Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-13
SYMPTOMS OF
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Extract from Dr. LighfhiiIs work ON
Catarrh-Its symptoms, Causes and
Effects. ars


TIE frs; sensation j. usually feeling q dryness and
beat the nose and reQuen; inclinsteu 10 sneeEing
There Is an Inability 20 breathe Freely. ss the nose be-
comes stopped up, sometimes ca one sde and sometu'e
tne other. sl
Soon . clear ~aterys scria discharge makes ia ap
psarsnee excorsng the nostrs, and edges o. The ps
which become red ard s0ulesha swollen. Ahef afeS
days the dsch .re becorce thcS yeovish extremely
frequent, and continues he marked feature 81 the
disease, and - much danger and the greatest
annoyarce Amer more Iess tine u becomes purr
lent, highly Offensive and assumes extremely ietii
odor IL u usually profGse % require when con-
hned 10 the nose the frequent application ef the hand
kerchief. n II drops into the throat. which + more
particularly the while the body Is In HORIZONTAL Pc
stion as during sleep, constant and some
times beth.
Sleep frequently disturbed By sensation Of choking
caused by the presence Of the discharge the throat
Owing the heat IN the head the wsery portion Of the
secretion often eysPoIates ana assuming condition 81
sodty Deposited upon the membrane Of the hose and
upper part Of the throat in the shape erasts or hard
ened lumps. The accumulation Of these incrustAtons
produces feeling Of discomfort and nArrows the usual
passage as 10 embarrass respiration Therefore, Ire
quen efforts have be made 70 them either by
forcibiy blowing the by persistent ha~kinS-a
practice disagreeabIe 70 the one affected Is 10
those around him. After the removal that side OF the
incrustatiOn which adhered 10 the mucous membrane
will sonnet mes be found bloody&a fac; which explains
the fierce required for s dsicdement. During sleep
these incrustatiOnS accumulate rapidly and the
feeling i therefore uncomfortable in the morn
ing Sometimes all efforts 10 clear the threat are iue
until after breakfast something j. swallowed.
Some patients that they not successful until
they have swallowed sone whisky or brandy. The dis
charge. which j. first without smell assumes IN the pro
Of the complaint excessively fetid odor, the
breath participates in this and BECOMES occasionally 20
revoltingy offensive render the patient oiec OF
disgust 10 himself well Others. liberation of the
mucous membrane Of the nose takes place frequently.
sometimes attacking the DO. when small part
Giles e substance will occasionally 30 found mi xed
the discharge The a emulation Of the discharge,
together with the thickenea condition az the mucous
membrane renders respiration through the nasal pass
age very difficult and cfieniimes impossible necessits.
Tag respiration principally through the mouth method
very deieterous 10 the general health but more partc
ulary TO the lungs will be shown hereafter The
unpleasant noise produced during sleep, known 80
snoring originates ~from the same cause. The voice
loses It's musical qsali, aud dIscortsn harsh
and nasal oh acter; the % smell becomes much
impaired entirely lost, and the same effect though
less frequent produced the sense Of taste 0ccs-
sonsy while blowing the uose, cracking bubbling
sound will be heard IN the and hearing will be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return suddenly with
something like swapping sound This phenomenon Is
usually repeated UNTIL at time. hearing does not
turn, and remains permanently injured Noises IN the
head Of every conceivable description. makes their APP
pesrance and adds the distress Of the sufferer, and
hearing may be lost gradually that considerable de-
gree OF deafness may exist before the person Is really
rtable and disposed exposure the cold and
wind, or after the slightest exertiOn pain
less acute distressing feeling Of pressure is expert
enced the eyes, and sometimes the top back
Of the head and also pain in the face closely resembling
neuralgia for which II is very often mistaken The dis
In the head weakens the memory and produces irr
liability and moroseness of disposition. The stomach
suffers generally more or less and Is weak ard irritable
the appetite csprcious. and Is nearly always bad in tn,
morning. In the system becomes feeble
and PROSTATE, and there Il aversion inability q
either physical mental essrtion Not unfrequen;l,
catsrrh proves fatal either by debtating the system
aud wearing out the patient, by travelling downward
and producing throat Affections bronchitis and finally
consumption. II may be safely asserted that after herd
tary predspositien, catarrh the frequent and i'm
! portant cause OF this fatal complaint
Catsrrh has been considered incurable disease at
the strength Of that superstition has been
by both the profession and the pubic. As Is the ex
cling cause In full half the cases Of Deafness Drs Light
hill have for years past made its proper treatment thei
special study and have by their fully establishes
the durability of the offensive complaint, That this
mere assertion be readily proved by the numerous
testimonials from highly respected parties who bsr
been under their treatme nj for this complaint.