Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-22
DR.. Bort on Catarrh, &c.

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Deafness, dc, can be consulted at the /
Sherwood House Eransrille, for Three
Weeks, also ,oiH risit this City once
erery TSoo AeRths Hereafter.
on cATARRH, DEAFNESS,
Aud al of the various diseases Of the |
Ear, Throat, aud Air Passages
SYMPTOMS or cATARRH
The first sensation is usually feeling |
of dryness and heat in the nose aud a
frequent inclination to sneezing. There |
is inability to breathe freely as the |
nose becomes stopped up, sometimes on
one side, sometimes on the other.
Soon clear, watery, acrid discharge |
makes its appearance, exeerating the
nostrils and edges of the lips, which be-
come red and somewhat swollen. After
c few days the disehs rye becomes thick,
yellowish, extremely frequent, and con
tinues to be a marked feature Of the
disease, and source of much danger
and the greatest annoyance. Afler
more or less time it becomes puruleut,
highly offensive and assumes an extreme
ly fmtid odor II is usually so protuse
as to require, when confined to the nose,
the frequent application Of the handker-
chief, or, il it drops into the throat,
which is more particularly the case while
the body is in horizontal position, con.
slant expectorstion and sometimes both
Sleep is frequently disturbed BY a SEN
sation Of choking, caused by the pres.
enee Of the discharge in the throat
Owing to the heat in the head, the
watery portion 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 aud hardened
lumps The accumulation OF these IN
crustations produces a feeling of discom-
fort, and narrows the usual passages so
as TO embarrass respiration. There
fore, frequent efforts have to be made
to remove them, either by foreibly blow.
ing the nose, or by persistent hawking
IA practice as disagreeable 70 the one
affected as il is TO those around him
After the removal, that side Of the in
crnstation which adhered 10 the mucus
membrane will sometimes be found
bloody, n fact which explains the force
required for lbs dislodgement Dnriug
sleep these incrustasions accumulate
more rapidly and the feeling is there
fore most uncomfortable in the morning.
Sometimes all efforts TO clear the throat
are futile till afteg breakfast, or after
something warm is swallowed. Some
patients state that they are not success
.ul until after they have swallowed some
whisky or brandy. The discharge, which
is at FIRST without smell, assumes in the
progress Of the complaint, an excessive
ly fetid odor, the breath participates in
this, and becomes occasionally so re.
volsingly offensive as to render the pa.
tent an object Of disgust 70 himself as
well as TO others liberation Of the
mueus membrane Of the nose takes
place frequently, sometimes even at
lacking the bones, when small particles
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found mixed with the discharge, togeth-
er with the thickened condition OF the
mueus membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very diff
/ cult, and often times impossible, necessi-
tating respiration principally through
the mouth method very deleierious
to the general health, but more particu-
larry 50 to the lungs, as will be shown
hereafter The unpleasant noise pro-
duced during sleep, known as snoring,
originates from the same cause The
voice looses its musical quality, and as
sumes a discordant harsh, and nasal
character; the sense OF smell becomes
much impaired or entirely lost, and the
same effect, though less frequent, is
produced on the sense Of taste.
Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
a cracking or bubIing sound will be-
/ heard in the ear; and hearing will be
found quite thick and stepped up, but
return suddenly with something like
swapping sound This phenomenon is
usually repeated until at one time, hear
ing does not return, and remains per
manently injured. Noises in the
head Of every conceivable description
will make their appearance and tend 10
the distress Of the sufferer, and hearing
may be lost gradually that 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 exposure 70
the wind, or after the slightest exer-
ton A pain, more or less acute, or
distressing feeling Of pressure, is exper-
fenced over the eyes, and sometimes on
the back or top Of the head, and also
pain in the face, closely resembling neu-
ralgia. for which it is very often mistak-
en-. The distress in the head weakens
tie memory, and produces irritabiliiy
and mcroseness Of disposition. Inc
stomach generally suffers more or less Z
If weak and irritable, TIE appetite IS
capricious, and is nearly always oaa W /
the morning. In severe cases the system /
becomes feeble and pros1gsied, and there |
is an aversion or inability to either /
phvsieal or mental exerti0n. Not IN /
freousntlv catarrh proves fatal, either I
bv debiIitating the system and wearing /
out the patient, or By travelling down
ward and producing throat affections,
bronchitis, and finally consumption. 1t 1
may be safely asserted that after heredi- /
tary predispositions, catarrh is the most
frequent and important cause of the /
fatal complaint.
Catarrh has been considered an incur
able disease and on the strength Of that
supposition, has been neglected 5y both
the profession aud the public As it is
the exciting cause in full half Of the cas-
es Of deafness, DR.. Bort has, for years
past made its proper treatment his
special study, and has By his success
fully established the durability Of this
offensive complaint This is no mere