The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-04
or ClTARRH.
BY RY DocToF POSTER,
NOW pRAoucNG At THE
PHILLIPS HOUSE, DAYTON.
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" N hpb III llh progress 10 become lnktfu-
mental In causing the loss or impairment
of smell, taste, hearing, aud sight. and In
creating serious constitutional dcrangc-
ments. not unfrequently terminating in
consumption.
At the commencement Of the malndy, the
symptoms ARE those of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation, sensitivcness, heat or
pain IL experienced In the nose the edges
of which are red aud swollen. and which Is
stopped up sometimes on one sde, sotne-
times on the other, aud occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through ltelther
difficult or impossible This condition
Is accompanied by frequent desire to
snecZc, and u discharge Of at first clear
acrid water, afterwards of q profuse thick,
yellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent aud In
creased In qhantity Ms the complaint pro-
crosses, assumes an exceedingly fetid OdOr
and forms one of the most characteristic
features of the disease, aud a source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. 10 escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat, producing by It's lodgment local
irritation, and requires frequent expectora-
tion, hawking, or scraping for It's removal.
As Its passage Into the throat Is very much
facilitated by horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by u
many are obliged to lie in q semi-recum-
bent position TO obtain necessary repose.
Owing 10 the Inflammation and heat In the
head, the watcry portion Of the discharge
often evapOrates aud the rost, assuming n
condition Of solidity, Is deposited upon the
membrane OF the nose and upper part of
the throat in the shape OF crusts or hard
ened Jumps. The accumulation OF these In
set tut ,kT
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so M
TO embarrass respiration, therefore, fire.
qucnt efforts are required 10 remove them,
either by forciDly blowing the noge orby
persistent hawking, practice as disagree
able 10 the one affected as II Is 10 those
around him. That side of the incrustatiOn
which adhered TO the mucous membrane.
will, after It's removal, sometimes be found
bloody, n fact which explains the force re-
qulred for Its dislOdgment During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
Idly, aud the feeling Is therefore most an
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
Oil 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 sckening odor and becomes occasion
ally so offensive rs to render the patient an
object of disgust to himself as well as 10
others.
The accumulation Of the discharge, to
gethcr with the thlckened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
inrnuUh ths nagaI ma gaaona Vnpt 1inl,,It
and oitcntmcs impossible necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth
IA method very delcterions 10 the general
health, but more particularly so TO the
lungs which become weak and irritable.
The voice loses its musical quality, and as-
sumes n diseordant harsh, and nasal char
aoter, the sense Of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same ef-
feet, though less frequent Is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
u cracking or bubbllng sound Is heard In
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
like swapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times
until hearing does not return, but remains
permanently Injured. In other cases hear
Ing Is lost so gradually that considerable
degree OF deafness may exist before the
person Is really aware Of the fact Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
in the head of every conceivable dcscrp-
tlon, materially increasing the distress oil
the sufferer.
Thceycs are apt 10 become weak irritable
and disposed 10 water on Exposure TO cold
and wind, or after the slightest eXCrtion.
pain, more or less acute, or a distressing
feeling of pressure Is experiences over the
eyes, and sometimes on the top or back OIL
The head and also pain In the face. closrK |
resembling neuralgia, for which L. IL very |
often mistaken. The distress IN the hend
wcakons the memory and produces irrita- |
bility aud moroscness of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite |
Is caprcious and nearly always bad In the |
In severe cases the system |
becomes feeble and prostrated This Is |
by disposition 10 drowsiness |
and sleep, aversion TO either physical or
mental excrtion, and q, feeling Of fatigue
and weakness.
Not Wnircqncntly catarrh proves fatal |
either by facilitating the system and wear
Ing out the patient, or by travelling down
ward and producing throat affections,
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. IL
may lie safely asserted that after heredita-
ry predlsposltOn, catarrh Is tho most
frequent aud important cause OF this fatal
.t., s.....t.,
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
ably In different Individuals, the degree of
their severity depending upon constitution
Al idosyncrasics ana various external In
Iluences, With some the complaint con-
Jinues for number Of years In mild form,
aud without causing any OF the injurious
results above described, while with Others
M the worst effects are produced IN n short /
space of time, and eases apparently most
harmless may, through imprudent expo
sure, additional cold, or uniayOrablc i
changes of the weather. suddenly exhibit /
lll the violence and mallgnlty which char
icterlze the severest ones. Il
With some persons this disease becomes
periodical attacking them regularly atcer-
.ain seasons each year, as In the early part
lf spring when the roses are IN bloom and \
hence It's name rose Catarrh :" or In mid
'ummer during haying time, when il Is
known as shay -catarrh." Some claim To
be- able to predict the exact day and even
lour of the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved OF the Difficult
y during the intervals hut we have rea-
on 10 suppose that symptoms of the com
llaint are constantly present Ia some mild
orm or other, which are reused iuto aetiV-
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