Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-14
! CAN BE CONSULTED AS
USUAL,
ON oAEARRH-DEANEss
And all the various diseases of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.
sYAPToAls OF oATARRH.

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The first sensation Is usually feeling
| of dryness and heat in the nose, and fre-
/ quent inclination TO sueezing. There is an
inability to breathe freely, as the nose be-
comes stopped up, sometimes on one side,
sometimes on the other.
Soon clear, watery, acrid discharge
makes its appearance, exeoriating 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 8
! source Of much danger and the greatest
annoyance. After more or less time it
becomes pulrulent, highly offensive, and as
sumes an extremely fetid oder. 1t is
usually so profuse as to require when con-
fined to the nose the frequent application
of the handkerchief, OF, if it drops into
the throat, which is more particularly the
case while the body is in horizontal po-
sitioni constant expeetoTatisn, and some
times beth. --
Sleep is frequently disturbed by a senss-
ton 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, andl assuming
condition of solidity is deposited upon
the membrane of the nose and upper part
Of the throat, in the shape of crusts or
hardened humps. The accumulation of
these inerustations produces a 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 forcibly blowing the nose,
lor hr- ooFiao o-
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 incruststions accumulate more
rapidly, and the feeling is therefore most
uncomfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
til after breakfast or after something warm
is swallowed. Some patients state that
they 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 fetid odor, the breath par
ticipates in this, and becomes occasionally
so revoltingly offensive as to render the
patient an object of disgust to himself as
well IS TO others. liberation Of the mu-
cous membrane of the nose takes placefre-
quently, sometimes even attacking the
bones, when small particles of that sub
stance will occasionally be found mixed
with the discharge. The accumulation of
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
ticulsrly 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 its
musical quality, and assumes discordant
harsh, and nasal character; the sense Of
smell becomes much impaired or entirV' -
lost, and the same effect, though less fra
quent, is produced on the sense of taste
Occasionally, while blowing the nose. a
cracking or bubbling sound will he heard
IN the ear, and hearing will be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud
denly with something like a swapping
sound. This phenomenon is usually re-
peated until, at one time, bearing does not
return, and remains perm. U.anently injured.
Noises in the head of every conceivable
description will moe their appearance
and add to the distress of the sufferer. and
hearing may be lost so gradually that a
considerable degree of deafness may exist
before the person is really aware of The
fact, The eyes are apt to become weak,
irritable and disposed to water on expos
ure to Geld and wind, or after the slightest
exertion. A pain, more or less acute, or
distressing feeling Of pressure, is expert
enced over the eyes, and sometimes on the
top or back of the head. and also pain in
the face, closely resembling neuralgia, for
which it is very often mistaken. The dis
tress in the head weakens the memory and
produces irritabiity and mcroseness of
disposition. The stomach generally suffers
more or less, is weak and irritable; the an
petite is cspricious, and is nearly ALWAYS
bad in the morning. In severe cases the
system becomes feeble and prostratad, and
there is an aversion or inability to either
physical or mental exertOn. Not unfre-
quently catarrh proves fatal either BY de- |
bilitatipg the system and wearing out the !
patient or by travelling downward and
producing throat affections, bronchitis, and
finally consumption. It may beslssfely |
asserted that after hereditary predisposi- |
ton, catsrrh is the most frequent and i'm
portant cause of this fatal complaint.
Catarrh has been considered an incurs-
bic disease, and on the strength of that
sapposition has been neglected BY both
the profession and the public. As It the
exciting cause in full half the cases Of
Deafness, Drs. Lighthin have for years
past made its proper treatment their
special study, and have by their success
fully established the durability of this of
fensive complaint. aaf