The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-08
SYMPTOMS or CATARRR.
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PHILLIPs HOUSE, DAYTON.


CATARRH is disease Of the mucous mem- |
brine OF the nasal passages and those eavi-
lies OF the head communicating with them. |
Insignificant as II appears in its first stages, |
II Is apt In its progress TO become instru- |
mental In causing the loss or impairment |
Of smell, taste, hearing, and sight, and In
serious constitutional dcrange- |
ments, not unfrequcntly terminating In
At the commencement Of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. a
feeling of irritation, sensitiVeness, heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges
OF which are red and swollen aud which Is
stopped up sometimes on one side. some
times on the other, and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through 1t either
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by frequent desire to
sneeze, and discharge of. at first clear,
acrid water, afterwards of a profuse thick.
yellowish and extremely offensive matter
This secretion becomes purulent and IN
creased In Quantity as the complaint pro-
crosses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one OF the most characteristic
features of the disease. and source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. 1t escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat. producing by its lodgment local
irritation, and requires frequent eNpectora-
tion, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
As It's passage into the throat is very much
facilitated by horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by u
sensation Of choking In consequence, and
many are obliged To lie in n semi-reoum-
bent position 10 obtain necessary repose.
Owing to the Inflammation aud heat ia the
head, the watery portion Of the discharge
No, af.. "A ~ a
condition Of solldity, Is deposited upon the
membrane of the nose and upper part of
the throat in the shape of crusts or hard
enOd humps. The accumulation Of these III
crlstations produces feeling of discom-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respiration, the etore, fire.
quent efforts.a are required tO remove them,
either by f0rcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, II practice as Disagree
able to the one affected as It Is To those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
will, after its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, fact which explains the force re
quired for its dislOdgment. During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
idly. aud the feelipg Is therefore most um-
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes
all Efforts 10 clear the throat are futile un-
til after breakfast, or after some stimulant
| has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
| frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
when small PARTICLES of this substance will
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge. liI- NHr IHtt Ni
! The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and sickening odor, and becomes OCCASION
ally so offensive AZ to render the patient an
object Of disgust to himself rs well rs to
Others. na 8Ht T UtI
The accumulation of the discharge. to-
gether with the thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the ii;tsal passages very difficult.
and oftentimes impossible, ncccssitating
respiration principally through the mouth
| "a method very deletcrious to the general
health, but more particularly so 10 the
lungs which become weak and irritable.
The voice loses it, musical quality, and as
sumes 4 discordant, harsh. and nasal char
acter: the sense Of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lOa, and the same eff
feet, though less frequent. is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
u cracking or bubbllng sound is heard in
the ears and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped mp, but returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times,
until hearing does not return, but remains
\
ing il lost 80 gradually that a considerable
degree of deafness may exist before the
person is really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
In the head of every conceivable descrip-
tlon, materially increasing the distress OF
the sufferer.
Theeyes are apt to become weak, irritable,
and disposed To water on exposure to cold
and wind, or after the slightest eXertiOn.
A pain, moreor less acute, or distressing
feeling of pressure Is experienced over the
Ieyes, and sometimes on the top or back OF
the head and also pain in the face. closely
resembling neuralgia, for which il is very
often mistaken. The distress in the head
weakens 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 capricious aud nearly always bad in the
morning. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prOstrated. This Is
manifested ny a disposition to drowsiness
and sleep, aversion 10 either physical or
mental exertion, and a feeling Of fatigue
and weakness.
Not unfrequently catarrh proves fatal,
either by debilltating the system and wear
ing out the patient, or by travelling down
ward and producing throat affections.
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. 10
may be safely asserted that, after heredita-
Try predisposition, eatarrh Is the most
frequent and important cause of this fatal
complaint. +.f.|| .|.f
The symptOms of catarrh vary consider
ably In different individuals, the degree OF
their severity dependingu upon constitution
al idiOsyncTlsies and various external in
fluehces. With some the complaint con
Itinnes for a number Of years In mild form,
and without causing any Of the injurious
results above described, while with others
all the worst effects arc produced in short
space of time, and cases apparently most
harmless may, through inprudont expo
sure. additional cold, or uhlavorable
changes of the weather, suddenly exhibit
all the violence and malignity which char
lacterize the seYerest ones. Eit Wa
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly at ccr-
tain seasons each year, ~ In the early part
Of spring when the roses are Ia bloom, and
hence its name "rOse cataTTh :" or ia mid
IsuInmer during haying time, when Il is
known NJ ''hay-catarrh." Some claim 10
be able To predict the exact day aud even
hour of tbs attack. They usually consider
| themselves entirely relieved of the diilicul-