The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-17
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRR.
By DOCTOR FOSTER,
NOW rRACrIoiNd At THE
PHILLIPS HOUSE, DAYTON.

cs lATARRil IS disease of the mucous MON
ir Dfahe OF the nasal passagps and those cavi
en- ties Of the head communicating with tbeu
'e' lhslgmhcant as IT appears IN It's first stages
" u APT IN its progress to become insiru
r. mental ~ causing the loss or impnirmen
Is OF snleii, taste, hearing, aud sight, and il
=, creatlng serious constitutional derange.
Of lllenu', ', not uhlrequently terminating il
3, AZ TIE commencement OF the maadv. tn,
TO ~ mpJoms are those of an ordinary cold, 4
s. iecllng OF irritation. scnsitiveness, heat oI
b pun IS experienced In the nose, the edoe.
% WhlGh nre red and swollen. and which is
stopped mp sometimes on one side. some
= llhes on the other and occasionally OH
poth' rendering respiration through IL either
ulhrult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by q frequent desire 10
snee3e' ana discharge of at first clear.
acriu water afterwards Of profuse thick,
he.oWish ana extremely offensive matter.
rms secretion becomes purnlent and IN
creased IN quantity as the complaint Dro-
= EISsscs' assumes an exceedingly fetid olor
ahd iorms one of the most characteristic
features OF the disease and a source of the
o srta'rst annoyance and danger. II escapes
iol only by the nose. but passes into The
. throal, producing by It's lodgmcnt local
irritation, and requires frequent expectoro-
tlon, hawking, or srraping for its removal.
As Us passage into the throat is very much
iacillatrd by u horizontal position of thp|
pody, sleep Is frequently disturbed by n
scnsallon oi choking In consequence, and
many are obliged to lie in n seni-rpcun-
p'ht position TO obtain necessary rcpose.
, OWlng To the Inflammation and heat I'm the
head, the Watery portion of tho DISCHARGES
often evaporates, and the rest. assuming a
coHuitioh OF solidly, is deposited upon thel
n,e'npIlhe OF tue nose aud upper part of
the throat in the shape of crusts or hard |
Iehed Jumps The accumulation of these in |
lCr'lstallons produces feeling of diseonl- !
/ lofs ana harrows the nasal pa5sapes So ns
! TO cmbarfasS respiration, therefore. fro
quSht efforts are required TO remove them
elther ny Iorribly blowing the nose or bv
IeIsistIit nawking' = practice as Disagree
| doIc 70 thc one Affected as il il TO those
around him. That side of the incrustntion
| Wnich adhered To the mucous mcmbrnnr.
VIII after its removal, sometimes be found
Ibioody fact which explains the force rn-
gulrrd for its dislodgncnt During sleen
iIcse l"crliSllious accumulate more ran
luiy, aud the feeling is therefore most M,
comfortable in the morning. Sometimrs {
all Efforts TO clear the throat are futile nm
lll alter breakilst. or after some stiunulant 4
has been swallowed. liberation of the !
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
frequently, sometimes attacking the bono.
when snall particles of this substance win
occasionally be found mixed with the dis. dis.
charge
The breath assuming an excessively etid =
ana sickcning odor, and becomes occosior- +
any SO offensive rs to render the patient an :
OBJECT CT disgust to himself as well as TO n;
The accumulation of the discharge. to- D
gelher with the thickcned condition of tbe q
mucous membrane, renders respiration =,
through the nasal passages very difficult, ~
itiH oi9htlmf5SS f5SS tnRnSSulR ict.ir,-: ~
The vol, e loses its musical quality, and as In,
sumcs discordant. harsh, and nasal char
octer. Inc sense of smell becomes much f..
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff bi
feet. though less frequent, is produced on ii
taste Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
n craeLiing or bubbling sound is beard In nj
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick 10
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with 50
like n swapping sound. This 81
may be rcpeatedsevcral fines, ii
until hearing does not return, but remains n,
injured. In other cases hear sr
ing Is lost so gradually that considerable ldl
degree of deafness may exist before the tC
person Is really aware of the fact. Either n
condition Is often accompanied with noises
in the head of every conceivable dcscTip- nj
ton, materially increasing the distress ofIti
the sllOeier In
Theevrsare aptto become weak, irritable, +,
and dis nsed to water on exposure TO cold
and wind, or after the slightest eNertion.
A pain. more or less acute, or Il distressing
feeling cf pressure is experienced over the
evea, and sometimes on the top or back of f
the head and also pain In the face, closely p
resembling neuralgia, for which It is very e
often ni ,taken. The distress in the head II
wcakeus the memory and produces irrlta- d
bility and moroseucss of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and II
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite y
is capri ous and nearly always bad in the d
morning. In severe cases the system 9
becomes feeble and prostrated. This is G
manifested 10y q disposition to drowslness I
and sleep. aversion to either physical or {
mental ,'Nertion, and feeling OF fatigue v
and weakness.
Not uufrequently catarrh proves fatal, t
either b, debilitatiug the system and wear l
ing out the patient, or by travelling down
ward and producing throat affections.
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. 1t
may be safely asserted that, after heredita-
nv predisposition, catarrh is the most ,
frequent aRd important cause of this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms Of catarrh vary consider 1
any III tluttttl lltfiNttludlNf lilt vi .
their severity depending upon constitution
al idi0syncrilsics and various external in
Ilurnccs. With some the complaint con
Times for a numbered years in mild form,
and without causing any Of the injurious
results above described, while with Others
all the worst effects are produced in short
space Of sine, and cases apparently most
harmlcs. may, through imprudent expo
sure. additional cold. or unflVorablc
changes the weather. suddenly exhibit
all the violence and malignity which char
acteriIp tc seyercst ones.
! with some persons this disease becomes
| periodical, attacking them regularly at cei-
/ tain seasons each year, as in the early part
1 of spring when the roses are in bloom, and
hence It's name "rosc catarrh !" or in mid
summer during haying time, when it's
known rs "hay-eatalrh.' Some claim to
be able TO predict the exact day and even
ihour OF the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved OF the difficult
" during the intervals but We have rea-