Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-17
IL CAN BE CONSULTED A
USUAL
ON OATARRH-DEANEss,
And eli the various diseases of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.

SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.
The first sensation ls usually a feeling
Of dryness and heat in the nose, and Il frs-
quent INCLINATION to sueezing There Is an
inability to breathe freely, as tho nose be-
comes stopped up, sometimes on one aide,
sometimes en- the other.
Soon clear, watery, &crid discharge
makes its appearance, excoriAting the nos
trils, and edges of the lips, which become
red and somewhat swollen. After few
days the discharge becomes thick, yellow
ism, extremely frequent, and continues 70
be q marked feature of the disease; and a
source Of much danger and the greatest
annoyance. After more or less time, it
becomes purulent, highly offensive and as
sumes an extremely fetid odor. 1t 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 expectorstian, and some
times both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by sensa-
tion of choking caused by the presence of
the discharge in the throat. Owing to the
heat in the head, the watery part Of the
secretion often evaporates, 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 incruststions produces 3 feeling Of
discomfort, and 4 arrows 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 hsWking-s practice es
disagreeable to the one affected as It is TO
those arb.. nd 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
uncomfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
I'll 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
I an excessively fetid odor, the breath par
3 htClDGtto klll61 anu DtCOulE5
/ so revoltingly offensive as to render the
I patient an object of disgust to himself as
| well as to others. liberation of the mu-
/ cous membrane of the nose takes place fire.
uuently, 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 thiokened
/ condition of the mucous membrane
renders respiration through the nasal pas
/ sages very difficult, and oftentimes impos-
sible, necessitsting respiration principally
| through the mouth, q method very delete
/ rious TO the general health, but more par
| ticulsrly so to the lungs, as will be shown
I heresftsr. The unpleasant noise produced
/! during sleep, known as snoring, Originstes
( 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 fire.
/ quent, is produced OF the sense Of taste.
Occasionally, while blowing the nose, a
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 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 10 the distress Of the sufferer, and
/ hearing may be lost 30 gradually that a
considerable degree of deafness may exist
before the person is really aware Of the
fact The eyes are apt TO become weak
irritable, and disposed TO water on expos
ure to cold and wind, or after the slightest
ezertiOn. a pain, nnore or less acute, or q
/ distressing feeling Of pressure, IS expert
! ence1 over the eyes, and sometimes on the
/ top OF back of the head, and also pain in
the face, closely resembling neuralgia, for
! which it is very often mistaken. The dis
trass in the head weakens the memory and
produces irritAbiiity and mSrosenessi Of
| disposition The stomach generally suffers
more or less, is weak and irritable the sp-
petite is cspFiciouz, and ia nearly slwsys
4 bad IN the morning. In severe cases the
system becomes feeble and prostrsted, and
there is an aversion or inability TO either
I physical or mental exertton. Not unfre-
quently catsTrh proves fatal, either by de-
| bihtating the system and wearing out the
patient or by travelling downward and
! producing throat affections, bronchitis, and
finally consumption It may bes.ssfely
asserted that after hereditary predaposti-
tion, catarrh is the most frequent and in.-
portsnt csuse Of this fatal complaint.
Catsrrh has been considered an inours-
bio disease, and on the strength of thal
sHpposition 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
special study, and have by their success
fully established the durability Of this Of
fensive complaint. l
DR.. LIeHTHnL will remain at RusselPs
Forest City House, Cleveland, nom Mon
day, December 5th, until saturday.
december 10th, 1884,