The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-02
SYMPTOMS OF OATARRH.
A FEW PRACTICAL REMARKS by
DIR. LIGHTHTLL
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come instrumental IN causing the loss {.
impairment OF smell, taste, hearing, an,
| sight, aud in creating serious constitutlom-,
al arrangements, not unfrequently teg7
minanng in consumption. 49,
AT the commencenent Of the complaint
the symptoms are those OF an ordinary
cold A feeling OF Irritation. sensitive
ness, heat, or pain IS experfenced in the
nose, the edges OF which are red and swoii-
en-, and which IL stopped hp s0fneiiines on
one side, sometimes on the other, alfd oc-
casfonally on both rendering respiration.
through it either difficult or impossible.
This condition. III accompanied by FREE
quent desire to sneeza. and discharge of,
at tirst, clear, aerjd winter, afterward Of d
pfofuse, thick, yellowikh, and extremely
offensive matter. This secretion becomes
pprulent and increased I'm quantity as the
complaint progresses. ASSUMES an exceed
ingly fetid odor, and forms one of the most
Characteristic features of the disease, aud
a source OF the greatest annoyance and
danger. 10 escapes not only by The nose,
but passes into the throat producing, by
It's Judgment, local irritation, and requires
frequent expectoration, hawking, or scrap
ing for its removal. As its passage into
the throat is very Inuch facilitated by
horizontal position OF the body, sleep Is
frequently disturbed by q sensation of
choking In eonsnQBance, and many are
Obliged TO lie ia aiseini -feeugn bent position
| tDioldain the necessary IepOse. eli
| TOwingtO the inflammation and heat In
the head, the watery portion OF the DIS
charge often evaporates, and the rest, aa4
suInipg condition Of soiidity, is deposit
| ed upon the membrane OF the nose aud
| upper part of the, throat In the shape of
crusts or hardened Jumps. The aocumula-
| ton OF these incrustations produces feel
| ing of discomfort aud narrows the nasal
| passages SO as to emnarrass respiration
Therefore, frequent efforts are required to
| remove them, either by forcibly blowing
| the nose or by persistent hawking, prac-
| tiee as disagreeable to the one affected as
| II Is to thosearonnd him, That side OF the
inerustatlon which adhered 10 the mucous
membrane, will, after It's removal, someL
| times be fonnd bloody, fstct which exl
| plains the force required for its dislodg-
nlent During sleep, these inclaistations
accumulate more rapidly, and the feeling
| Is, therefore, most uncomfortable in the
morning. Sometimes all efforts TO eieaf
| the throat are futile anil after breakfast,
| or after some stlmulant has been swallow
| ed, liberation OF the mucous membrane
OF the nose takes place frequently. some
times attacking the bone, when small par
ticles Of this substance will occasionally
be found mixed with the discharge
The breath assumes an excessively fetid
and sictening odor, and becomes occa-
| sionally SO offensive as 10 render the pa
tient an object OF disgust to himself as wen
as % others.
The aceuianlatioh OF the discharge, to-
gether with the thickened condition OF the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
| through the nasaf pas sages very difficult,
and oftentimesi impossible, neeessitating
respiration principally through the
mouth7a method very deleterious TO the
general health, but more particularly SO
to the lungs, which become weak and irfi-
table. The voice loses It's musie1l quality,
and assumes diseordant, harsh. and nasal
character; the sense Of srnell becomes
much impaired or entirely lost and the
same effect, though less freq aent, is pro-
duced on taste. Occasionally, while blow
ing the nose, cracking or buBbliug
sound is heard In the ears, and hearing
becomes quite thick or stopped up, but re-
turns suddenly, with something like a
Swapping sound. This phenomenon may
be repeated several times, until hearing
docs not return, but remains permanently
Injured. Ia. other eases hearing is lost so
| gradually that considerable degree of
i DEAFNESS may exist before die person is
really aware Of the fact. Either condition
is often accompanied with noises in the
head of every conceivable description, ma
terially increasing the distress OF the suf-
ferer, 100 .waaa4r ~
mi 10 frrft n
Bile, and disposed TO water on EXPOSURE to
cold and wind, or after the slightest eXer-
tions A1pain, more or less acute, Or "a as,
tressing feeling OF pressure Is experienced
over the eyes, and sometimes ON the Top
or back of the head, and, also, pain IN
the face, closely resembling neuralgia,
for which IL is very often mistaken. The
distress in the head weakens the memory
and produces Inability and moroseneesss
OF dispositions. The stomach generally
suffers more or less, and becomes weak and
irritable; the appetite is capricious, and
nearly always bad In the morning, IN Sc;
| we're cases the system becomes feeble anu
prostrated This i manifested by dlspo-
sition TO drowsiness and sleep, an aversion
To either physical or mental exerlon, ana
| a feeling of fatigue and wealSflesS. Ait
Not pnfrequently catarrh proves tatal;
either by debilltating the system And
wearing out the patient, OF py dfaEe t.,lLi
tions, bronchitis, and finally consumption.
It may be safely asserted that, AFTER hereu.
ttary predispositlon, catalrh ~ w. .nS n tog
frequent and important cause OF tnls latal
complaint.
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
ablv In Inherent ind viduals, the degree OF
their severity depending upon constitu-
tional idlosyncrasies and various external
Influences. With some the complaint
continues for a number of years in o. mild
form, and without causing any OF the in-
furious results above described, while with
others all the worst effects are produced IN
a short space of time, and, cases appar-
y emily most harmless, may, throughimpru-
dent exposure, additional cold or unta'
: volnble changes OF the weather, suddenly
i evince all the violence and malignity
/. which chsracterlzes the seVerest ones.