The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-19
OF CATARRH.
BY DOCTOR FosTER. 0t
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CArARRH Is u disease Of the mucous menu
branc ot the nasal passages and those caVi-
ties OF the head communicating with them.
lnsignlicnnt rs Il appuarsln its first stages,
10 Is nptg in lbs progress 10 become instru-
mental In causing The loss or Impairment
of smcll, taste. leariug,nud sight, and In
crcatiNg serious constitutional derAege-
ments, not unfrcqncnuy Terminating IN
tIt "
At the commencement of the malady. the
symptoms are those Of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation. scneitlycucss, heat or
pain " experienced IN the nose, the edges
Of which are rcd and swollen, aud which Is
stopped up sometimes on one side. some
times on the other and occasionally ON
both rendering respiration thrOughiteitiur
diIhcnlt or impossible This condition
Is Accompanied bv frequent desire 10
snecze, and q discharge of at first clear.
acrid water. afterwards of proflse thick,
yellowish aud extremely Offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purnlent and in
creased In quantity rs the complaint pro-
gresscs, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one of the most characteristic
features of the disease aud source of the
greatest annoyance and danger u escapes
nor unly by the nose but passes into the
throat, producing by lts Judgment local
irritation, and reQuircs frequent cXpcctora-
ton. hawking. or -craping for is removal.
As its passage iuto thc throat is very much
facilitated by horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by
sensation Of choking IN consequence, aud
many are Obliged TO lie In scmi-reCum-
bent position to obtat necessary reposc.
sOwlngto the inflammation and heat in the
head the Watcry portion of the discharge
Often evaporRtcs, and the rest assuming u
condition of solidlty, u deposited upon the
membrane of the nose and upper part of
the throat in the shape ol cr;lsts or hard
rned Jumps. hcacculilulaliouo of these in-
criistatlOns produces u feeling Of discOm-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
To cmbarmss respiration, therefore. fire.
quent ciloris are required to rHmove them
either by foFribly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking. n practice as disngpee-
able to the one affected rs Il IL to those
around HIM That side of the incrustution
which adhered to the mucous membrane
will, amer its removal sometimes be found
bloody, n fact which explains the force re-
qulrod for its dislQdgment, During sleep
these incrustati0us accumulate more rap
idly, aud the feeling Is therefore most I'M
comfortable ip the morning. Sometimes
ali enortsto clear tile throat are futile I'M
I'll after breakfast. or after some stimulant
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane nf the nose takes place
frequently. sometimes attacking the bone,
when small PARTICLES Of this substance will
occasionally be found mlNed with the dis
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively lctil
and sickening odor, and becomes occasion
ally so offensive as TO render the patient an
object Of disgust to himself rs we'd rs to
others.
The accumulation of the discharge, co.
gether with the thickened condition OF the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
and ofcntimes impossible, ucccssitatiug
respiration principally through the mouth
Ia method very deletcrious 10 the general
health, but more particularly so to the
lungs which become weak and irritable.
The voice loses its musical quality, aud AS
sumcs discordanr harsh, and nasal char
acter q the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same ei-
feet. though less frequent Us produced on
taste. o., asionally, while blowing the nose,
u cracking OF bubhling sound Is heard IN
the ears and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like a snapping sound. This
phenoncuon may be repeated several times,
until hearing does not return, but remains
permanently injured, In other cascs hear
lug Is lost 50 gradually that a 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-
tion materially increasing the distress Of
the sufferer
Thceyc are aptto become weak, irritable,
ana dspoaed to water ON exposure to cold
and wind, or amer the slightest eXcuiun.
A pain, more or less acute, or distressing
feeling of pressure Is cX pcrlcnccd over the
eyes, aud 4ometimes on the top or back Of
the head md also pain IN the face, closely
resembling neuralgia, for which II l. very
often mistaken. The distress IN the head
weakens the memory and produces iuta-
bility aud mOrOscness of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
Incomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is capricieus aud nearly always bad Ia the
morning, In severe eases the system
becomes feeble and prostratcd. This Is
manifested by disposition to drowsineSs
aud sleep, aversion 10 either physical or
mental exertion, and a feeling Of fatigue
and weakness.
either by debilitating the system and wear
ing out the patient, or by travelling DOWN
ward and producing throat affections,
bronchitis. and, finally, CONSUMPTION. IL
may be safely asserted that, after hcredtn-
~ prcdisposition, catarrh is the most
frequent a&d important cause of this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
ably In different individuals, the dcgrec of
ihcir severity depending upon constitutions
al iliognt rasies and various external In
fluenccs, With some the complaint con-.
tinues for number of 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 tinlc, and cases apparently most
harmless may, through iniPrHlent expo
sure, additional cold, or uniavorable
changes OF the weather, suddenly cNhlbit
al the yiol me aud mallgnlty which char
actcriXc The everest ones.