The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-31
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GATARnHis disease Of the mucous mem-
brane Of the nasal passages afid those cavi-
ties of the head communicating with them.
Insignificant as IL appears In Its first stages,
IL is apt IN its progress TO become instru-
mental IN causing the loss or Impairment
ofsmell taste, hearing, and sight, and In
creating serious constitutional derange-
ments, not uhfreqliently terminating in
consumption. i,tsia ffirHIFIl.
l. AT the commencement OF the malady, ule
lsymptoms are those OF an ordinary cold A
feeling Of irritation, sepsitiveness, heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges
OF which are red aud swollen, and which ID
lstaDped up sometimes on one side. some
Itimesl ON the other. and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through iteither
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by frequent desire to
sneeze, and q discharge Of at first clear,
acrid water afterwards OF aproflse thick,
| yellowlsh aud extremely offensive matter.
! This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased In qhantity as the complaint pro-
gresses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one Of the most characteristic
features of the disease, and n source of the
greatest annoyance anu ulnger' IL ESCAPES
not only Dy the hoSA put passes ilU0 VnS
irritation, and requires frequent eXpectora-
| tiOn, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
As its passage into the throat is very much
facilitated BY u horizontal position Of the
pouy' sleeP lS usqushtly uletnrDeu Dy
sensation of choking In consequence, and
many are opiiReu 70 lle III seml-recum-
Dent Positioh W op'''ii "eVessafy repose'
OWING 10 the lhllamilation ana neat N tne
heeaa, the whIery porIlSn oI the dlseharge
lcondltion OF sohplJy' is deposited upon the
membrane Vi me nose ana upper part OF
the tnroat III Ine shape OF crusts OF hard-
enesl Jumps. Ing accuiauintlohoI OF These me
crustations produces ieellng OF discom-
tort ana harfows the nasai passages so aS
TO embarrass resprauon' therefore, FREE
quent eHorts are required 70 remove them,
either Dy iorclDiy DioWlng the nose or by
perslatent hawklllg, p a,praetlee as Disagree
able 10 the one anected as u Is 10 those
around MIN. That Side ofthe incristatlon
which adhered 10 the mucous membrane
VIII, after It's removal, sometimes be found
bloody iact when explains the fore, re-
lquired Tor lts dislodgment, During sleep
these incrnstatiQns accumulate more rap
IDLY ana the ieeiing Is therefore most un-
eomtortaDle " the morning. sometimes
All efforts 70 clear the throat are mtile un-
I'll after breakfast or after some stlmulant
has been swallowed: liberation of the
mucous membrane ofthe nose takes place
frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
Whep small particles of this substance viii
occasionally DC found mixed with Che dis
charge
a.sgt.,3 AZ t.ts .aeI.sf fif.. ..
4 Inc Dreath assuming an excessively tetid
ally so offensive as to render the patient an
object of disgust to himself as well as to
! others.
1850
The accumulation of the discharge, to-
lgether with the thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
and oftentimes impossible, necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth
"a method very deleterious 60 the general
health, bytgmore particularly so to the
, lungs which become weak aud irritable.
The voice loses. its musical quality, and as
sumes adiscordant harsh, and nasal char
! acter; the sense OF smell becomes much
Impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff
feet, though less frequent, h produced on
taste. Occasionally while blowing the nose,
eFaekIlng 9r DlnDili,g SOUND y & neata ,d, ~
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like a swapping. sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times
until hearing does not return, but remains
permanently injured. LII other cases hear
ing Is lost SO gradually that considerable
degree Of deafness may exist before the
person Is really awsre Of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
IN the head OF every conceivable descrip-
ton, materially increasing the distress of
the sufferer. F ID
Theeyesare aptto become weak, irritable
and disposed to water on exposure to cold
and wind, or after tie slightest exertion.
"A pain, more or less acute, ora distressing
feeliHg fpressiire Is experienced over the
eyes, and sometimes. on the top, or back Of
the lIeAd and aiso paihih the fhce.l closely
resembling neuralgia, for which IL Il very
often mistaken. The distress in the head
weakens the memory and produees irrita-
bility and moroseness Of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
| becomes weak and irritable the appetite
is capricious and nearly always bad IN the
morling. in severe cases the. system
becomes feeble and prostrated This is
manifested by disposition W, drOwsiness
and sleep, aversion to either pllysicals or
ltnontal ,sxarfion and n faalinu NJ f,ti0,,A