Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-12
And all the various diseases Of the Eal
Throat and Air Passages.
sYARToMs OF cATARRH.

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Throat and Air Passages.
SYMPTOMS OF cATARRH.
The first sensation Is usually q feeling
of dryness and hest 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 eide,
sometimes on the other.
Soon 8 clear, watery, acrid discharge
makes its appearance, sIcoriating 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 8
source of much danger and the greatest
annoyance. After more or less time, it
becomes purulent highly ofensive, 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 throat, which is more particularly the
case while the body is in horizontal po-
sitiOn, constant expectorstisn, and some
times both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by 8 senss-
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the discharge in the throat. Owing to the
heat in the head, the watery part Of the
secretion often evapOrstes, andi assuming
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 narrows the nasal passages
so as to embsrrass respiration. Therefore
frequent efforts have 10 be made to remove
them, either by forcibly blowing the nose,
or by persistent hawking practice as
dissgreesble to the one affected IS It is TO
those around him. After the removal.
that side of the incrustation which adhered
to the mucous membrane will sometimes
be found bloody, fact which explains the
force required for its dislodgment During
sleeep these incrustations accumulate more
rapidly, and the feeling Is therefore most
uneomfortab bic 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 or brandy. The
discharge which is at first without smell,
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an excessively feLid odor the breath par
tieipates IN this, and becomes occasionally
SO revoltingly offensive IS TO render the
patient an object Of disgust TO himself as
well IS TO others liberation of the rnu-
cous membrane of the nose takes place fre-
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 pas
sa2es very difficult and oftentimes imDos-
sible, neeessitating respiration principally
through the mouth, method very delete
rious 10 the general health, but more par
tieularly SO to tie 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 discordant
harsh, and nasal character; the sense Of
smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the same effect, though less fre-
quent, is produced on the sense of taste.
Occasionally, while blowing the nose a
cracking or bubbling sound will be hesrd
in the ear, and hearing viii be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud
denly with something like g snspping
sound. This phenomenon is usually re-
peated until, at one time hearing docs not
return, and remains permanently injured |
Noises in the hesd Of every conceivable
description will make their appearance
and add to the distress of the sufferer, and |
hearing may be lost 80 gradually that a |
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 10 water on expos
ure TO cold and wind, or after the slightest |
exertion. A pain, more or less acute, or q |
feeling of pressure, is expert
epced 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 snd
produces irritability and moroseness Of
disposition. The stomach generally suffers
more or less, Is weak and irritable; the ap-
petite is capricious, and is nearly always
bad in the morning. In severe cases the
system becomes feeble and prostrated, and
here is an aversion or inability to either
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luently catsrrh proves fatal, either by de-
the system and wearing out the
patient, or by travelling downward and
producing throat affections, bronchitis, and
inally consumption. It may beIlsafeIy
.sserted that after hereditary predisposi-
ion, catarrh is the most frequent and i'm
,ortant cause Of this fatal complaint.
Catarrh has been considered an incurs-
lie disease, and on the strength Of that
opposition has been neglected by both
he profession and the public. As It is the
xeiting cause in full half the cases Of
Deafness, Drs. Lighthill have for years
ast made its proper treatment their
pecisl study, aud have by their success
lily established the durability of this Of
snsiYe complaint. - IL
Dr.. L1GHTHnL win remain at RusseTs
crest City House, Cleveland, from HOn. :
ay. December 9th, until st0rday,
ecember 10th, 1884,