The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-24
OF CATARRH.
By DOCTOR FOSTER,
NOW rRACTcING AT THE
PHILLIPS HOUSE. DAYTON.

CArARRu is = disease of the mucous mem
brane OF the nasal passages and those cavi-
ties of the head communicating with them.
lnsigniicant as II appcarsin its first stages,
" Is apt IN us 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 unfrcquently terminating I'M
consumption.
At the commencement Of the mnlady, the
! symptoms are those Of an ordinary cold A
feeling Of irritation scnsitiveness. heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges
otwhich are red and swollen. and which Is
stopped mp sometimes on one side, some
times on the other, and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through II either
difficult or impossible. This condition
is accompanied by a frequent desire TO
snee2c, and a discharge Of at first clear,
0crid wnter afterwards of profuse thick.
Iyellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased in quantity rs the complaint pro-
gresscs, assumes an exceedingly fctid odor
iand forms one Of the most characteristic
features OF the disease. aud source of the
greatest nnnOyaucc and danger IL escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat, producing by It's lodgment local
! Irritation. and requires frequent eXpectOra-
ton, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
As its passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by horizontal position of tho
body, sleep is frequently disturbed by a
sensation Of choking IN consequence, and
lmnny are Obliged to He In semi-recum-
bent position TO obtain necessary repose.
! owing to the Inflammation and heat In tho
head. The watery portion of the discharge
often eyaporale-. and the rest assuming
condition OF solidity, Is deposited upon the
/ membrane or the nusc and upper part of
the y 'roat 80 the shape of cIlsts or hard
ened humps The accumulation of these In
lcrustati0ns produces a feeling Of discom-
/ fort, and narrOWs the nasal passages so as
To embarrasS respiration, therefore. FREE
quent efforts are required to remove them,
either by torcihly blowing the nose or by
! persistent hawking. practice as disagree
/ able lu the one affected ~ II Is to those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
| Will, after its removal sometimes be found
bloody, fact which explains the force re
quircd for its djslodgment. During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
| idly. aud the feeling is therefore most un-
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes
oil efforts TO clear the throat are futile un-
! I'll 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 sickcning odor, and becomes OCCASION
Ially so offensive as TO render the natient an
object disgust to himself as well az to
others.
The accumulation of the discharge, to-
gether with the thickened condition of the |
mucous membrane, renders respiration |
through the nasal passages very dillicult, |
and otentimes impossible, necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth |
"a method very dcletcrious TO the general
health, but more particularly 20 to the |
lungs v hich bccOmc weak and irritable
Tho Voire loses its musical quality, and as
sumes discordant harsh, and nasal char
acter; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff
feet. though less frequent, Is produced on
taste. O. asionally, while blowing the nose.
a cracking or bubbling sound Is heard In
the ears. and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, bnt returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound. This
phenom' non may be repeatedsevcral times,
until hearing does not return, but remains
permanently injured. In other cases hear
ing is lc { 50 gradually that a considerable
degree of deafness may exist before the
person Is really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
in the bead of every conceivable descTlp-
ton, materially increasing the distress Of
the sufferer.
Theeyy5are aptto become weak, irritable.
and disposed TO water on exposure to cold
and wind, or after the slightest cxertion.
A pain, more or less acute, or distressing
tppttflr al IL -.
eyes, ana .omelimes on the top or back of
the head and also pain In the face. closely s
resembling neuralgia, for which IL l. very (
often mis- AIKEN. The distress in the head {
weakens he memory and produces irrita-
hility ant morOseness of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite !
is caprici ns and nearly always bad ia the
morning In severe cases the system {
becomes feeble and prostrated. This is
manifested ny disposition 10 drowsiness =
and sleep, aversion to either physical or
mental eNrrtion, aud a feeling Of fatigue {
aud weakness.
Not mircquently catarrh proves fatal |
either by ,lebilitating the system and wear
ing out the patient, or by travelling DOWN i
ward and producing throat affections q
bronchitis. and, finally, CONSUMPTION. IL
may be safely asserted that, after heredita-
" llttli~ iiOSllfons fhlAffH ~ the most
frequent I'd important cause Of this fatal
The symptoms of eStarrh vary consider
ably IN different individuals, the deQree Of
their severity dcpendingupon constitution
al iaiosy and various external in
ilncncc1. with some the complaint con-
tinues for \ number of years In mild form.
and without causing any of the injurious
results above described, while with others
all the worst effects are produced In a short
space of time, and eases apparently most o
harmless may, through imprudent expo
sure, additional cold, or unfavorable F.
changes oi the weather, suddenly exhibit
ill the violence and malignly which char
lcterze th seVerest ones
With some persons this disease becomes u
periodical, attacking them regularly atcer- q
tain seasons each year, as In the early part "
Of spring when the roses are In bloom, and RI
hence its name "roso catarrh - or IN mid m
summer during haying time, when IL Is =.
known as "haV-Cnfarrh." Some claim 10 =.