The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-01

! nrane OF the nusal passages aud those caVi-
ties of the head communicating with them.
Insignificant rs It appearsin Its first stages,
II Is apt in It's progress to become instru
mental IN causing the loss or impairment
of SMELL taste, hearing, aud sight aud in
creating serious constitutional dcrange-
ments. not nnirequenty terminating in
consumption,
At the commencement of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation, sensitiveuess, heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges
otwhich 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 iteither
| difficult or impossible. This condition
lis accompanied bv frequent desire TO
sneeze. and discharge of, at first clear
acrid water, afterwards Of profuse thick,
yellOwsh aud 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 aud danger IL escapes
mot only by the nose. but passes into the
throat, producing by its lodgment local
| Irritation, and requires frequent eXpectora-
tiOn, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
As its passage into the throat is very much
facilitated by a horizontal position of thu
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by
sensation of choking In consequence, and
many are obliged to lie in semi-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose.
Owing TO the Inflammation and heat In the
head, the watery portion of the discharge
oiten eyaporates and the rest assuming n
condition OF Solidity is deposited upon the
membrane of the nose and upper part of
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ened humps. The accumulation of these in-
lcrustations produces n feeling of discom-
| fort, and narrows the nasal passages so MS
to embarrass respiration, therefore. fire.
quent efforts are required TO remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, 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 sonRtimes be found
bloody. fact which explains the force re-
quired lOr its dlslodgment. During sleep
these incrustaiions accumulate more rap
idly, aud the feeling Is therefore most nm
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes |
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
ill 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.
The breath assuming an excessively fetld
and sick enlng odor, and becomes OCCASION
ally so offensive as to render the patient an
object of disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The accumulation of the discharge. to-
gethcr with the thickened condition Of the
/ mn .las.nx.
| through the nasal passages very difficult |
and otlrntimes impossible, necessitating
respirai n principally through the mouth |
IA nett I'd very deleterious to the general
health, but more particularly so to the
lungs watch become weak and irritable. |
The vote loses its musical quality, and as
sumes liscOrdant. harsh, and nasal char
aeter; tie sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff
feet, though less frequent, is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose
n cracking or bubbling sound Is heard i'm
the ears and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up but returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound. This
pheuoh, non may be repeated several times,
until hes ling does not return, but remains
permanently injured. In other cases hear
ing is 10 so gradually that considerable
degree ul deafness may exist before the
person !, really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
IN the head of every conceivable descrip-
tion' ma erially increasing the distress of
the sutlIc 'r.
Theeyc are aptto become weak, irritable.
and disp, ed to water on exposure to cold
and wind. or after the slightest exertion.
A pain, uOre or less acute, or distressing
feeling O pressure Is experienced over the
eyes, anC sometimes on the top or back ofl,
IA haal lala la. In fI.a a. L. |
resembling neuralgia, for which It Is very
often m> lken. The distresS,in the head
weakens he memory and produces iTrita-
bility an moTOscness of disposition. The
stomach enerally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is caprici1 us and nearly always bad in the
morning In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostratetl. This is
manifest, by disposition TO drOwsness
and sleep aversion to either physical or
mental e>rrtion, apd feeling of fatigue
and weakness.
Not mrequently catarrh proves fatal,
either by lebilitating the system aud wear
ing out q g patient, or by travelling DOWN
ward a. producing throat affections.
bronchiti and, finally, CONSUMPTION. It'll
may be = ely asserted that, after heredta-
ry predi position, catarTh Is the most
frequent iad important cause of this fatal
cOmplaiil.
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider L
ably in d Aerent individuals, the degree of &,
their severity depending upon constitutions K
al idiOsyi rasles and various external in
tlnences. With some the complaint con-
tinues for a numberof years Ia mild form, ,
and without causing any of the injurious Z
results above described, while with others I
all the worst effects are produced in a short :
space of time, and eases apparently most i
harmless uiay, through imprudent expo
sure adj itiOnal cold, sOr untayOrable I
changes O the weather Suddenly exhibit a
all the violence and malignity which char =
acterize the severest ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly at GER ,
tain seasons each year, as IN the early part
of spring when the roses are In bloom, and 81
hence its name ''rose eatarrh :" or In mid I,
summer during haying time, when Il Is
known rs 'hay-catarrh." Some claim To
be able TO predict the exact day aud even 4
hour Of the attack. They usually consider Is
entirely relieved OF the dificul- q
ty during the intervals; but we have rea- "