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78/ where my [[underlined]] Xray [[/underlined]] was taken (room 403). He tells me [[underlined]] [[red underlined]] M. Sarli [[/red underlined]] 308 East Flagler street makes color photographs. [[/underlined]] Came home about noon time and took needed rest. Still pains. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] [[underlined]] This night had again very acute pains. My hearing almost [[/underlined]] nill. - [[strikethrough]] S [[/strikethrough]] Celine and all understand my clogged voice. But [[underlined]] I cannot understand them when they talk to me [[/underlined]] and their voice sounds like a very low whisper. - So when Celine wants to speak to me she writes it on a sheet of paper [[underlined]] March [[overwritten]] 18 [[/overwritten]] 17. [[/underlined]] Was awakened by Celine after a few hours of sleep, induced by taking [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] two tablets of Aspirin dissolved in a pint glass of warm water. I had perspired so much during the night that my shirt and undershirt were litterally [[underlined]] wet [[/underlined]] [[left margin]] ⨂ X [[/left margin]] [[strikethrough]] At [[/strikethrough]] Went to Miami at the Medical building, where my [[underlined]] 2 ear drums are to be perforated. [[/underlined]] Dr. Jeffrey was there to be present at the operation. After some discussion it was decided to puncture only the [[strikethrough]] right [[/strikethrough]] ^[[left]] side ear drum, and postpone the other for tomorrow [[end page]] [[start page]] 79/ morning. The perforation was short but very painful. But the use of opiates moderated the pain, while we drove back home. - [[left margin]] ⨂ X [[/left margin]] [[underlined]] Temp. 100°F [[/underlined]] (Body) It is stated that a properly perforated air drum functions as well as its normal one and is less likely to become infected. [[underlined]] March [[overwritten]] 18 [[/overwritten]] 19 [[/underlined]] At 10 A.M. at office of Dr. Blascom Palmer, went in his surgeon chair for [[underlined]] perforating the other [[strikehthrough]] (left) [[/strikethrough]] ^[[? right]] Air-drum. [[/underlined]] First washings with aseptic solutions. X [[left margin]] X (Local anesthetic) [[/left margin]] [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] Then after giving them time to soak in; [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] left [[/underlined]] Air drum was perforated. - A violent pain which fortunately only lasted a few seconds. Then washing with antiseptics; stuffing with cotton fibre and I was ready to return home. Pain afterwards was moderate. Took a very light lunch and went to sleep for about one hour. Spent afternoon restfully reading then a short talk in the garden. Glad the principal is over now. [[left margin]] ⨂ [[/left margin]] But the question remains: How long will it take until I regain my hearing. - Since yesterdays operation on my right air. [[underlined]] I cannot understand people who talk [[/underlined]] to me. - In the meantime day and
