Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-12
On DEAFNESS DISCHARGES FROM
THE EAR, AND UATARRH.
And all the various diseases Of the Ear
Throat and AR Passages.
sYMPToMs OF CArAKRn

The first sensation is usually 8 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 q clear, wstery, acrid discharge
makes its appearance, excoristing the nos
trils, and edges Of the lips, which become
red and somewhat swollen. After 8 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, il
becomes purulent, highly offensive, and as
sumes an extremely fetid odor. It 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 throst, which is more particularly the
case while the body is in horizontal po-
siti0n; constant eXpectorstian, and some
times both.
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 evsporates andl assuming
s condition of solidity is deposited upon
the membrane of the nose and upper part
of the throat, in the shape of crusts or
hardened Jumps. The accumulation of
these incruststions produces feeling of
discomfort, and nsrrows the nasal passages
60 as TO embsrrass respiration. Therefore
frequent efforts have to DO made to remove
them, either by forcibly blowing tho nose,
or by 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
10 the mucous membrane will sometimes
be found bloody, fact which explains the
force required for its dislodgment. During
sleeep these incrustations accumulate more
TuDIdiy, 5arrd tho foolin6 10 therefore must
uncomfortable in the morning. Sometimes
sll efforts to clear the throat are futile IN
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
icipates 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 place fire.
quently, sometimes even attacking the
bones, when email 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 imDos-
sible, necessitating respiration principally
through the mouth, amethod very delete
rious to the general health, but more par
ticularly 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 q discordant
harsh, and nasal character; the sense of
smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the ssme effect, though less ire
quent, is produced on the sense of taste.
Occasionally, while blowing the nose, q
cracking or bubbling sound will be heard
in the ear, and hearing will be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud-
denly with something like o swapping
sound. This phenomenon is usually re-
peated until, at one time, hearing does not
return, and remains permanently injured.
Noises in the head Of every conceivable
description will make their appearance
and add TO the distress Of the sufferer, snd
hearing may be lost 80 gradually that a
considerable degree Of deafness may exist
before the person is really swsre Of the
fact. The eyes are apt TO become weak,
irritable, and disposed to water on e1pos-
ure 70 cold 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 nritsbility and mcroseness Of
disposition. The stomach generally suffers
more or less, is weak and irritable; the ap-
petite is cspricious, and Is nearly always
bad in the morning. In severe cases the
system becomes feeble and prostrsted, and
here is an aversion or inability to either
physical or mental exertiOn. Not unfre-
quently catsrrh proves fatal, either by de-
bilitating the system and wearing out the
patient or by travelling downward and
producing throat affections, bronchitis, and
finally eons1s1lPtion. It may be safely
asserted that after hereditary predisposf-
ton, estarrh is the most frequent and i'm
portant cause Of this fatal complaint.
Cstarrh 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 is the
exciting cause in full half the cases Of
Deafness, Drs. Lighthill 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.
Dr.. LrGHTm1I iR row at KusselPs For.
est City House C.svelano, wnvre he wll
remain until Saturday, December 10th,