Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-16
ON CATARRH-DEANEss
And all the various diseases of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.

And all the various diseases of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.
SYMPTOMS OF cATARRH-
The first sensation IS usually feeling |
of dryness and heat in the nose and fire. |
ouent inclination to susezing There Is an !
inability to breathe freely, as the nose be-
comes stopped up, sometimes on one side, |
sometimes on the other. -.a a- 1 @
Soon a clear, watery, acrid discharge
makes its appearance, excoriating the nos
trils, and edges of the lips, which become
red and somewhat swollen. After few
days the discharge becomes thick, yellow
ish, extremely frequent, and continues to
be marked feature of the disease; and
source of much danger and the greatest
ANNOYANCE After more or less time, 1t
becomes purulent, highly offensive, and as
sumes an extremely fetid OdOr. 1t IS
usually so profuse as TO require, when con-
fined to the nose, the frequent application
of the handkerchief, or, if it drops into
the throat, which is more particularly the
case while the body is in horizontal pc
sition, constant expectorstian, and some
times both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by senss-
tion of choking caused by the presence OF
the discharge in the throat. Owing to the
heat in the head, the wstery part of the
secretion often evaporates, and. assuming
condition of solidity is deposited upon
the membrane Of the nose and upper part
of the throat, in the shape of crusts OF
hardened humps. The accumulation OF
these incruststions produces feeling OF
discomfort, and narrows the nasal passages
so as TO embarrass respiration. Therefore
FREQUENT efforts have TO be made to remove
them, either by foreibly blowing the nose
or bv persistent hswking-s practice as
disagreeable to the one affected as it IS to
those around him. After the removal,
that side of the incrustation which adhered
TO the mucous membrane will sometimes
be found bloody, fact which explains the
force required for its dislodgment. During
sleeep these incrustations accumulate more
rapidly, and the feeling is therefore most
uncomfortable in the morning. Sometimes
sll efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
til sitter breakfast OF after something warm
is swallowed. Some patients state that
thew are not successful until they have
swallowed some whisky or brandy. The
discharge, which is at first without smell,
assumes, in the progress of the complaint
an excessively feLid odor, the breath par
ticipates in this, and becomes occasionally
SO reyoitingly offensive as to render the
patient an object of disgust to himself as
well as to others. liberation of the mu-
cOus membrane of the nose takes place ire
ouently, sometimes even attacking the
bones, when small particles Of that sub
stance will occasionally be found mixed
with the discharge. The accumulation oi
the discharge, together with the thickened
condition of the mucous membrane
renders respiration through the nasal pas
sages very difficult, and oftentimes impos-
sible, neeessitating respiration principally
through the mouth, method very delete
rious to the general health, but more par
: ticuIarly so to the lungs, as will be shown
hereafter. The unpleasant noise produced
. during sleep, known as snoring, originates
: from the same cause. The voice looses it
musical quality, and assumes a discordant
harsh, and nasal character; the sense o
smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the same effect, though less fFe
ouent, is produced on the sense of taste
: Occasionally, while blowing the nose {
cracking or bubbling sound will be hearC
! in the ear, and hearing will be founC
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud
. denly with something like q snappinl
! sound. This phenomenon is usually re
peatsd until at one time, hearing does no
return, and remains permanently injured
Noises in the head of every conceivable
, description will make their appearance
IL !. So on,
hearing may be lost 50 gradually that
GerSi6 HTne person IS really aware of III
. fact. The eyes are apt to become weak
| irritable, and disposed 10 water on expos
ure TO cold and wind, or after the slightes
!, exertion A pain, more or less acute, or
distressing feeling of pressure, is expert
enced over the eyes, and sometimes on tn
top or back of the head, and also pain il
, the face, closely resembling neuralgia, fO
, which it is very often mistaken The dis
, tress in the head weakens the memory bnC
produces irritability and moroseness o
disposition. The stomach generally suffer
more or less, is weak and irritable; the ap
petite is capricious, and is nearly alway
/ | bad in the morning. In severe cases thu
/ system becomes feeble and prostrated, anC
, , there is an aversion or inability to eithe
, physical or mental exertDn. Not unfre
quently cstsrrh proves fatal, either BY de
bilitating the system and wearing out. tht
! patient, or by travelling downward anC
producing throat affections, bronchitis, ant
/, finally consumption. It may bes;ssfely
asserted that after hereditary predis posi-
ton, cstarrh is the most frequent and i'm.
portant cause of this fatal complaint.
Catsrrh has been considered an inours.
BILE disease, and on the strength of that
supposition has been neglected by both
the profession and the public As it Is the
exciting cause in full half the cases Of
Deafness, Drs. Lightbill have for yesrs
past made its proper treatment theil
special study, and have by their success
> fully established the durability of this Of
fensive complaint. ---...
Dr.. LIoHTH1LL will remain al Russell.
Forest City House, Cleveland, from MOE.
day, December 5th, until saturday,
December 10th, 1884.