LARYNGITIS

Inflammation of the larynx. Thesympsoms are hoarsene , sense of suffocation, great anxiety and restle ne , and spasmodic difficulty of deglutition. The acute form of the disease sometimes terminates fatally in 24 hours. Chronic in lamination of the larynx is not an uncommon complaint, and often a very troublesome one; it is frequently met with among dram drinkers: low diet, abstinence from spirituous liquors, and astringent lozenges and gargles, generally relieve it; the acute form of the disease requires local and general bleeding, and a blister on the external throat. [s. 658]