Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-25
nR. LIGHTHILL ON THE SYMP
tons OF CATARhH

nR. LIGHTHILL ON THE sYMP.
~ TONS OF CATARRH.
The 6rLt sensation IL usually feeling OF dry
ness and heat in the nose, and . frequent In
clination to HnesIinE. There il an inability to
breathe freely, A. tho nose becomes stopped up,
sometimes on one aide, sometimes on the other.
Soon clear, watsry, aorid discharge makes It's
appearance, ex0oriating the nostrils and edges OF
the LIPS, which become red and somewhat swollen.
After few days the discharge becomes thick, yell
lowish, extremely frequent, and continues to be
marked feature OF the disease, and . source OF
much danger and the CREATES. annoyance. After
more or less time, II becomes purulent highly Of
fenblve, and assumes an extremely fetid odor. II
10 usually so profuse ~ to require, when confined
TO the nose the frequent application OF the hand:
ksrehiof, or, II 1t drops into the throat, which Ia
more particularly the case while the body 10 in a
horizontal position, constant expeetqration, and
sometimes both.
Sleep IL frequently disturbed by u sensation oil
choking, caused by the presence OF the discharge
in the throat. Owing TO the heat in the head, the
wAtery portion OF the discharge often evAporAtes,
and assuming a condition Of sofdlty, ia deposited
upon the membrane Of the nose and upper part OF
the throat In the shape OF eruath or hardened
lumpE. The accumulation OF these ineruGtatIons
produces = cling OF discomfort, and narrows the
nasal passages so As TO embarTABH respiration.
move them, either by foroibly blowing the nose, or
by persistent hAwkIns-A practice as dlsaSreeable
10 the one affected as IL Ia to those around him.
After the removal, that side Of the inerustAtion
which adhered to the mucous membrane will
sometimes be found bloody, fact which explains
the force required for its dslodgement During
sleep these lneruntAtlonG accumulate rapidly,
and the feeling ID theref mort uncomfortable in
the morning. Sometimes all efforts to clear the
throat are futile until after breakfast or after
something warm 10 swallowed.
Some patients state that they are not successful
until they have swallowed some whisky or brandy.
The-disohArEe, which 10 At Arst without SMELL as
aumes In the progress Of the complaint an eXees-
Iiyety fetid color, the breath participates In this,
and becomes occasionally 80 revoltinEly offensive
a. TO render the patient object OF disgust TO him
self a. well a. TO others. liberation Of the mucous
membrane Of the nose takes place frequently,
sometimes even attacking the bones, when small
particles Of that substance will occasionally be
found mixed with the discharge. The aeeumula'
tiou OF the discharge together with the thiekened
condition OF the mucous membrane, renders respi'
ration through the nasal passages very dinieult,
and oftentmen impossible, neeelIitatng respirA-
ton principally through the mnuth-A method
very deleterious 10 the general health, but more
particularly to the lungs will be shown here
after. The unpleasant noise produced during
sleep, known as snoring, originates from the same
cause.
The voice loses its musical quality and assumes
. diseordAut, hArah, and nasal character the
sense OF smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the same effect, though less frequent, 10
produced on the sense Of taste. Occasionally,
while blowing the nose, a cracking or bubbling
sound will be heard In the ear, and he ring will be
found quite Thick and stopped up, but returns
suddenly with something like swapping sound.
This phensmenon 10 usually repeated until, at ose
time, healing does not return, and remains permN
nently injured. Noises in the head OF every con.
oeivAble description will make their appearance
and add to the distress OF the sufferer and hearing
may be lost so gradually that considerable degree
Of deafness may exist before the person IL really
aware Of the fact. The eyes are apt TO become
weak, irritable and disposed to water on exposure
to cold and wind, after the slightest exertion.
A pain more or less acute, or a distressing feel
Ing OF pressure Is experienced over the eyes, and
sometimes the top or back OF the head, and also
pain In the face closely resembling neuralgia, for
which It IL very often mistaken. The distress In
the head weahenS the memory and produces irri
liability and moroseneGG OF deposition. The HtOn-
Aoh generally suffers more or lesH 10 weak and IT.
rtablei the appetite IL eAprieious, and Ia nearly
always bad In the morning. In severe cases the
system becomes feeble and Frustrated, and there
ID an aversion or inability to either physical or
Not unfrequently catArrh proves fatal, either by
facilitating the system and wearing out the pa
tient or by travelling downward and producing
throat affections, bronchitis, and, finally, consUnP
ton. 1t may be safely asserted that after heredi-
tAry precipitation, catarrh is the most frequent
and important cause Of this fatal complaint.
On. LI0HrHILL can be consulted at the EBBII
HOUSE, Washington, from Monday morning, Feb
ruAry Goth, until Saturday evening, March 9th, on
CAtarrh Deafness, and all diseases OF car, throat
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