The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-09
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRR.
sY DOCTOR POSTER,
NOW rRACucTNG AT THE
PHILLIPS HOUSE, DAYTON.

! CATARRH is a disease of the mucous mcm-
| branc OF the nasal passages aud those caVi-
1 ties Of the head communicating with them.
Insignificant rs it appears IN its first stages,
1t is apt in Its progress to become instru-
mental in causing the loss or impairment
of SMELL taste, hearing and sight and inI
creating scrlous constitutional derange-
ments not unlrcquently terminating in
consumption.
At the commencement of the malady, tile
symptoms are those of nm ordinary cold. a
| feeling Of irritation, scnsitiYcncss. heat or
pain Is experienced i'm the nosr, the edges
otwhich are rcd and swollen. and which Is
stopped up sometimes on one side, some
times on the other and occasionally on
both. rendering respiration through tcther'
/ difficult or impossible. This condition
] is accompanied by a frequent desire to-
sueczc, and u discharge Of ut first clear,
| Iacrid water afterwards Of a proltlsc thick,
| Ncllowish and extremely Offensive matter.
| This secretion becomes puruCnt ard in-
creased in quantity as the complaint pro-
/ crosses assumes an exceedingly tctid odor
land forms one of the most characteristic
! features Of the disease. and u source OF the
| greatest annoyance and danger. IL escapes
! not only by The nose, but passes into the
! throat. producing by its Judgment local
! iCIlldIlolls HllV requires frequent eN IeclOrd-
| ton, hawking, or scrapmg for Its removal.
/ As 10. passage into the throat is very much
/ facilitated by horizontal Dosi.ion Of the
| body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by a
/ sensation of choking IN consequence. and
many are obliged to lie i'm a scmi-recum-
bent position 10 obtain necessary repose.
! Owing 10 Che Inflammation aud heat in the
bead, the WaterN portion Of the discharge
often Cvaporates and the rest. assuming a
condition Of solidity. is deposited upon the
membrane of The nose and upper part of
! the ilroat in the shape of cr,lsts or hard
oncd humps. The accumulation of these in
crustutions produces feeling of diScom--
/ fort. sud narrows the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respiration, therefore. fire.
! quent efforts are required to remove then
either by iorcibly blowing the nose or by
| persistent hawking. practice MS disagree
liable io the one affected rs IL is to those
around him. That side of the mcrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
! VIII. after its removal, sometimes be found
| bloody, fact which explains the force re-
quircd for its dislodgment. During slecp
/ these incrustatiuus accumulate more rap
| idly. and the feeling is therefore most un-
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
| all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
| oil after break fast 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.
| The breath assuming m excessively fetid|
and sickcning odor, and becomes OCCASION
| ally so Offensive as to render the patient an
| object Of disgust TO himself rs well as to-
others.
The accumulation Of the discharge. to-
| gethcr With the thickcned condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
! through The nasal passages very diilicult
| aud Oitcntimes impossible, ueccssitatinn
irespiraji u principally through the mouth
IA method very delcterlous 10 the general
health. Tut more particularly 20 To the
! lungs " ich become weak and irritable.
| The voic' loses Its musical quality. and as
sumes dlscordant, harsh. and nasal char
IaCtcr; tln sense of smell becomes much
| impaired or entirely lost, and the same ef-
| feet though less frequent, is prOdaced on
taste. Oc isionally, while blowing the nose
q cracking or bubbling sound is heard in
the ears. and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound. This
| phenomenon may berepcated several times,
until hearing does not return, but remains
| permanently injured. In other cases hear
| ing is los so gradually chat 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 dcscrip-
lion. materially increasing the distress oil
Che sufferer
Thecyes are aptto become weak. irritable.
and dispu ed TO water on exposure to cold
and wind, or after the slightest eNcrtion
4 1,1 ~
feeling of pressure is experienced over thel
eyes, ANA sOmctimes on the top or back ufl
the head and also pain in the face. closely
resembling neuralgia. for which it is very |
often mist lken. The distress in the head |
weakcns tae memory and produces irrita-
bilty and moroseuess Of disposition. The |
stomach generally suffers more or less. and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
j. caprici.us and nearly always bad in The
mmnin@. In severe eases the system
becomes feeble and prostratcd. This is |
manifested by a disposition to drowsiness
and sleep aversion 60 either ply ,ical or
mental eXertiou and feeling OF fatlgne
and weakness.
Not mirequently catarrh proves fatal.
either by facilitating the system and wear !
ing out the patient, or by travelling down
ward ;ul producing throat affections. |
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. ItI
may be safely asserted that, after hcrethta- /
ry prcdis position, catalrh is the most
frequent a4d important cause of this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms of cataITh vary consider
ably Ia different individuals, the degree of
their severity dependiugupon constitution
al iliosyu uerasies and various external i'm
nucnceS. With some the complaint con
Times for a number of years in a mild form.
and without causing any of the injurious
results above described, while with others
all the worst effects are produced in a short
space Of time, aud cases apparently most
harmless may, through imprudent expo
sure, additional cold, or unavorable
changes OF the weather. suddenly exhibit
all the violence and malignity which char
actCriZc the seYercst ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly atcer-
tain seasons each year, as in the early mart
ofspring when the roses are in bloom, and
hence its name "rose catarrh - or In midi
summer during haying time. when il is
known rs "hay-catmrh." Some claim tu
be able 10 predict the exact day and even
bour "a fhp uttutI TItnts non. H..