Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-05
ON CATARRH-DEANEss,
And all the various diseases Of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.
sYMPToMs OF CATARRH.

The first sensation is usually a feeling
Of dryness and heat in the nose, and fire.
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 clear, wstery, acrid discharge
makes Its appearance, excoriating the nos
trIls, and edges Of the lips, which become
red and somewhat swollen. After a 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 OF less time, it
becomes purulent, highly offensive, and as
sumes an extremely fetid odor. It is
usually so profuse as TO require, when con-
lined to the nose, the frequent application
OF the handkerchief, or, if it drops into
the throat, which is more particularly the
case while the body Is in a horizontal no
sltion, constant ezpectoratian, sad some
times both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed BY sensa-
ton Of choking caused by the presence of
the discharge in the throat. Owing to the
heat IN the head, the wstsry part of the
secretion often evaporstes, andi assuming
q 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 lncrustations produces a feeling of
discomfort and narrows the nasal passages
so as to embarrass respiration. Therefore
frequent efforts have 10 be made 70 remove
them, either by forcibly blowing the nose
or by Pers istent hswkiDg-s practice as
dlsagreeah 3 t. the one gffected as it is to
those around him. After the removal.
that side of the incruststion which adhered
to the mucous membrane will sometimes
be found bloody, u fact which explains the
force required for its dislodgment. During
sleeep these incrustations accumulate more
rapidly, and the feeling is therefore most
uncomfortable In the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
til after breakfast or after something warm
Is swallowed. Some patients state that
they are not successful until they have
swallowed some whisky OF brandy. The
discharge, which is at first without smell.
assumes, in the progress of the complaint
an excessively fetid odor, the breath par
ticipates in this, and becomes occasionally
so revoltingly offensive as to render the
patient an object of disgust to himself as
well as TO others. liberation of the mds
cous membrane of the nose takes place fire.
quently, sometimes even attacking the
bones, when small 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 , as
sages very difficult, and oftentimes imJjOs-
sIble, necessitsting respiration principally
through the mouth, method very delete.
rious 70 the general health, but morn par
uculsrly so TO tie lungs, IS will be shown
hereafter. Tho unpleasant noise produced
during sleep, known as snoring, originates
from the same cause. The voice leoses its
musical quality, and assumes dissordsnt
harsh, and nasal character; the sense OF
smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the same effect, though less fire.
quent, Is produced on the sense of taste.
Occasionally, while blowing the nose, a
cracking or bubhllng sound will be heard
in the ear, and hearing will be found
guile thick and stopped up, but return sud
denly with something like 3 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, and
hearing may be lost so gradually that
considerable degree of deafness may exist
before the person is really aware of he
fact The eyes are apt to become weak,
irritable, and disposed TO water on expos
ure TO cold and wind, or after the slightest
e1ertion. A pain, more or less acute, or 3
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 oftan mistaken. The dis
tress in the head weakens the memory and
produces irritability and meroseness of
disposition. The stomach generally suffers
more or less, is weak and irritable the ap-
petite Is capricious, ard is nearly always |
bad in the morning. In severe cases the |
system becomes feeble and prostratsd, and |
there is an aversion or inability to either |
physical OF mental exertion. Not unfre- |
quently catarrh proves fatal either by de- |
bilitating the system and wearing out the |
patient, or by travelling downward and
producing throat affections, bronchitis, and |
finally CONSUMPTION. It may be safely /
asserted that sffer hereditary predisposi-
tion, eatarrh is the most frequent and i'm
portant cause Of this fatal complaint.
Catarrh has been considered an incura-
bic disease, and on the strength of that
has been neglected by both
the profession and the public As it isthe
exciting cause in full half the cases Of
Deafness, Drs- Lighthill have for years
past made its proper treatment their
'pecial study, and have by their success
July established the durability of this Of
ensive complaint. /
DR.. LightbilI viii remain at RusselTs
Forest City House, Cleveland, until Thurs,
lay evening, November 10th. .-,err1