Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-06
NOISES IN THE HEAD, AND ALL TEE
VARIOUS ACUTE AND CHRON-
&c DISEASES OF THE
EAR AND THROAT.
DIR. LIGHTHILL ON THE SYMPTOMS
OF CATARRH.


The first sensation is usually a feeling
of dryness and heat in tbe nose. and a free
inclination 20 aneezing. There is an ina
bilily TO breathe freely, as The rose Re
comes stopped up, sometimes on one side,
sometimes On the. other.
Soon clear, wstery, aorid discharge
makes its appearance, ezcoriating tho
nostrils and edges of The lips, which be-
come rcd and somewhat swollen. After e
few days ths discharge becomes thick, yell
lowish, extremely frequent, and ccntnues
10 be a marked feature Of The disease, snd
q source Of much danger and the greatest
annoyance. After more oc less lime, it
becomes purulent highly offensive, and
usually so profuse as to require, wb,n
cOn6ne3io The nose, the freqnen'apPlicslion
of the handkerchief, or If it drops into The
throat, which is more particularly the case
while the body is in horizontal position,
constant expoclOratiOn, and sometimes
both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by SEN
sAtion of choking, caused by the presence
of the discharge in the throat. Owing to
the heat in the head, the wa!ery portion
of the discharge often evaporat, s, and as
suming condition Of solidity, is deposited
upon the membrane Of the nose and upper
part Of the throat in tbe shape of crusis
or hardened Jumps. The accumulation Of
these incrustations produces a feeling of
discomfort, aud nerrows the nasal passa-
ges so as TO embarsss respiration. There
fore, frequent efforts have to be made to
remove them, either by fOrcibIy blowing
tho nose, or by persistent hawking
practice as disagreoable 10 the one affect
ep az it is 10 those around him. After the
removal, that side of the inoruslation
which adhered to the mucous membrane
will sometimes be found bloody, a fact
which explains the force required for it's
dislodgment. During sleep, these incrua.
tations accumulate more rapidly, and the
feeling is therefore more uncomfortable in
the morning. Sometimes all efforts to
clear the throat are futile until after
breakfast or alter something warm is
swallowed.
Some atIienys state that they are not
successful until they have swsllOwed some
whisky or brandy. The discharge, which |
is at first without smell, assumes in the
Of the complaint, an excessively |
fetid color, the breath participates in this,
and becomes occasionally so revoltingly |
Offensive as torsDder the patient sn object
Of disgust to himself ss we'll ss to others.
liberation Of the muous membrane Of the |
nose takes pl4oe frequently, sometimes
even attacking the bones, when small par
Lisles Of that Eu5atsncs VIII OCCASIONALLY
be found mixed with the discharge. The
of The disohsrge, together
"ith the thickened condition of the na-
'ous membraue res9niersiratio on
through the nasal passages very difisui,
lad often limos Impossible, nea7ss:'
aspiration principally thraast ''ns
method very delaitYlor 'u' i ilou'D,
'eslth, but mora p . % 'he SoHerD
unss ss ,zp, .,..rtioulavly SO to The |
,nr Ioass- be shown hereafter. The
"a, It noiEe produced duriog sleep |
IN as snoring, originates from the
saue cause.
Tie voice loses its musical quality and |
assumes a discoydeRt harsh, and nasal !
the sense of smell becomes
much Impaired or entirely lost, and tho !
same effect though leas frequent, is pro-
duced on The sense o. Taste. Occasionally,
while blowing the nose, cracking or
sound viii be heard in The car,
and the ring viii bo found quito thick and !
stopped up, bus returns suddenly with |
something like a swapping sound This |
phenomenon is usually repeated until, at |
one time, hearing does not return, and re- |
mains permanently injured. Noises In The |
head OF every conceivable description will
make their appearance and add 10 the dis ]
tross Of the sufferer, and hearing msy be |
lost 50 gradually that a considerable de- |
gree Of deafness may exist before the !
person is really aware of the fact. The !
eyes are apL to become weak, irriisied, and |
TO water on exposure to cold and !
wind, and after the slightest exsrtioD.
= pain more OF Iess scute, or a disiress- !
ing feeling Of pressure, is experienced |
over the eyes, and sometimes on the top |
or hack 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 irritability and morOseness
of disposition. The stomach generally |
suffers moro or less; is weak and irritsble;
the appetite is weak and espricious, and is
nearly always bad in the morning. In
severe cases the system becomes feeble
and prOstrated, and there is an aversion
or inability to either physical or mental
exertion.
Not unfrequently ostarrh proves fatal,
either by debilitating the system and wear
ing out the patient or by travelling down.
ward and producing throat affections,
bronchitis, and, finally, consumption. 1t
may be safely asserted that after heredi-
tsry prediaposition. catarrb ia tba -n,st