Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-17

Soon, clear. watcry, acrid di,eharge makss it's appearance, eXcol ating the nostrils, and | edges of the lips, which become red and some what swollen. After a few days, the discharge becomes thick, ycllowish, extremely frequent | add continues to be a marked feature of the diseasx,, and d source of much danger and the
 greatest an,,,..r vance. After more or less time,
 it becomes purulen., highly offensive, and as-
 sunles an extremely fetiu ..tnf lt Is usually sD prufuse as to require. when coA1heu to tDe
 l:ose. the frequent application of the hanurnvrr- chief, or, if it drops into the throat, which is
 moie particularly the case while the body is
 in d horiEontal position, constant expectoia tion and sometimes both.
 Sleep is frequently disturbed by d sensation of choking, caused by the presence oi the dis charge in the throat. Owing to tine heat in the head, the watcry portion of the sccretiou often evaporatcs, and assuming condition ui , solility. is deposited upon the membrane ci ; the nose and upper part Of the throat, in the shape of crusts of hardened Jumps The ac-
 rurlulation of thesp inc. :--.>..;".." p'ouuces " .eutiiig Of dlscoinfort, and narrows the nasal
 passages as to clnbarrass respiration. There iorc. frequent efforts have to be made to lc 1 move thcm, either by forciby blowing the
 hose or by persistent hawking-a practice as disagree .ble to the affected it is to those around him. AlteI the removal, that
 side of the incrustntiun wh ch adhered to the mucous mt mblane- will sometimes be found bloody, a fact which explains the force requr- ed for it's d'slodgment During sleep these in crusta!ions accumulate more rapidly, and tie
 feeling is therefore most uncomfortable in the
 morning Sometimes all efforts to clear the throat are futile until after breakfast after
 so.nething warm is swallowed. Some patients say that they are not successful until they la c swallowed some whisky or brandy. The discharge which is at first without smell as-
 Shines in the progress of the complaint all ex
 .ssiveiy fct.d odor ths breath participates in
 this, and becomes occasionally so revoltingly offensive as to reuder the patient an object ut
 disgust to himself as we'll Us to others. Ulce- , ra ion of the mucous membrane of the nose
 t .kes place frequently, sometimes even at
 tacking the bones, when small particles of that substance will occasionally be found mix with the discharge. The accumulation of the discharge, together with the thickened condi-
 ton of the mucous membrane, renders rcspi- ration through the nasal passages very dini- l cult, aud oftentimes impossible, pectsSitating respi: atioH through the moutli-a method very dclet-rious to the general health, but more particularly 50 to tilet lungs, as will be shown hereafter The unpleasant noise pro- duecd during sleep. known as suoring, origin ates from tllc same cause. The vol'e loses its
 musical quality. and assumes discordant,
 harsh, and uusal character the sense of smell becomes much impaired or entirely lost, and
 the .same effect, though less frequent, is pro-
 duced on the sense of taste. Occasi onally,
 while blowing the nose, crackling O. bub
 bling sound will be heard in the ear and hear-
 ing will be found quite thick aud stopped up,
 but return suddenly with something like
 snapping sound This phenomenon is usually
 repeated until, at one time, hearing does not return, and remains permanently injured.
 Noises in the head of every concevabe de-
 I
 to the distress of the sufferer, and hearing may
 be lost so gradually that 8 considerable degree of deafness may exist before the person is re- ally aware of the fact. The eyes are apt to
 become weak, irritable, and disposed to water on exposure to cold and wind, after the slightest e4ertion. A pain more or less acute, or a distressing feeling of pressure, is experi- enced over tha 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 distress in the head
 weakens the memory and produces irritability and moroseness of disposition The stomach
 generally suffers more or less, is weak and ir- ritable the appetite is capricious, and is near ly always bad in the morning In seveie ca ses the systenal ecomes feeble and prostrated, and there is an aversion or inability to either physical or mental exertion, Not rnfrequent-
 Iy catarrh proves fatal. either by facilitating
 the system and wearing out the patient, or by
 travelling downward and producing throat affections bronchitis, and finally consumption.
 1t may be safely asserted that after heredita predisposition, catarrh is tbe most frequent
 and important cause of this fatal complaint.
 Catarrh has been consi sidered an incqrable dis
 ease, 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. Lighthill have
 for years past made it's proper treatment their
 special study, and have by their success fully
 established the durability of this offensive com plalnt That this is no mere assertion. can be
 readily proved by the numerous testimonials
 from highly respectable pal ties who have been
 under their treatment for this complaint.