The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-18
SYMPTOMS OF CGTLRRH
az DOCTOR FOSTER,
NOW PRAcrIciNa AT THE
PHILLIPS HOUSE, DAYTON.

CATARRH is disease Of the mucous meme
brane OF the nasal passages and those caVi-
ties OF the head communicating with them.
insignificant ms II appears IN its first stages,
It is apt In It's progress to become instru-
mental In causing the loss or Impairment
OF smell, taste, hearing, and sight aud IN
creating serious constitutional derange
ments, not nnfrequently terminating in
consumption.
At the commencement of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A
feeling Of irritation, sensitiveness, heat or
pain IL experienced IN the nose, the edges
OF which are red and swollen, and which is
stopped up sometimes on one side, some
times on the other, and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through iteithcT
difficult or impossible. This condition
| Is accompanied by n frequent desire to
sneezo, and q discharge Of at first clear,
acrid water, afterwards of a profnse thick,
| yellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent aud in
creased In Quantity as the complaint pro-
gresses assumes an exceedingly fetid .odor
and forms one OF the most characteristic
| features of the disease. and "A source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. IL escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat, producing by its lOdgment local
iIuIttiohl anu TeQulTeA lrcQueHt cApectOTa-
tion, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
As its passage into the throat is very much
| facilitated by horizontal position Of the
body, sleep is frequently disturbed by
sensation Of choking in consequence, and
many are obliged to lie In q semi-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose.
owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
heau, the watery portion OF the discharge
often eVaDurateB and the rest assuming "A
condition OF soltdlty, is deposited upon the
membrane OF the nose and upper part of
the GnrOat III the shape Oh cfustS or haru-
ened Jumps. The accumulation OF these in
crustatlons produces feeling of discom-
fort ana narrows the nasal passages so az
10 cmOarrass respiration, therefore frc-
queht eHOrts are required 10 remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, practice as Disagree
able 10 the one affected as 1t Is to those
around MIN. That SIDE OF the incrustation
which adhered TO the mucous membrane,
WILL after its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, a fact which explains the force re-
9uired for its dislodgment: During sleep
Cnese ncrustations accumulate more rap
idly, and the feeling Ia therefore most un-
comIortaole IN the morning. sometimes
All efforts 10 clear the throat are futile un-
I'll AFTER breakfast, or after some stimulant
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane OF the nose takes place
frequently. sometimes attacking the bone,
lwhen small PARTICLES OF this substance Will
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge
! 80, t
| The breath assuming an excessively fetid
ally SO offensive as to render the patient an
object Of disgust tO himself as well ~ to
others, . a,,.
!
The accumulation of the discharge. to-
gether with the thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very ditilcu!t,
and oftentines impossible, necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth
IA method very deletcrious To the general
health, but more particularly so 10 the
The voice loses its musical quality, and as
eumes n discOrdant, harsh. and nasal char
acter; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same ef-
feet, though less frequent is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
n cracking or bubbling sound Is heard in
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times,
until hearing does not return, but remains
permanently injured. In other cases hear
| ing IL lost 30 gradually that considerable
degree of deafness may exist before the
person is really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
ton, materially increasing the distress OF
| the sufferer.
The eeyesare apttO become weak, irritable,
and disposed to water on exposure 10 cold
and wind, or after the slightcst eXertion.
pain, more or less acute, or distressing
feeling of pressure Is experienced over the
eyes, and sometimes ON the top or back of
the head and also pain In the face, closely
resembling neuralgia, for which it 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
is capricious and nearly always bad in the
morning. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostrated. This IL
manifested by disposition IN drowsiness
and sleep, aversion 10 either physical or
mental exertion, and a feeling Of fatigue
and weakness.
Not unfrnouantiW aatarrh nrovar fatal