New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-21

IA. .ovr. 10 become causing the loss or I'm
,,,usn, Of rue TASTE hearing and sight, and Of creating
,.Ou. constitutional senen.s not uufieqsenty erm
Mating In consumption
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.
feeling Of irritation sepstvene heat or pain Is e1pen
enced In the nose the edges Which are red and anu
which /, stopped up sometimes on one de sometimes Oh n'
b.r and occaorsy on both rendering respiration through
Il either Difficult, Or impossible The irritation in the nose pro
duces frequent dsre TO 'neeze, and
cb.vs Of either clear scd far oensr theease
proruse thick yellowsh and extremely offensive ns''e
which forms one Of tho most Characteristic features VIC
and source the greatest annoyance and danger
m. disease ptosesses this secretion becomes puraient
ncr,es In quantity exceedingly fetid oder
escape, no, only by the but passes into the throat
producing irritation there and requiring frequent sxpsc'ese
on hawking ssspns for lie removal q It's passage ~''
the throat 10 very much facilitated By horizontal position Oh
tho body sleep frequently disturbed by ssnsaon Of ehok
Ing in and many obliged to 10 In semire-
cumbent position to obtain the necessary sleep
discharge often sv.por.ses ana assuming condition Of solid
IL deposited upon the membrane Of the nose and upper part
Of III. throat In the ,hsps cus,s or hardened Jumps Tho
accumulation ,hese ncrustAOns produces feeling Of dis
comfort and the nasal passages so to embsrrs
.e.p,lon Therefore, frequent efforts have to BE- made 70
o,. then. either BY foby blowing the nose or By per-
,.p .wsinsa practice dagressble to tho affected
q. q ia to those around him. Amer the removal that ses OF
the incr,aon which adhered to the Mucous membrane viii
omste. be found bloody fact which explains the force
required for IL. Odsnen, During sleep these ncsa',aton'
more rapidly and the feeling 10 therefore most I'M
comfortable the morning Sometimes al efors 10 clear the
throat are futile until ser breakfast sner stinulsnt
bad been swallowed liberation Of the mucous membrane Of
the nose takes place frequently sometimes attacking the bones
when sm. psrcss Of that substance will occasionally be
found mi,ed with ue discharge.
The breath excessively fed and siekepns odor
and becomes occasionally offensive to render the psisn,
an object Of disgust to himself well n to others
Tho accumulation Of the discharge together with the thick
ered condition the membrane renders respiration
through the nasal passages very deut and Oeniime' i'm
po'sbs. nsces.tns respiration principally through the
mouths method very dec,srOus to the general health, but
particularly to the lungs which become weak and IT.
riiable The voice loses Its nu.iea quality and dis
eordan, harsh and nasal character the Of smell becomes
much impaired entirely lost and the effect though
less frequent produced taste Occasionally while blow
Ing the nose cracking bubbns sound heard the
and hearing becomes quite thick STOPPED up but returns
suddenly with something like mapping sound This phe
may be repeated several times until hearing does DO,
return but remains permanently injured In other hear
Ing lost gradually tina. considerable degree Of deafhe"
may sr.. before the person really of the fact, Either
condition often accompanied with nosss In the head every
conceivable description materially increang the distress Of
the sufferer.
The eys are apt become veal irritable and disposed 10
exposure cold and wind after the slghes,
pressure experienced the eyes, and sometimes the
top back Of the head and also pain In the face closely
sembnG neuralgia for which IL Is very oen mistaken The
distress In the head weahens the memory and produces s
bty and Of deposition The stomach generally
suffers less Is weah and irritable; the appetite IL CO.
Prieiou and nearly always bad IN the morning In
case. the system becomes feeble aid prostrated.
This Ia manifested by dsposon to drOw.ins and sleep
aversion 10 either physical mental eIeron and feep
ofhjeae and weakness.
Not uncqueny cssrrh proves fatal either by debtan
tho system and wearing out the patient by travelling down
ward, and producing throat Affections bronchitis and finally
may 10 safely asserted that, alter hereditary
predispoon. cstsrh IL the frequent and important
csuse ofthis fatal complaint
The symptoms Of caGnh vary considerably in different nd
vaa and the degree OF their severity depends upon cou
.uons diosyncrases ard various external nAuepcsA With
the complaint continues for number OF year, mild
'orm and without causing any Of the injurious results above
described while with others ell the produced
short space Of time and apparently most harmless
may. through imgrudep exposure cold paisy0r
,be changes Of the weather suddenly exhibit all the violence
md mshgnity which characterize the scverest ones
.I GITI ~ %. -- ~" INIfjNR |
TREATMENT OF CATARRH.
Csah hss been considered disease and on the
strength that suppoon has been neglected by both the
profession and the public. q" 'atlAi | 81 i t.ni.a.
Tie author has for yeapast made this complaint his special
0dy IVES tie fret TO pShAA minute 6sseIpusn Of ~ NJ