Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-20
DR.lIGHTHILL

On she Symptoms Of Catarrhs
The first sensation Is usually feeling OF
| dryness and heat In the nose, and q frequent
inclination so sneezing. There il an inability
TO breathe freely, as the nose becomes stopped
mp, sometimes ON one side, sometimes ON the
other. Fg-.s-.-. ,vFx
Soon a clear wstery, acrid discharge makes
lis appearance, exeoristng the nostriis, and
edges Of the lips, which becomes red and soma
what swollen. Aftsra few days the discharge
becomes thick, yeilowish, extremely frequent,
and continues to be marked feature Of ne dis
ease, and source of much danger and the
greatest annoyance. After more or less ime
it becomes puruIent, highly offensive, and as.
sumes an extremely fetld odor. 1t is usually
so profuse as 10 quire, when confined to the
I nose, the frequent applications OF the handker-
eaief, or if 1t drops into the throat, which is
more particularly the case while the body is In
a honzontal position, constant expectoration,
ard sometimes both. te.ss
Sleep Is frequently disturbed by sensation
/, of choking, caused by the presence of the dis
charge in the throat. Owing to the heat in the
head, the waiery portion of the discharge often
eyarorates, and assuming a condition OF solid
ity, is deposited upon the membrane Of the
nose and upper part of the throat, in the shape
of crnsts or hardened Jumps. The accumula-
/.
discomfort, and narrows the nasal passages SO
as to embarrass respiration. Therefore, fire.
qnent efforts have to be made TO remove them,
either ty forcibly blowing the nose, or by per-
sistsnt hawking practice as disagreeable to
the one affected as ii is to those around him.
After the removal, that side OF the incr ustation
which adhered TO the mucous membrane will
some times be found bloody, a fact which ex-
plains the force required for its dIsipdgment
During sleep these incrustations accumulate
more rapidly, and the feeling is therefore most
uncomfortable in the morning Sometimes all
efforts TO clear the throat futile until after
breakfast after something warm Is swal-
lowed. Some patients state that they are not
successful until they have swallowed some
whisky or brandy.
The diseharge, which is 1t first without smell
assumes In The progress OF the complaint an
excessively fetid color. the breath participates
in this, and becomes occasionally SO revolving
ly offensive IS 10 render the patient an object
of disgust 10 himself as well as to others. Ul-
caration of the mucous membrane OF the nose
tsAss place frequently, sometimes even attack
ing the bones, when small particles of that
substance will occasionally be found mixed
with he discharge. The accumulation of the
dis barge, together with the thickened condi-
ton OF tire mucous membrane, renders respira-
tion through the nasal passages very difficult,
ard ofteRtimes impossible Eecessi tating res.
pira'icn principally through the mouth-a
ms tbCd very dele.arious to the general health.
bGtrnorc particularly so to the lungs, as win
be shown hereafter. The unpleasant noise
produced during sleep, known ~ snoring,
originates from tie same cause. The voice
loses its musical quality, and ass unes dis
oordaut, harsh and nasal character; the sense
of smell becomes much impaired or entirely
lost, and the same effect, though less freq uent,
is rroduced on the sensa OF taste. Occasionally
while blowing the nose, cracking or bu billing
sound Will Ga heard in tha ear, and hearing
viii b. found quite thick and stopped up, but
Teturns suddenly with something like 4 snap
ping sound.
This phenomenon is usually repeated until
at 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 ST er, and hearing ~ be lost SO
gradually that a considerable degree OF deaf.
may exist before the person is really
Nv are OF the fact. The eyes are apt 20 become
W ak, irritable, and disposed TO water e2:-
rosuYe TO cold and wind, or after the slightest
exertion. a pain, more or less acute, or dis
tressing feeling OF pressure, is experienced
over The eyes, and sometimes ON the top or back
Of the head, and aIso pain III the face, closely
rSsanbling neuralgia, for which il is very often
uAs ta1en. The distress in the head weakens
the memory and produces irritability and
n oroseness cf disposition. The stomach gen.
orally suffers more or less, Is weak aud irri-
table; the appetite is capricious, and is nearly
always tad in the morning In severe cages
the system becomes feeble and Frustrated, and
there 10 an aversion II inability 10 either phys.
teal mental exPiti2o. Not unfrequentiy
catarrh proves fstai ether by debiitatine the
sye'sm and wearing ont tho patient or by
travelling downward and producing tGEoat
affections, bronchitis, aad finally consumption.
1t may be safely asserted that aftor hereditary
pIetiisposition, catarrh is the mot frequent
ard important csusc Of this fatal complaint
Or. LIGHTHILL can b. consulted at the
EEBITT HoUsY Washing ION, from Monday
morning, February %. until Saturday evening,
March ), on Catarrh, Deafness, and all diseases
ofthe Ear, Throat, and Air passages. fetf.eo3 y
LOST AND FOUND.