Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-26
ON OATARRH-DEANFss.
And all the various diseases Of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRE

SYMPTOMS OF CATAREE.
The first sensation Is usually q feeling
Of dryness and hest in the nose, and fre-
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, watery, acrid discharge
makes its appearance, excoriating the nos
trils, and edges of the lips, which become
red and somewhat swollen. After 8 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 offensive, 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 beth.
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 evsporsteS and; assuming
q condition of soidity is deposited upon
the membrane of the nose and upper part
Of the throat, in the shape of erusts or
hardened Jumps. The accumulation Of
these incrustRtions produces feeling Of
discomfort, and narrows the nasal passages
so as to embsrrsss respiration. Therefore
| frequent efforts have 10 be made to remove
them, either by forcibly blowing the nose,
or by persistent hawking-a practice as
dissgreesble to the one affected as it is to
those around him. After the removal,
thst side Of the incruststion which sdhered
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
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,
assumes, In the progress Of the complaint
an excessively fetid Odor, the breath par
/ ticipates In this, and becomes occasionally
so Tevoltingly offensive as to render the
patient an object of disgust to himself as
well as TO others. liberation Of the mu-
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
sages very difficult, and oftentimes impos-
sible, necessitating respiration principally
through the mouth, method very delete
riOus to the general health, but more par
ticulsrly so 70 the lungs, as will be shown
hereafter. The unpleasant noise produced
during sleep, known as snoring originates
from tho sH9ie eauss- The voice looses its
musical quality, and assumes 8 diseordant
harsh, snd 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 bubbling sound will be heard
in the ear, and hearing will be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud
denly witA something like a swapping
sound. This phenomenon is usually re-
pested 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 msy be lost so 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 wind, or after the slightest
I exertion. A pain, more or Less acute, or a
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 lace, closely resembling neuralgia, for
which It ls very often mistaken. The dis
tress IN the head weAlkens the memory and
produces IrrltsDllity Eud meroseness Of
| disposition. The stomach generally suffers
more OF less, is weak and iSritable. the an
petite is capTicious, ard is Nearly slwsvs
bad in the morning. In severe cases the
system becomes feeble and prossrstsd and
here is an aversion or inability 70 either
physical or mental exertion. Not upfra-
puently estsrrb proves fatal, either BY da.
DllltablhB bn5 lhboA4 hnu wearing Out The
patient, or by travelling downward and
producing throat affections, bronchitis, and
finally consumption. 1t may DO safely
asserted that sitter hereditary prsdisposi-
tiOn, cstarrh is the most frequent and i'm
portant cause Of this fatal complsint.
Catarrh has been considered an incurs-
bic disease, and on the strength Of that
| sNppOsition bas been neglected by both
the profession and the public AS it is the
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 curabiBty Of this Of
fensive complaint.
DR.. L1eHTHILL will ren1sin at Russel's
Forest City House, Clevelsnd, rom Non
day, December 6tn, until saturday,
December 10th, 1884.