Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-31
DR.. LlCHTH L.,
ON CATARRH I

ION CATARREI I
Among civilised commuAieiss there u 10 disease
more peevalsat. moro universally sasnsivs. ness
productive Of discomfort. nsrs isbls 70 give riss
70 variety Of distressing nd dangerous eonpea-
aoas than Cstasrh In IL progressive stagss Of do
velopmsns, the senses Of smell and TASTE ass ire
qssntly lost, hearing and sight oftss suRss severe
injury, Thross Affections. AstAns I'D Bronchial
Complaints are successfully produced. aad Con-
sumption Il almost its inevitable result.
Cstarrh Usually manfeses itself u asstin the cav
ity Of the noee, bu. spreading beyond IL primary
seas IL soon psnssrases iato svsry cell. ersvies and
cavity Of the head with which the nasal pAssasss
eoonuncats, and at length becomes dinassd over
the entire extent Of the muco -pulnonasy tract.
| The.earlisst. most promisent and ehasaeteristie
features of Catarrh is discharge from ~ heed con-
sistinR sometimes Of clear aerid uid, bat otenss
of thick purulsnt yellow or grsenisA yellow mat
ter, which is usually secreted In excessive abundance
and assumes very fetid odor. This purulent sub
stance Is discharged as thick offensive auid or in
hard nakes through the nosnis or throat, ana fire.
Qucnuy By both channels.
| In many instances the discharge s Of very tsna-
eous or gunmy character. adherng to the diseased
only with great difficulty. This fact lie more partca.
larry noticed on rising In the morning. because du-
ring sleep the purucl; secretion hardens and accu-
mulatss with greater facility.
The efforts to relieve the head, at those times, by
hawking blowing the are, therefore. frequent
ly most distressing to the one affected. and most dis
agreeable to those around him. .Oten they hive 70
be 80 violent and that the lungs and ehes
become strained and .ors nausea retehing and even
vomiting ensues, and severe headache or Dizziness
not unusually follows and augmen,s the general dis
trees In some caees even the moet powerful efforts
may fail to clear the head until some food or stimu-
lent 10 swallowed after which the vscd secretion b.
comes somewhat softened and ie discharged more
readily.
Again, the offensive matter concerts into dry hard
msesss or crasts which obstruct brsathihe and are
very dicut to ce,ach. their dislodgment often re-
quiring the moe, violent efforts. sometimes these
incru.tatione away in small hard Jumps or rag
ments Of deep green tint. but occasionally broad
and fiat casts OF notable szc are expelled on which
traces OF blood may a, times be observed This
dtion is very liable on to serious liberation.
involving loss Of the bony structure OF the nose
and subsequent aat.enng of that organ.
| In cases where the discharge lie copious and Of q
loose and uid character It frequently dieturbes the
sufferers rest by the necessity Of frequent expectors
ton. because the puruent fluid lie naturally more apt
TO run into the throat when, az during sleep, the
head is thrown back. should expectoration b neg
lected. a. may occasionally happen daring heav
sleep, the invalid startled from his rest by
ton ofchoking caueed BY the filing up fths throat
with the accumulated secretion from the head.
The nasal membrane Is usually very much hi OK
ened and eongested causing the nose to be stopped
up sonetimeson one side and sometimes on the 9th
Or. and often ON both giving rise to disagrseabie
stus sensation in the head. and occasionally to vio
lent paroxysims Of sneezing.
I The thickensd condition Of the mucous nemhrane.
and The collection ofhe purslent MISTER n thsaasal
canals. inteiferes With respiration through he noss
and obliges persons 60 affected, to breathe through
the open mouth. practice very dslsseaious st I'll
times, but more particularly 20 during Sleep. which
under such circumstances 10 alwsys restless and %
eompanied By heavy enorina sound.
feeling Of fulness, heat, irritation. soreness o.
pain 10 generally experienced in the nostis near the
root Of the nose ~ well = In the upper part Of The
throat, above and behind the soft palate, and hsaa
ache is rsssly altogether absent. distressing SEN
sasion Of heavy weight or compression y usually
complained Of over the forehead. and especially IN
the region Immediately above and between the eyes
1onettnsstbs pain IL obstinsasy fixed IN some Per.
euar part o. in the temples On Tie top Of the head
At the back the neck or behind the orbits and
casionay pain manfess itself in The face Of %
character that it IL frequently mistaken for
neuralgia.
mumed. weak. or unevon, and assumes . nasal char.
scter or an unpleasant snifhng quality. Cough Of
variable severity IL not unftequenty one Of the
symptoms and results Of Cstar,h.
The breath 10 usually tasted and assumes sttimss
IN exceedingly ietid and sickening odor. In soos
cases becomes % rsvoltinely Offensive, - 10 render
the sufferer IN objs ctos disgust TO himself = veil =
we'll - TO Others.
Cafarrh may prov fatal. either BY deblitating tAs
system and wearing ont the pstiAnt, or By travelling
downward. and prod acine consumption. 1his nj
he's ben ~ repeatedly noticed tAas Ill sxpsrenesd
pfseancness now look upon Catasrh - - q The
most f'sessat and important causes Of his eoa-
p'a'nfs BAT according to our extensive Observation n
ssssh always b ssgardsa = pss.saisaa. sa1sss
ostAs very earliest nanisstatioes Of Coasunptioas
Assstsnatie. jadiesous ~ veil dissessd eoussssf
'asnsas. saeh = We have for ysas sny'sSsa h or
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