Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-24
he CAN BE CONSULTED AS
USUAL.
ON OArARRH-DEANKss
And al the various diseases of the EeT
Throat and Air Passages.
gYIfpTCMs OF CATARRH.

Throat and Air Passages.
SYMPTOMS OF CATARR8.
The first sensation Is usually q feeling
OF dryness and heat in the nose, snd u fire.
queut inclination to sneezilg There is an
inability to breathe freely, as the nose be-
comes stopped up, sometimes on one side,
sometimes on the other.
Soon 8 clear, watery, Rcrid 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
ish, extremely frequent, and continues 70
be a marked feature Of the disease and
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
csse while the body is in horizontal po-
sition, constant expectoratisn, and sOule-
times both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by senss-
ton Of choking caused by the presence of
the discharge il the throat. Owing to the
! heat il the head, the wstsry part Of the
! secretion often evaporates, and: assuming
a condition Of solidity Is deposited upon
Of the throat, II the shape OF orusts or
hardened humps. The accumulation OF
these incrustations produces feeling Of
| discomfort, and nsrrows the nasal passages
SO as TO embarrass respiration Therefore
| frequent efforts have 70 be made to remove
them, either by foreibly blowing the nose,
or BY per-. tent hawking practice as
| dissgreeable 10 the one affected as it is to
those sro,-4 him. After the removal,
| that side of the ineruststion which adhered
| to the mucous membrane will sometimes
| be found bloody, fact which explains the
force required for its dislodgment. During
| sleeep these incruststions accumulate more
rapidly, and the feeling Is therefore most
uncomfortable IN the morning. Sometimes
I ell efforts to clear the throat are futile IN
! 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
assumes, IN the progress OF the complaint
! an excessively fetid odor, ths breath par
ticipates IN this, and becomes occasionally
SO Tevoltingly offensive as to render the
patient an object Of disgust 70 himself as
wen IS to others, liberation of the mu-
eoua 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
] rsudeEs respiration through the nasal pas
| sages very difficult and oftentimes impos-
| sible, necessitstlng respiration principally
| through the mouth, method very delete
rious to the general health, but more par
tioulsrly so to tie lungs, as will be shown
hereafter. The unpleasant noise produced
during sleep, known IS snoring originates
| from the same cause. The voice loOses It's
! musical quality, and assumes g discordant
marsh, and nasal character: the sense OF
smeI becomes much impaired or entirely
| lost, and the same ehect, though less fre-
| quent, is produced on the sense OF taste
! Occasionally, while blowing the nose, a
cracking or buDbling sound will be heard
/ in the ear, and hearing will be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud-
/ denly with something ike Swapping
sound This phenone1oa Is usually re-
peatsd until, st one time, hearing does not
return, and remains permanently injured.
1 Noises IL the head Of every conceivable
description will make their appearance
and add to the distress Of the sufferer, and
hearing may be lost 30 gradually that q
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 Wild, or after the slightest
eZertion. A pain, more or Less acute, OF a
distressing feeling Of pressure, is expert
| eneed 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 weskens the memory and
produces rritablity and moroseness Of
| disposition. The stomach generally suffers
I uaors or iess, Is weak and irritable; the ap-
/ patite is eapricious, snd Is nearly always
| bad in the morning. In severe Gases the
system becomes feeble and prostrsted, and
/ here is an aversion or inability to either
/ physical or mental exertiOn. Not unfre-
quently catsrrh proves fatal, either by de-
bilitsting the system snd wearing out the
patient, or by travelling downward and
| producing throat affections, bronchitis, and
hnally consumption. L may 10 ssfely
asserted thst sfter hereditary prsdisposi-
tion, cstarrh is the most frequent and in
portant cause of this fatal complaint.
Catsrrh has been considered an incuFa-
bic disease, and or the strength of that
sapposition has been neglected by both
the profession and the public. As it is the
| exciting csuss ia full half the cases of
Deafness Drs. Ligbthll have for years
past made its proper treatment their
special study, and have by their SUCCESS
fully established the durability Of this Of
fsnsive complaint.
Dr.. LdGHTHILL will remain at RUSSELL 3
Forest City House Cleveland, from Mon
day, December 5In, until saturday,
December 10th, 1884.