The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-13
OF CATARRR.
BY pocToR rosrnR.
rnILLIrs mousn. DAYTON.
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CArARnIGl lAcnsc OF the mucous mcm.
Drnhe @ thq nasG passages and lhoso eayi.
| tl's oi t1e mead romniup'ca Ing with them
lhslgnihrant rs q appCurs in its llrsl stages
! u o. unl in its progress to become instru-
mental IN causing the loss or impairment
OF SMELL taste, hearing and sight, and iu
creating serious cousli'U, ioual deran lc-
ments MOI unfT1uomlv Prmmating M
lconsumptiou.
AZ the commencement of The mnlady The
symptoms are those of m ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation. scnsitivcncss ncaI or
rmiu q experienced la She pnrc, fue cdgcs
oi Whicll are red and swollen. aud which Is
stopped up sometimes on ore side some-
times on the other aud occasionally od
both rendering respiration ihruugh itci ,hc"
dtlNcult or impossible, This coudi ION
.ii accompanied bv u l'rcGncnt desire O
'nceIc, and q discharge oE 40 drst clrni.
acrld water Afterwards o. p"oiesc thick.
N,lioWish aud extremely oncnsiyc wp .,c,.
TINS secretion becomes DurulOnt aiid 'p-
creased In quantity as tnc complain; nro-
gresscs, assumes an cxccodingly ie ld odor
unu lorms one of The most chnrac,cris, ic
features Of the disease. and % sOu'Ve o. ,nc
greatest annoyance anu tlauupr. Ii esrapps
not only by Che nose. hut phses mo hc
throat, producing by las Iodgmcui focal
Irritation, and requlres frequent Npeciora-
zion, hawking, or -rrAping ior III, cmoval.
As i7 passage into the thrun q vcfv much
lWilitatcd hy u horizontal position OF :nc
body, sleep is frequently dishlrbcd by n
sensation ot choking In consequence. and
mnuN are obliged to lie in 70 sehii-fecitp.
bent position 10 obtain Necessary rcposc.
Owing to the Inflammation aud heat IN the
head The Waicry portion OF ne ,disclnrgc
plrI rNapornlef nd thr rest pesuming a.
condition of @Olidity, is acnositpd ninn Inc
membrane of the no.c and upper part of
tine tlroal IN the shune oi crusts or bard
clPd Jumps. The accumulation OF these In
crist0liOns produces lCcling of dlscom-
fort, aud iiarrows The iasil phtshgcR SO IA
to cnihailass respiration, tlefcfae. ne.
quent efforts are required to remove thcu.
either by iorcibly blowing the nose o. by
persistent hawking, n practice aa dianuree-
able to- the one affected MS Il Is 20 those
around him That side o1tlie ncrustation
which dhcrrd to tho mucous membrane.
Will ultcr It's removal, sometimes be ,opnd
bloody, hct which explains the force re- |
quircd for It's dlslodgncnt. During sleep
these iucrustutlons accumulate moro ran |
tlly. aud the lceliNg Is therefore most M |
Gcmiorlahlc IN the morning. Sometimes |
~ efforts toclcar the throat are mtilc uu- |
til alter breakfast, or allu'' some siilnuluntl
has been swallowed, liberation OF rhc
mucous membrane OF the nose alcs nlnce
frequently, sometimes attacking tbe bone,
Mllcu small particles pf this slbWahce WIN |
occasionally be found mixed with he dis |
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively ,eiid !
ana SirNcning Odur, aud becomes occnsiop-
any so offensive ms to rcndcr ihc Daticnt nn |
"nlrcI oidisguSt 90 himself rs wei rs 20
others,
The accumulation Of the discharge. to-
gether with the thicLcncd condition OF The
MUCOUS membrane, renders rtepiration
through The nasal passages Vcrv dinicul.
hnd on l!entimcs impossible. ucccssita,iup
respiration principally through jhc mouth
IA mrtliud very dcietcrious 10 the general
lieallh' but more particularly so TO the
lungs which become weak and irriloblc
The voirr loses its mnscai qualify. ani a.
'tmcs disc0rtlaut, harsh. aud nasal chm
l'tor; the sense Of smell necumrs much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same cG. Il
Get, lll' ugh less frequent, IL produced on
.astr Occasionally. while blowing the nose, Ii
! cracklng or buhbliug sound Is beard in /
ne ears nud hearing becomes qui,e thlek |,
~ stop u mp but returns FudVonlY, Whhl
like a snappipg sopni. Jbis T
non may Dc rcptalcd several ,imrs.
lntil htiring does not return. but .y,mn;ns |,
lrrmal htly injured. In uthcr cases npgv-
ng Is l'.t So gradually that cousidcrablr
iegrcc If deafness may exist before mol
lerSou really aware OF the .jlet EabcrI,
'onditlo'l Is oflcn ACCOMPANIED With noises |,
u the ad Of every cOuCClyapc descrip- |,
ION m irrlally Increasing DE dstress of
lac sun, er.
ThccA A,Sare apttO become weak. irritable. |,
ld disl 'acd 10 water on exposure 20 cold /,
MI win =, or after the slightest cNprtion. ~
pain norc o" less acute, or distrcssinm
ceiling J. pressure Is experienced over th,H =,
yes, ar sometimes on the top or back oil /.
he hcA and also pain m ohc face. closely
gscmbl'lg neuralgia, iOrANldCh Il ls very
tteu mi aiken. The distT-s in ilo heo1
cakcn. The memory aud proCucps irritp-
llity ~ S., morosouess of dispn,iion The
tomnch generally suffers more or less, and
ecOppc veal and irritable: ,he appetite
3 caprit nus and nearly always bad ln fbc In
loriiln In severe eases the system Z
ecomc. feeble aud prostratrG. This b,
hy dispo s'ti0n 10 drowsi,te.s a
nd Sleep aversion TO either physlcnl or lr
lentnl e. ,criion and = ;eelilg o. mtlrne 5
nd wci ness, Ii
Not n frequently catarrh proves fatal.
ithcr hl tlcbilitnting the systcir and Wcn,- lo
" ont lie patient. or by flnyclinp dawn la
nrd aud producing throat Infection. la
ronchiis. and, finally coNsUMp HoN. q la
ray br lirly asserted that, after hgrcJi,n-
y pre- Hpositlon, catarrll Is The niosl "
rcqurn' lpd important cause OF this latal
omplai II
The ~ nptoms of eatarrh vary censilc~- \
bly, In different individuals, the degree oil
heir severity dcpendmgppon Constitution Il
! idiOsl crasirs aud various external In q
urnccs wish some the complaint cop- la
lmrs fnr mmberof years in Gmild form.
nj Wit nut causing any Of The iniurious In
'sults above described, while with Others hi
4 the worst effects arc produced in short 81
pacc oi time, and casrs appareatly mo-, q
Irnc- may, through iunl,rndent cXpo-
lrc, ,ditonal cntd or unaVorabiel Il
hnngcs If the weather, suddeniy eShili. .
1.-THE Violence and malignity w6i,h cha--
ctcrl1c 4e seycrcsi ones.
With some persons this disease beeoules
criOdical, attacking them regularly Mt cpv-
lin seasons each year. ~ iu shc early partl
spring when the roses are ia blooin. ard z