The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-20
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRR.
BY DOCTOR FOSTER,
NOW rRACriofNG AZ rnE
PHILLIPS HOUSE. DAYTON.

lles OF the ncAd communicating with them,
Insignificant as IL appears IN rs first stages,
II Is apt IN It's progress to become instru-
mental in causing tllc loss or impairment
OF smell, taste, hearing, aud sight and Ia
creating serious constitutional dcrange-
mcnts, not unlrcducntly terminating in
consumption.
AZ the commencement of the malady, the
symptoms are those ofa ordinary cold, A
feeling of irritation, sensitYeness. heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges
of which are red aud swollen. and which g.
stopped mp sometimes on one side. somt
times on the other, and occasionally ou
both, rendering respiration through it either
difficult or impossible This condition
Is accompanied bv q frequent desire 10
snce2e, and discharge Of at first clear
acrid water afterwards of profusc thick,
yellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulont aud in
creased In quantity ~ the complaint pro-
crosses, assumes an exceedingly ictid odorI
and forms one of the most characteristic
ieatures of the disease, and source of thcl
greatest annoyance and danger. It, escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat, producing by Us lodgmcnt local
irritation, ana requires frequent cNpcctora-
tlon, hawking, or scrapng for It's removal.
As It's passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by u horizontal position Of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by nj
sensation Of choking In consequence, and
many are obliged TO lie Ia a scmi-recunl-
bent position to obtalu necessary ropose.
Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
head, the watcry portion Of the discharge
often eYapOrates, ahd the rest, assuming a
condition of solidity'iS deposited upon tltrI
membrane of the nose and upper part of
the throat IN the shape of crusts or hard
ened Jumps. The accumulation OF these n
crustations produces Il feeling of diseOm-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
to cnhrrass respiration, therefore. frc-
quent Efforts are required To remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, practice Ms disagree
able tu the one affected as Il Is to those
around him. That side of the incrustaliOn
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
will, after It's removal, sometime he found
bloody, n fact which explains the force re-
quired for It's dislodgmcnt. During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
idly, and the feeling Is therefore most nu
comfortable IN the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
I'll after breakfast or after some stimnlaut
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes plncr |
frequently, sometimes attacking the bone, |
when small particles of this substance will
occasionally he found mixed with the dis |
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively feid
aud sickrning odor and becomes occasion |
ally so offensive ~ to render the palicnt mn |
object of disgust to himself ia wen rs to
others.
The accumulation OF the discharge, to-
gcthcr with the thickcncd condition of the |
mucous membrane, renders respiration |
through the nasal passages very dinlcult, |
AMI Ottcntlmcs impossible ncrcss;latlug |
respiration principally through the mouth !
IA method very delctcrious tn the pcncruI
health, but more particularly 50 to the
lungs which become weak aud irritable. |
The voice loses its musical quality, and as- |
sutncs Il discortlant, harsh, and nasal chnr-
actor; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same cf-
feet, though less frequent Is produced on
taste Occasionally. while blowing the nose,
a cracking or bubbllng sound Is heard I'm
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick /
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times
until hearing docs not return, but remains
permanently Injured. In other cases henr-
ing Is lost so gradually that considerable
degree of deafness may. exist before the
person Ia really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is otlen accompanied with noises
In the head of every conceivable desorfi-
tion, materially increasing the. distress of
the sufferer.
hecycs are aptto become weak irritable,
and disposed 10 water on exposure TO cold ,
aud wind, or after the slightest eXertion.
A pain, more or less acute, or u distressing
feeling of pressure Is experienced over the
eyes, and sometimes on the top or back oil
the head and also pain In the face, closely
resembling neuralgia, for which Il Is VERY
often mistaken. The distress In the head
wcakens the memory and produces irrita-
bility and moroseness of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is capricous and nearly always bad In the
In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostrated This is
by disposition to drowslness
aud sleep, aversion TO either physical or
mental cNeriion, and n feeling OF fatigue
and weakness. q
Not unfrcquently catnrrh proves fatal. q
either by debiltating il -,st m and wear. {
ng out the patient, or by travelling down {
ward and producing throat affections.
aud, finally, CONSUMPTION. II
nay be safely asserted that, after heredita-
" predisposition, catarrh Is the most
fequent and Important cause of this fatal
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
lbly In different individuals, the degree OF
heir severity depending upon constitution :
Il idiosyncrasics and various external in
inences. With some the complaint CON
inues for number OF years in mild form,
md without causing any of the injurious
esults above described, while with Others I
VI the worst effects are produced In "a short
pace of time, and eases apparently most ,
harmless may, through imprudent expo I
ure, additional cold, or untayorable
hanges of the weather suddenly exhibit y
ii the violence and mallgnity which char
cterize the seyerest ones. I
With some persons this disease becomes =
attacking them regularly al GER
ain seasons each year, as In the early part
4 spring when the roses are In bloom and i
ence It's name rose ontarrh - or In mid
ummer during haying time, when il Is r
nOwn rs "hay-caiarrh.' Some claim to
% able 10 predict the exact day and even
our Of the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved of the ,lfnicul
y during the intervals but we have rea-
ln 20 suppose that symptoms Of the COM
laint are constantly present iH6Ome mild :.
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