The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-29
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cavities Of tile head communicating with
theta. Insignificant as IL appears ia its
FIRST stages, IL IL apt IN its progress to be.
come instrumental Ia causing tho loss or
impairment of smell, taste, hearing. and
sight, and Ia creating serious constitution
NJ heterogeneous, not anfreanentiy ter
mipsting In eopsumptiop.
Az the commencement Of the. complaint
the symptoms are those Of an ordinary
cold, A feeling Of irritation, sensitive.
ness, heat, or pain IL experienced in the
nose the edgss'of which IRE red aud swoils
on, aud which is stopped up sometimes on
one side, sometimes on the other, and oe-
OCCASIONALLY on both, rendering respiration
through IL either difieult or impossible
This condition Is accompanied BY fire.
qaent desire 10 sneeze. and disehargs OF,
al first. clear, aerid water, aftorw1rd Of
proftse, thielt. yellowiah, and extremely
offensive itinttef. This secretion becomes
putuient aud Increased III quantity as the
complaint progresses, assumes an exceed.
ingiy fsttd odor ana forms ono OF the most
characteristics features OF the disease, and
n source of the greatest Annoyance md
danger. II escapes not only by the iosef
but passes into the throat, producing, by
its Judgment, leeai irritation, and requires
Frequent expeetofation, hawking, or scrap
ing for its removal. 81 AS its passage into
the throat Is very much facilitated by a
horizontal position OF the body, sleep Is
frequently disturbed by a sensation Of
rhoRing in c0hseahenee,~ and. many are
obliged TO lie ia O ssmi-feeumhent position
~ obtain the necessary feposs.
owing TO the inflammation and heat Ia
the head. tho watery portion Of ths dis
charge often evgporatea aud the rest, as
Stunning condition OF soiidity II deposit
I'd upon the membrane OF the nose aud
upper part OF the throat In the shape OF
efusta or hhfdened humps, The neeamula.
ti0n Of thaee incrustationa produces a feel.
Ing of discomfort, ana narfows the nasal
passages 80 as TO embarrass respiration
Therefore, frequent efforts are required TO
remove them. either by foreibly blowing
the nose or by persistent hawking, prhc-
tice as disagfeenble 10 the one affected ar
u In 10 those around him. That side OF the
incrnstatlon which adhered 10 the mucous
membrane. will, after Its removal, aome-
times be found bloody, fact which ex-
Plains the force required for ita dislodg-
ment. During sleep. these incrustationH
Aecumulate more rapidly, and the feeling
r., therefore, most uncomfortable In the
morning. Sometimes all efforts 20 clear
tho throat are futile until after breakfast
or after some atlmulnnt haa been swallow
cd. liberation OF tho mucous fnombrnnef
OF the nose takes place frequently. some
times attacking the bone, whom small par
ticies of this substance will occaAionaily
be- found mixed with the discharge,
The breath assumes an excessively fetld
and aieitening odor, and becomes oeaa.
aionalIy 50 offensive as TO render tho pa
tient an object OF disgust 70 himhelf aswell
aa 20 otbera.s ualsf faf ad oi ~
The accumulation of the discharge to-
gether with the thicieened condition of tho
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very, dinicnlt,
and oftentimea impossible, neceaaitating
respiration principally through the
rnouth,4a method very deieterious TO the
general health, but more particularly 30
70 tho lungs, which become weak andtrri-
table. The voice loses It's mtisichI quality,
and assumes q diacordants harsh, and nasal
character = the sense OF smell becomus
mitch impaired or entirely lost, and the
same effect, though less frequent, ~ pro-
dueed on taste. Occasionally, while blow
Ing the nose, q cracking or bubbling
sound Is heard in the ears, and hearing
becomes quite thick or stopped mp, but re-
turns suddenly, with something like o
swapping sound. This phenomenon may
be repeated several times, until hearing
does not return, but remains. permanently
Injured. In other eases hearing IL lost 80
gradually that "a considerable degree OF
DEAFNESS may exist before the person is
really aware OF the fact Either condition
"a often accompanied with noises in the
head of every conceivable description ma
terially increasing the distress OF the suf-
ferer. ytrt f.ta
The Dyes are apt TO become weak, irritn-
BILE, and disposed To water on exposure To
cold and Wind. or after the slightest exer-
ton. A pain, more or less acute, or o dts
tressing feeling OF pressure ii 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 II is very often mistaken. The
distress In the head wonitena the memory
and prodneea irrilability and moroseness
suffers more or less, and becomes weak aud
irritable; the appetite Is capricious, and
nearly always bad IN the morning. In SCI
we're cases The system becomes feeble and
Frustrated. This Is manifested by n dispo-
Muon TO drowsineas and sleep, an aversion
70 either physical or mental exertion, ana
leeling OIL fatigue aud weakness.
Not unfrequently cntarrh proves fatal,
either by facilitating the system nnu
wearing out the patient, or by travelling
downward and producing throat alice
tlonsy bronchitis, and nnnlly consunptlon'
II mIty be safely asserted tint, AFTER hereu.
itnry predisposition, cntarrh ~ inc nVss
frcdaent and Important cause OF this fatal
complaint. 0a .,,
I The symptoms or catarrh, vary consider.
ably In different indlviduala, the degree OF
their severity depending upon constltu,
tionnl idiosyncrnsiea and various external
infiucnces. With some the complaint
continues FOR h number OF years In q mild
form, and without causing any OF the In
furious results above dosernQeoy whlle with
Others nil tia worst effects are produced I'm
a. short space OF time, and, cases, appar-
entity Most harmless may through impru-
dent exposure, additional cold, or unfa-
vornbie changes OF the weather, suddenly
ovinco all the violence and maiiRnity
] which characterizcs the severest ones.