddenly spoke up.

"!!!"

"!!!"

Everyone in the room was stunned.

"Although it is rare, this possibility exists," Ji Xiang added. "Bai Chuzhang is right; all possibilities have been differentiated. Looking at the external auditory canal is also a way out of no other options."

"I support Doctor Ji Xiang's judgment."

Lin Jiuze put his notebook back into his pocket and said in a deep voice.

"Cerumen has a small probability of stimulating the vagus nerve, leading to a secondary cough."

"What a joke!" Chen Lao angrily interrupted him upon hearing Lin Jiuze say this. "Although I am not in the medical field, cerumen is earwax; I still know this bit of common sense. Are you bullying me because I don't know what cerumen is? You mean earwax causes coughing?"

"It is simply the height of absurdity!"

"Chen Lao, Chen Lao, please calm down, calm down." Dean Shen tried to persuade Chen Lao while viciously wanting to glare at Lin Jiuze.

But his gaze "slid" and landed on Ji Xiang.

Dean Shen's face was gloomy as he cast a deep glance at Ji Xiang, but his eyes carried a hint of complexity.

"Shen Zifei, I heard before that the Second Affiliated Hospital hasn't been doing its proper work since you took over, only knowing how to make money. Look at this, what has the level of this group of Doctors become!"

Dean Shen complained bitterly.

"In the Imperial Capital, although there was no final diagnosis, they could at least state a logic I could understand. And here? You tell me earwax will cause coughing! Are you f***ing joking with me?"

Ji Xiang hadn't expected the old man's temper to be so explosive; he had just said his grandson's cough was caused by earwax and was immediately scolded.

And the man wasn't scolding him, but pointing at the nose of Dean Shen Zifei to scold him.

He shrugged, spread his hands, and looked at the ceiling.

"Not to mention the domestic medical level, why is the Family Member so arrogant?" Lin Jiuze's face was as cold as water. "I've heard of this in Massachusetts, but I didn't expect it to be like this! Why don't you call the police?"

"..."

"..."

This time, even Bai Chuzhang was dumbfounded.

Lin Jiuze was likely also burning with anger from being scolded, saying things that made it impossible for everyone to step down.

"America? America taught you that earwax causes coughing!" Chen Lao retorted.

"Do an external auditory canal endoscopy to take a look and remove the cerumen. If the cough doesn't improve within 3 days, I'll turn around and go back to Massachusetts," Lin Jiuze said coldly.

Chen Lao looked at Lin Jiuze, and after looking for less than 3 seconds, his vision blurred and his body swayed.

"Chen Lao, Chen Lao, please don't be angry."

"Doctor Lin returned from Massachusetts General Hospital, please don't take offense."

Dean Shen and Bai Chuzhang supported Chen Lao while trying to persuade him.

The director of the Special Ward beckoned, and a young Doctor ran out to get a blood pressure monitor.

"What's the big deal about returning from America! If earwax has anything to do with coughing, I'll swallow the earwax myself."

"Do it and see. If it's unrelated, I'll leave right now," Lin Jiuze didn't retreat half a step.

"Do it, do it now!" Chen Lao roared without hesitation, provoked.

Ji Xiang scratched his head.

This old man's temper was truly stubborn enough.

However, having experienced more Empathy, Ji Xiang understood people better. He didn't care what Chen Lao, this Family Member, said; he cared about whether the Patient could accept the examination and treatment of the external auditory canal endoscopy.

As long as the family members have agreed, that is fine; Ji Xiang turned his head, his gaze meeting Bai Chuzhang's.

Bai Chuzhang happened to be looking at him as well, asking for his opinion.

Ji Xiang gave him an affirmative answer.

Bai Chuzhang did not hesitate either; he let out a breath and walked out in a hurry.

Dean Shen kept comforting Chen Lao, while Chen Lao kept rambling about earwax.

Considering it from the most basic logic, earwax indeed has nothing to do with coughing.

"Shen Zifei, I think your hospital needs a good overhaul; what kind of level is this?"

"I didn't think you could solve the problem in the first place, but aren't you just making things difficult for me now!"

"I scold you a few times, and you give me attitude, even finding an Expert from Massachusetts General Hospital to disgust me; I don't believe that Harvard Medical School teaches that earwax causes coughing!"

Chen Lao kept rambling, believing that Dean Shen was intentionally trying to disgust him.

Dean Shen wore a miserable expression, occasionally glancing at Ji Xiang with unkind eyes.

"Chen Lao, Dean, the Otolaryngology side is ready; shall we do it now?" After finishing his contact, Bai Chuzhang walked back quickly, bowed slightly, and asked cautiously.

(End of chapter)