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75 March 7/ the headquarters of military and naval flying [[strikethrough]] corps [[/strikethrough]] war corps [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Very painful throat and both ears now are affected. Consulted Dr. Jeffrey who tried new remedies. [[underlined]] March 11. [[/underlined]] [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Throat more painful this morning. Pain also arising from left [[strikethrough]] noise [[/strikethrough]] nose-opening Eustation tube etc. - Went to Dr. Jeffrey. Tympanium of both [[strikethrough]] ars [[/strikethrough]] ears, specially the left one, very rigid. J. gave vapors of Benzedrine to be inhaled in both nostrils. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Pain localised mostly in left [[underlined]] Eustachian tube [[/underlined]] and left air-drum. Throat pain diminished, [[strikethrough]] but throat pain lessened. [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] March 12. [[/underlined]] Sunday Called Dr. Jeffrey to come here still suffering considerably [[underlined]] March 13. [[/underlined]] [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Still sore throat. Right ear sore now. Bad hearing, - half deaf [[underlined]] March 14 [[/underlined]] - Feel somewhat better, but still suffering considerably. Mailed my Federal Income Tax returns to New York Income Tax station. This morning our refrigerator purchased in 1928, stopped its work. Ordered a new one from General Electric Co. larger and better than the one we had. Cost delivered and placed in operation = 425.00 [[end page]] [[start page]] 76/ [[underlined]] March 15 [[/underlined]] [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Still the same pains last night and today. Impossible to concentrate on my work. Altho' both ears are open, [[double underlined]] can hardly [[/double underlined]] [[underlined]] understand the voice of others [[/underlined]] who address me. Feel much incapacitated. - This is now seven days [[underlined]] since [[/underlined]] ^[[strikethrough]] [[since]] [[/strikethrough]] I went first to consult Dr. Jeffrey. [[underlined]] March 16. [[/underlined]] Still same pains on ears and throat all night and day. The injected liquid drops in left ear seem to augment into a transparent almost colorless liquid. Both nose-channels have been kept open; pressing one side of nose while the other voids. [[strikethrough]] Right ear [[/strikethrough]] Continuous pain on back of my head. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Dr. Jeffrey suggests I should go tomorrow to a specialist in Miami, [[underlined]] Dr. Bascom Palmer [[/underlined]] 403 Huntington Building [[underlined]] March [[overwritten]] 16 [[/overwritten]] 17 [[large X in left margin]] [[underlined]] Dr. Bascom Palmer [[/underlined]] seems to know me and has met me at the Yacht Club. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Is a graduate of Pennysylvania U and makes excellent impression. His offices, well run and well kept. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Tells me there exists an [[strikethrough]] absess [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] abcess [[/underlined]] on my left ear. Made date for tomorrow 10 A.M. His partner [[underlined]] Dr. Gail E. Chandler [[/underlined]] will operate. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Meantime went to office of Dr. Joseph H. [[red underlined]] Lucinian M.D [[/red underlined]]
