Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31
Ear, Throat and Air Passages
Symptoms of Catar1h.

Tho first sensation IS usually d feeling td
 heat and dryness in ths noss aud frequent
 inclination 10 sacestng. There .s aa inability
 to breathe freely, us the nose becomes stepped
 up, sometimes on one side sometimes on the
 other.
 Soon, Il clear, wately. acrii Li charge makes
 it's appearance, excoliating the hostrils. and
 edges of the lips, which become red and some
 what swollen. After few days, the discharge
 becomes thick, yellowish, extremely frequent,
 add continues to be a marked feature ot the disease, and source of much danger and the
 greatest annoyance. After more or less tilno, it becomes purulent highly offensive, and as-
 sumes an extremely fetid odor It is usually , SD profuae as to require, when confined to the
 nose, the frequent application of the Landker- chief, or, if it drops into the throat, which is more particularly the case while the body is l in Horizontal position, constant cxpeetola. ton, a,.%f sttiais stnes both.
 Sleep Is fr&tIrently disturbed by d sensation of choking. caused ty tho prcscuce oi the dis chargein tho thfoat: Owing to the heat in the head, the w;ttry Lurtsou uf the fc,s'etiou often evaiio,n'cS, ard assauAlug 2 condition of xoility. is arr' sit rt upon s!ie suembrano ,i th6 nose and upper part Of the tE:oRt. ia the shape Ut Gru>tsiut hardened humps .Ae a. :
 cumulati"n "t thefe inei Hs Hststi,'itS p~oAGs.s :t
 feeling of ':ls. 'ufnli, and na,ruw> tue n.-.;!
 .'assaSes ;t- to eluD,rrass Iasiii ltion There
 turc. frequent efforts harv [" De iuaGr ,p lv-
 mov. tcIu. ri.l.r hy t2rtibly ing lll..
 nose or b, persistent htMking pr.,vtic, ...
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 >ilv ut thc iLc. ts!ttl-n Wh In :iht:I", b the
 lnuvous n4.n. b...H- "..l lli..in!.s b. iaul.l
 ulo":v, d t.r; n;4 j, ex ans tua force rrqnit
 u,l Tor it's :! ,<:i.o.st Dnrin, slsrp shrsr in-
 ,rn>t.,inl4< svt:MsI'fe moro rapidly. and sl.v
 feeling is tLer.: :e most hlr> illor tc in the
 morning. S.nurtiA:s atl cfHts tu clear the
 S.ruat aa ,llilc uatl after bttaitaat UT ascr
 something warm in swallowed. SqMe p,tcnts
 say that tavy are not successful urtil they
 havo swallow cd solno whisky or brandy. lhv discharge which is at lirst without Suull as sames in tho progress of the complaint an OK ccxsivcly tcl.d udur, thu breath participates in this, and becomes occasionally SD revoltngly offensive as to render siu patient an object ol disgust to himself as wt as to others. Ulce- ration of the mucous membrane of the noss takes place frequently, sometimes even at lacking the bones when small particles of that substantc will occasionally be found mix with the discharge. The accumulation of the discharge together with tho thickened condi- tion of the mucous membrane, renders rcxpi. ration through the nasal passages very diff cult, aud oftcntines impossible peccssitating respiration through the month-a method very deletsrious to tho general health, but more particularly so to tho. lungs, as will be shown hereafter. Tho unr leasant noise pro- dueed during sleep. known as snoring, origin ates from the samu cause. The voi%e loses Its musical quality. and assumes a discordant, harsh, and nasal character :; the sense of smell { becomes much impaired or entirely lost. and the ssamc effect, though less frequent is llyo- ducod on the sense of tasto. Occasionally, while blowing the nose. Il oraekling e bub bling sound will ho heard in the Gar ani lisar. ing will be fuund quite thick and stopped up, but return suddenly with something iiko snapping sound. Ihis phenomenon is usually repeated until, ut oEo time, hearing does aot return, and remains permanently injured. Noises ill the head of every conceivable de- scription will mako their appearance aad add to the distress of the sufferer, aud hearing may te lost 30 gradually that a considerable degree of deafness may exist hefnre tle pcrsou iS>re- ally aware of the fact. The eyes ars apt to become weak. irritable, and disposed to water on exposure to cold and wind, or after the slightest aA~rtion. A pain, more or lssa acute, or distressing feeling of pressure, is expsri- enced over tn; eyes, and sometimes on the top or back of tho ilead. and also pain in the face closely resembling neuralgia. for which it is very often mistaken. The distress in the head weakens the memory and produces irlitability and moroseness of disposition. The stomach generally suffers more or less, IS weak and ir- ritable the appetite is caprieicus, and is mar ly always bad in the morning. In severe ca ses the system Lecomes feeble and prostrated, and there Is an aversion or inability to either physical CT mental exer.ion. Not unfrequent- ly catarrh proves fatal, either by facilitating the system and wearing out ths p,sicat, UT by travelling downward and producing throat affections, bronchitis, and ua!ly ca,ssmpsiou 1t may be safely asserted that after hereditary predisposition, eatarrh is the most frequent and important cause oi this fatai complaint.
 Catarrh has been considered an incurable dis- ease. and on tue strength of that suppo.icion has been neglected by both the pro..assioa and the public. As it is the excitn., r,lse in full half the cases of Deafness. Drs L;go en,Il have for years past ms.lv it: rroocr- treatment their special study and havo ty their success fully established the durability uf this offensive com plant. That this is no merc assertion. can be readily proved by the numerous testimonials frnv hirrl,1 %ai, ,1.,