The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-07
SYMPTOMS or CATARRH.
az DOCTOR FOSTER,
PHmLIPs HOUSE, DAYTON.
NOW rRAcrIcING AT TN

CATARRH is a disease ofthe mucous mem-
brane OF the nasal passages and those cGyi-
ties Of the head communicating with them.
Insignificant as it appearsm its first stages,
10 Is apt In its progress TO become instru-
mental In causing the loss or impairment
of smell. taste. hearing and sight, and I'M
creating serious constitutional derange-
ments. not unirequently terminating I'M
consumption.
| At the commencement of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A
| feeling of irritation. sensitivcness, 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 IL either
! difficult or impossible. This condition
! Is accompanied by frequent desire to
snee1e, and a discharge Of at first clear,
/ acrid water afterwards of prOfuse thick,
! IYellowlsh and extremely offensive matter.
| This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased In quantity as the complaint pro-
gresscs, assumes an exceedingly fctid odor
and forms one OF the most Characteristic
features of the disease. and a source Of the
greatest annoyance and danger. 1t escapes
not only by the nose. but passes into the
throat, producing by its lodgment local
| irritation and requires frequent eNpectora-
ton, hawking or scraping Tor Its removal,
| As Il, passage into the throat is very much
! facilitated hy horizontal position of the
! body. sleep Is frequently disturbed by al
sensation ot choking IN consequence, and
many are obliged to lie in semi-recum-
bent position 10 obtain necessary reposc.
| Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
head, tile WateIy portion of the discharge
l.N Nh. a.H. 49,. ,Is. Il ~.
condition of sOlidity, Is deposited upon the
membrane Of the nose and upper part of
The throat in the shape of crusts or hard
! Iened Jumps, The accumulation of these In
| crustations producesa q feeling of discom-
/ fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
| TO cinbarrasS respiration, therefore. fire.
queut efforts are required TO remove them
clthorby forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking. practice rs disagree
able to the one affected MS it is to those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane
\ will, after its removal sometimes be found
bloody, n fact which explains the force re-
quired for its dislodgment. During slecp
! these inerustatiOns accumulate more ran
! idly. and the feeling is therefore most un-
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile uu-
| I'll after breakfast, or after some stimuaut
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
| frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
when snail particles of this substance will
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge.
| The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and sickouing Odor, and becomes OCCASION
ally So offensive rs TO render the patient an
object OF disgust to himself rs well as to
others.
The accumulation of the discharge. to-
gether with the thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through The nasal passages very difficult
and OilrLtimes impossible, necessitatipg
rcspiraii' a principally through the mouth
Ia metl, .d.very deletcrious to the general
health, I'M more particularly so to the
lungs wiich become weak and irritable
| The VoiC loses its musical quality, and as
sumes liscordani. harsh, and nasal char
acter; q sense of smell becomes much
| impaired or entirely lost, and the same Of |
| feet though less frequent, is produced on |
taste. Oc asionally, while blowing the nose, |
"a craclli g or bubblng sound is heard In |
the ears. and hearing becomes quite thick |
or stOppt up, bnt returns suddenly, with |
lsomethin like a swapping sound. This |
Phenomenon may be repeated times, |
until hca iug does not return, but remains |
permnnei tly injured. III other cases hear
| ing is los 30 gradually that considerable |
degree oi deafness may exist before the |
person Is really aware of the fact. Either
condition is often accompanied with noises |
in the heid of every conceivable descrip- |
tlon, materially increasing the distress ofl
the sutlerr
Theeye are aptto become weak irritable, |
and dispo, I'd TO water on exposure 20 cold
and wind, or after the slightest exertion.
A pain, more or less acute, or distressingI
feeling oi pressure Is experienced over the
eyes, and ometimes on the top or back OIL
tllc head aud also pain in the face, closely
resemblin neuralgia, for which IL IL very
often mis- ken. The distress in the head
weiNens ne memory and produces irrita-
bility and moroseness of disposition. The
stomach ,nerally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is capricluas aud nearly always bad in the
morning. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostrated This is
manifested by disposition to drowsiness
and sleep, aversion 20 either physical or
mental eXcrtion, aud feeling OF fatigue
and weakness.
Not unf equently eatarrh proves fatal.
either by facilitating the system and wear
ing out the patient, or by travelling down
ward AMI producing throat affections.
bronchitis and, finally, CONSUMPTION. It
may be safely asserted that, after heredita-
~ predis lOsition, oatarrh Is the most
frequent a4d important cause of this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms Of catarrh vary consider
ably in different individuals, the degree of
their severity depending upon constitution
al idiosynr rasies and various external in
luences, With some the complaint con-
tinucs for a 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 a short
space of time, and cases apparently most
harmless may, through imprudent expo :
sure. ado tiOlial cold, or untayOrablel
changes Of The weather, suddenly exhibit {
allthe viol leeInd malignity which char
actcrize the seyerest ones. l.
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attaekingthem regularly at Ger
tain seasons each year. rs ia the early part
Of spring when tie roses are ia bloom, and
hence its name "rose catarrh !" or in mid {
summer during haymg time, when it is (
known rs "hay-cataTrh.n Some claim 10
be able to predict the exact day and even
hour of the attack. They usually cOnslderl
themselves entirelV relieved of the ditHc,Il-i