The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-16
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH
81 BY DOCTOR FOSTER,
NOW raAcTICINo At THE
PHILLIPS HOUSE, DAYTON.


CGrARRii is disease OF the mucous mem
branc of the nasal passages and those cavi
ties of the head communicating with them.
insignificant rs Il appears iu It's first stages.
It is apt In Its progress to become instru-
mental In causing the loss or impairment
OF SMELL taste hearing aud sight. aud in
creating serious constitutional derauge-
ments, not unirequently terminating in
consumption.
AT the commencement of the nalady, the
symptoms are those ofan ordinary cold. a
| feeling of irritation. sensitivencss. heat or
] pain Is 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 II either
difficult or Impossible. This condition
is accompanied by a frequent desire to
sneese and a discharge dL nc first clear.
acfia water, afterwards of n proinse thick.
1 lyell0wish and extremely offensive matter
This secretion becomes pUrulent and In
creased In quantity rs the complaint pro-
crosses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one OF the most characteristic
features of the disease aud n source Of the
greatest annoyance and danger. IL escapes
not only by the nose. but passes into the
throat producing by It's Judgment local
irritation, and requires freQ1enteX pectora-
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 a
sensation of choking Nv consequence, and
many are obliged TO lie in a scmi-recum-
bent position TO obtain necessary reposc.
Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
head, the Watery portion OF the discharge
often evaporates. and thc rest. assuming n
condition Of solidify, is deposited upon the
membrane OF tho nose and upper part of
the throat in the shape Of ui1ists or hard
ened Jumps, The acoumIilatiOnof these in-
lcrustatiOns produces feeling of discom-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respiration, therefore, fire.
qucnt efforts are required to remove them.
either by fOrcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, q practice rs disagree
able to the one affected as Il Is to those
around him. That side Of the incrgstntion
i which adhered to the mucous membrane.
will, after its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, a fact which explains the force re-
quired for its disodgment. During sleep
these incIIIstations accumulate more rap
idly. and the feeling is therefore most un-
lccmfortable 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 hone,
when small particles Of this substance "
occasionally be found mixed With the g.
| charge. ~ ih
The breath assuming an excessively fetid
aud sickening odor, and becomes OCCASION
alyso offensive as TO render the patient an
Object OF ,lisgust to himself as well as TO
others. g.e ta
Tho, a euunulation Of the discharge, to-
tgeth6r With the thickened condition of the
mucods membrane, renqers. respiration
through he nasal passages Very difficult,
and oit'ntimes impossible, nccessitatng
lrespiral'l principally through the mouth
"a nett very deleteTiOus TO the general
health, ut more particularly SO to the
lungs " ich become weak and irritab T..
IThe VOic loses its musical quality, aud as
sumcs n seordant, harsh, and nasal char
Iacter; sense Of smell becomes much
! impaireu lr entirely lost. and the same eff
feet, TIN, sh less frequent Is produced on
taste. 0o ,sionally. while blowing the nose,
a crack or bubbllng sodnd Is heard In
Che cars md hearing becomes quite thick
or stop up, but returns suddenly, with
somethil like swapping sound. This
phenom' on may bcrepeated several times.
Iuntil hcrring does not return. but remains
pcrmano ly Injured. In other cases hear
ling is 10 50 gradually that a considerable
Idegree ~ deafness niny exist before the
Iperson eally aware of the fact. Either
Iconditiol often accompanied with noises
/ in the b. 4 of every conceivable dcscrip-
| tlon, m rally increasing the distress of
the suilc p.
! Iheey IRE aptto become weak, irritable.
land disp cd to water on exposure to cold
| and win. or after the slightest cNertion
! A pain, re or less acute, or u distressing
| ipcin@ PRESSURE is experienced over the
eye. au, pmctimes on the top or back of
! The hen' nd also pain in the face. closely
| r. 'mbil neuralgia, for which IL l. very
lOti "a mi ken. The distress in the head
weaken 'e memory and produces Writa-
Ibiity az noroseness of disposition. The
stomach morally suffers more or less, and
become eak aud irritable; the appetite
j. capri, ls and nearly always bad in the
muruihl Ia severe cases the system
become ecblc and prostrated. This isl
nanife> ny u disposition 10 drowsiness
and slec version to either physical or
mental rtion, and a feeling of fatigue
and weal ess.
Not & eQnently catarrh proves fatal,
either b ebilitating Tie ystem and wear
ing ont patient, or by travelling down
ward producing throat affections.
brtAchil and, finally, CONSUMPTION. ItI
may be ely asserted that, aftcr heredita-
~ preG position, catarrh is Tho most
frequeh 'd important cause OF this fatal
complaf
The 81 ptoms Of catarrh vary consider |
ably int iercut individuals. the degree oil
thrir Sc, ity deprndiugupou constitutions /
al iiiosy rlsiCs aud various external in 1
Aucnces With some the complaint CON
tinues fu a number of years iu mild form. [
Uiu Wit ut causing any of the injurious
results a we described, while will others
all the " st effects are produced IN a short /
space of iine. and cases apparently most
Harmless, may. through imprudent expo
SURE. n itional cold, % untavomble
changes the weather, suddenly exhibit
all the visihnce aud malignity which char
acterlze seyercst ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attaking them regularly 1T GER
tain seasons each year, Us in the early part
OF spring when the roses are IN bloom. and
hence its name "rOse catarrh :" or IN mid
.nunutap IuriuU luyiuU finn. ,,.rt,., n al