The Portland daily press., 1865-03-06
sPECIAL NOTICES.
Symptoms Of Catarrh
BY Up. LIHGTHILL, MD.


and heat in the nose, and frequent inclination to
sneezing. There is inability to breathe freely,
as the nose becomes stopped up, sometimes on one
side, sometimes on the other.
Soon clear watery, acrid discharge makes its ap-
pearance, excorating the nostrs, and edges of the
lips, which become red and somewhat swollen. AT
ter few days. the discharge becomes thick, yellow
ish, extremely frequent, and continues to 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
assumes extremely fetid odor. 1t usually so
profuse as to require when confined 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 sin horizontal position
constant expeetoraton, and sometimes both.
Sleep is frequently disturbed by sensation of
choking caused by the presence of the discharge in
the throat Owing to the heat in the head, the wa
terry portion of the secretion often evaporates and
assuming condition of soidity, 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 incrustations produce a
feeling of discomfort, and narrows the nasal passa-
ges SO as to embarrass respiration Therefore, fire.
quent efforts have to be made to remove them, eth
er by forcibly blowing the nose, or by persistent
ected It'll to those around him. After the remov-
al, that side of the incrustation which adhered to
the mucus membrane will sometimes be found
bloody, fact which explains the force required for
its dslodgement During sleep these incrustations
accumulate more rapidly, and the feeling is thereto
most uncomfortable in the morning. Sometimes all
efforts TO clear the throat are futile until after
breakfast or after something warm is swallowed.
Some patients state that they are not successful un
til they have SWALLOWED some whiskey or brandy
This discharge, which is at first without smell as
sumes in the progress of the complaint an excessive
y fed odori the breath participates in this and be-
comes occasionally so revoltingly offensive as to
render the patient object of disgust to himself as
well as to others. liberation of the mucous mem
brane of the nose takes place frequently sometimes
even attacking the bones, when small particles of
that substance will occasionally be found mixed
with the discharge The accumulation of the dis
charge together with the thiokened condition of the
mucus membrane, renders respiration through the
nasal passages very difficult, and oftentimes impos-
sible, necessitatng respiration principally through
the mouth-a method very deleterious to the gener-
al health, but more particularly so to the lungs as
will be shown hereafter. The unpleasant noise pro-
duced during sleep, known as snoring. originates
from the same cause. Phe voice loses its musical
quAllIy, anu dSSuiueS AulScOrudnt larSl ana nasal
character; the sense of smell becomes much impair
ed or entirely lost, and the same effect though less
frequent, is produced on the sense of taste Occa-
sionally, while blowing the nose cracking or bub-
bling sound will be heard in the ear and hearing will
be found quite thick and stopped up, but returns
suddenly with something like swapping sound.
This phenomenon is ally repeated until, at one
time, hearing does not return, and remains perma-
nently injured. Noises in the head, of every con,
cevable description, will make their appearance
and add to the distress of the sufferer and hearing
may be lostso gradually that considerable degree
Of deafness may exist before the person is really
Of the fact. The eyes are apt to become weak
irritable and disposedto water exposure to cold
and wind, or after the slightest exertion. pain,
less acute, distressing feeling of press
ure, experienced over the eyes, and sometimes on
the top or back of the head, and also pain in the
face, closely resembling neuralgia, for which it is
very often mistaken. The distress in the head very
often weakens the memory and produces irritablity
and moroseness of disposition The stomach gener-
ally suffers more or less, is weak and irritable; the
appetite Is capriciops, and Is nearly always bad in
the morning. In severe cases the system becomes
feeble and Frustrated and there is aversion or in
ability to either physical mental exertion Not
unfrequenty catarrh proves fatal, by facilitating
the system and wearing out the patient or by trav
cling downVards and producing throat affections,
bronchitis, and finally consumption. 1t NAV be
safely asserted that after hereditary predsposition
catarrh is the most frequent and important cause of
this fatal complaint
Catar rh has been considered an incurabIe disease
and on the strength Of that superstition has been
neglected by both the profession and the public AS
it is the exciting in full half the cases of deaf
ness, Drs. Lighthill have for years past made its
proper treatment their special study, and have by
their fully established the curabity Of this
offensive complaint
DIR LIGHTHILL,
&C ULIS I AND RIST,
No 20 BcyLston Street, Boston,
Will be at the UNITED STATES HOTEL, PORT
LAND from Monday noon 9th, until Saturday noon
March 18th, where he can daily be consulted on
Dsgfaess, Discharges from the Ear, Noises in the
Head, Cdtarrh, and diseases of the EYE, EAR, and
THROAT.
artificial Eyes inserted without pain,
q For Certificates of cures, see the other PORT
land daily papers.
March 6, DIT
DIR. wADsWORTH'S "DRY UP" is a certain
remedy for CGtdrrh There is 70 mistake about
tnis. The DRY Up'' has cured thousands o cases,
and the sale of the article is constantly ncressna
A word to the wise lie suihcient. Ae-
II. III. HAY. nru r0isk. SDeoial