Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-04
ON oArARRH-DEANEss
And all the various diseases of the Ear
Throat and Air Passages.
SYMPTOMS OF oATARRH.

1880 SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.
The first sensation is usually a feeling
Of dryness and heat in the nose, and a fre-
quent inclination to sueeziDg. There is an
in&bifty to breathe freely, as the nose be-
comes stopped up, sometimes on one side,
sometimes on the other-gs-
Soon 2 clear, watery, acrid discharge
makes lis appearance, .excoristing the nos
trils, and edges of the lips, which become
red and somewhat swollen. After a few
days the discharge becomes thick, yellow
ish, extremely frequent, and continues TO
be 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
snmes an extremely fetid odor. It is
Usually SO profuse as to require, when con
dned 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 DO
sltlon, constant expectorstian, and some
times both aIT
Sleep is frequently disturbed by a senss-
ton of choking caused by the presence Of
the discharge in the throat. Owing to tbe
heat in the head, the wstery part of the
secretion often evaporates, ands assuming
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 inerustations produces a feeling Of
discomfort, and narrows the nasal passages
so as to embarrass respiration. Therefore
frequent efforts have 10 be made 10 ran1ova
them, either BY forcibly blowing the nose,
or by per sis.ent hawking-a practice as
disagreeable to the one affected as it is 70
those around him. After the removal
that side Of Che incruststion 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
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
tll 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 feLid odor, the breath par
ticipates In this, and becomes occasionally
so EeTolingly offensive as to render the
patient an object Of disgust to himself as
well as TO others. Ulceration of the mu-
cous membrane of the nose takes place fre-
quently, sometimes even attacking the
bones, when small particles of that sub
stance viii occasionally be found mixed
with the discharge. The accumulation Of
the discharge, together with the thickened
condition of tha mucous membrane
renders respiration through the nasal pas
sages very difficult, and oftentimes impos-
sIble, necessitsting respiration principally
through the mouth, a method yery delete-
rious to the general health, but more par
ticularly so to tie lungs SIS will be shown
hereafter. The unpleasant noise produced
during sleep, known as snoring, originates
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 fre-
quent, is produced on the sense of taste.
Occasionally, while blowing the nose. a
cracking or babbling sound will be heard
in the ear, and hearing viii be found
quite thick and stopped up, but return sud-
denly with something like q swapping
sound. This phenomenon is usually rs-
pested until, at one time, hearing does not
return, and remains permanently injured.
Noises in the head of every conceivable
description viii make their appearance
md add to the distress of the sufferer, and |
hearing may be lost so gradually that a !
considerable degree of deafness may exist !
)efore the person is really aware of The /
act. The eyes are apt to become weak.
irritable, and disposed TO water on expos-
ire to celd and wind, or after the slightest
xertion. A pain, more or less acute, or a
distressing feeling Of pressure, is expert
need over the eyes, and sometimes on the
% or back of the head. and also pain in
he face, closely resembling neuralgia, for
which it is very often mistaken. The dis
ress in the head weakens the memory and
reduces irritability and merosenoss of
The stomach generally suffers
lore or less, is,Eeak and irritable; the ap-
elite IS iseapricious, and is nearly always
ad in the morning. In severe cases the
7sten becomes feeble and prostratsd, and
lere is an aversion or inability TO either
hysieal Or mental exertion. Not unfre-
lently oatsrrh proves fatal, either BY de-
litating the system and wearing out the
stient, or by travelling downward and
throat affections, bronchitis, and !
lally consumption. It may be ssfelj
serted that after hereditary predisposi-
On, catarFh is the most frequent and inn
1rtant cause of this fatal complaint. i :
Catarrh has been conaidered an incurs-
8 disesse, and on the strength of that =
opposition has been neglected by both :
e profession and the public. As it is the
sitting cause in full half the cases of h.
eafness, Drs. Lighthill have for years !
.st msde its proper treatment their
ecial study, and have by their success
lly established the durability of this Of
lsive complaint II
DR.. LighthiIl will remain at RusselTs
rest City House, Cleveland, until Thurs tn
= evening, November 10th.