The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-17
SYMPTOMS or CATARRH.
sY DOCTOR FOSTER,
NOW rRACICIHd AT TnE
PHILLIPs HOUSE, DAYTON.


CArARRI Is disease of the mucous mem-
hlane oi the nasal passages aud those cavi-
ties OF the head communicating With them.
Insignificant as lt appearsin its first stages,
It Is apt In its progress TO become instru-
mental IN causing the loss or impairment
Of smell taste. hearing, and sight aud in
creating serious constitutional derange-
ments. not uuircqucntly terminating in
consumption.
At the commencement Of tile mnlady. the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A
feeling Of irritation, constituencies, heat OF
pain Is seNperienccd In the nose. the edges
of which are red aud swollen, and which Is
stopped up sometimes on one side. some
times on the other. and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through iteither
difficult or impossible. This condition
is accompanied by u frequent deareto
snccZc, and discharge of at first clear.
acrid water afterwards Of u profuse thick.
yellowish and extremely Offensive matter.
Ihis secretion becomes .puruleut aud in
creased In quantity rs the complaint pro-
gresses, assumes an exceedingly ictid odOr
and forms one of the most characteristic
features of the disease, and sourc of the
greatest annoyance and danger. IL escapes
not pnly by the nose. bat pnsscs into the
throat. producing by It's iodgmcut local
irritation, and requires frequent eNpectora-
ton. hawking, or scraping for It's removal.
As its passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by a horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by II
sensation Of choking In consequence, and
many are Obliged to lie IN spini-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose.
Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
head tho w,ltery portion Of the discharge
often cvoporatcs, and the rest. assuming Il
condition of solidity. is deposited upon the
membrane of the nose aud supper part of
the throat In the shape OF cr,ists or hard
cucd humps. The accumulation Of these in
crllstations produces u feeling of discom-
fort and narrows the nasal passages so as
To elnbnrrass respiration, therefore. fire.
qucnt efforts are required to remove them,
either by fOrcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, practice as disagree-
able tu the one affected as it Is TO those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane,
will, after It's removal, sometimes be found
bloody, u fact which explains the force re-
quired for It's dlslOdgment. During sleep
these icruStatiOns accumulate more rap
idly, and the feeling Is therefore most un-
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all Efforts TO clear the throat are futile un-
Gil after breakfast, or after some stimulant
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
When small particles of this substance will
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and slckcning odor, and becomes occasion-
ally so offensive as to render the patient an
object O. disgust to himself MS well us to
others.
The alcumulation of the discharge. to-
gcther with the thickcncd condition Of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through The nasal passages very difficult,
and Oft 'ltimes impossible, necessitating
resplrali a principally through the mouth
IA meth id very deleterous 10 the general
health hut more particularly so to the
lungs v lich become weak and irritable.
The vol, loses its musical quality, and as
snnes iscordant harsh, and nasal char
acter; 30 sense of smell becomes much
impaireu or entirely lost, and the same cf-
feet, tl Igh less frequent, Is produced on
taste. q lsionally, while blowing the nose,
= crack z or bubbling sound Is heard in
the ear and hearing becomes quite thick
or stop u up, but returns suddenly, with
like n swapping sound. This
phcnon non may be repeated several times.
until hc ring does not return, but remains
pcrman ny injured. In other cases hear
lug Is lu so gradually that considerable
degree a5 ieainess MAY exist before the
person 'eally aware of the fact Either
conditi0 Is often accompanied with noises
In the ld Of every conceivable dpscriD-
LION N rally increasing the distress of
the sun r.
Thceyi are aptto become weak, irritable.
and disl' sed to water on exposure to cold
and wiIl, or after the slightest cNertlon.
A pain, more or less acute, or a distressing
feeling pressure Is experienced over the
eyes. an sometimes on the top or back ofI
NE hea' IND also pain In the face, closely
'e,embl = neuralgia, for which Il T. ycry
liten IN tken. The distress in the head
weaken he memory and produces irrita-
)iiity N morOseness of disposition. The
enerally suffers more or less, and
become weak and irritable; the appetite
5 capri ,us and nearly always bad in the
norin!t In severe cases tho system
jccomes cehle and prOstrated. This isl
nanitcs i Ivy Il disposition TO drowsncss
md sleC aversion 10 either physical orl
mental Ttion, and Il feeling of fatigue
ND we. less.
Not u frequently catarrh proves fatal, |
'ithcr D. Iebilitating the system and wear |
ng out patient, or by travelling down
ward Il producing throat affections. !
,ronchl aud, finally, CONSUMPTION. Itl
nay be lcly asserted that, after hcredita-
y prcdup position, catarrh Is the most
requcni sd important cause of this fatal
omplaii
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
bly, In I, iierent individuals, tho degree OIL
heir spN rity depending upon constitution
| idiosy rrasics aud various external In
uences. With some tine complaint con-
inucs fo number of years In a mild form, l.
nd Will 1ut causing any of the Injurious
ellllts above described, while with Others
II the worst effects are produced in n short
pace Of me, and cases apparently most
armies may, through imprudent expo
ure, a. litional cold, or nniayorlhlc
hanges the weather, suddenly exhibit
II the violence and malignity which char
cteri2e .e seyerest ones.
With some persons this disease becomes