Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-07
DR.. lICHTH L.,
ON CATARREI

ON CATARREI II
Among civilized communities there u no disease
more prevalent. more universally enensive, more
productive Of discomfort or more liable 70 give siss
V variety OF distressing md dangerous complics-
lions than Catarrh In Its progressive stagss Of d.
velopmens, the senses Of snell aad taste are fire.
qusntiy lost hearing and eight ofter suffer severe
i,,ury, Throat Affections. Asthma and !Dronehis
Complaints are sueeessivsly prodseed, aad Con-
sumption 10 almost It's inevitable seeult,
Catarrh usually manie.ts itself q lsstin the cav
ity Of the nose bat spreading beyond ~ primary
seat. soon penetrates into every cell. efsvics aad
cavity Of the head with which the nasal passages
communicate. and al length becomes difussd over
the entire extent Of the muco pulmonary tract.
Tne:esslsst, most prcmiseat asd Characteristic
features Of Ca,arrh dschssee from the head con-
sisting somstmes Of clear aerid fluid. Sst ostensr
| ola thick purvlens yellow or srssnisA yellow mat
Tor, which s usssy secreted in excessive abundance
and assumes very fetid cdof. This purulent sub
stance IL discharged - thick offensive Auid. in
hard MAKES through the noetrile throat ana ne
Quently By both chanDels.
In many instances the discharge lie Of vesy tsna
clous or gummy character. adherng to the diseased
membrane with elue-like tenacity and is removable
only with great difficulty This fact IL more parten
larry noticed ON rising in the morning. because du
ring sleep the purucn, secretion hArdens and aecu-
nulates with greater facility.
The efforts to relieve The head at those iimee, by
hawking or blowing the nose are therefore frequent
most distressing to the one affected, and most dis
agreeable to those around him. Omen they hive to
be violent and persistent that the lungs and ehes
become strained and sore nausea rctching. and svsA
vomiting snsues. and .yere headsche or dizziness
NO, unueuslly follows and sugments the general lis
uVtrs rou10 Coree SLe uVet POWCttUh SuW ~
may fail 10 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 matts- concerts into dry hard
masses crusts, which obstruct breathing and are
very diicuk to deach. their dislodgment often re-
quIring the most violent efforts. Sometimes these
incrustasions come in email hard Jumps or ifag
ments Of deep green tint. but occasionally broad
AID nat casts OF notable size are expelled on which
traces Of blood may at times be observed This con-
diton very liable 10 ON 70 serious liberation,
Involving loss Of the bony structure Of the nose
| and subsequent aa,,eslng Of that organ.
In cases where the discharge is copious and ofa
loose and uid character, /, frequently dIsturbes the
sufferers rest BY the necessity OF frequent expeetora
ton, because the purulen, nuid is naturally apt
TO run into the throat when, AZ during sleep, the
head 10 thrown back. Should expectoration be neg
lscted. as iuay occasionally happen during heav
sleep. he Invalid 10 startled from his rest BY ssnsa
ton Of choking caused BY the nlng up Of the throat
with the accumulated secretion nom the head.
The ns,sa, membrane Is usually very much hic +
ened and coasested, causing the nose to Be stopped
up sometineson one side, and sometimes the 9th
ef. and often on both. giving rise 10 disa&rssable
stuy sensaton In the head. and occasionally 10 NO
lent pafoxyslns Of sneenne,
n thickensd eondinon q sne mucous ns0hsaas.
nd the collection Of the pssuIsnt msttss n The nasal
canals. intsferss With respiration through ~ noss
and oblges persons 20 Affected, to breathe through
the open mouth. practice very dsletssious st al
times but more particularly % during sleep. whisA
under such eircunss 10 always restless and &C.
eompanisd By heavy sno,ing sound.
Afselins of falness. heat, irritation. soreness o.
pan IL generally e:pesissesd in the nostsis nssR ~
root Of the nose veil = in the upper part Of the
throat. above and behind the sot palate. and he'd
ache 10 raaely alto :ether absent distressing go
sasion Of heavy weight ort eoaprrssioa y usually
complained Of over the forehead. and especially b
The region Immediately show end between the eyee
sometimestbs pain IL ohstinatey nxed in some pas.
icusr part. q In the senssss the top ~ he Asal
at the back ofthe neck or behind the orbits. and oc-
casonaly pain manifesto Itself In the face Of 20 -
we're character that 1t 10 frequently mistaken for
neuralgia
The voice b generally affected and becomes hoarse
mu'led. weak. uncvon. and So umes nasal char
aeter or m unpleasant snifane quality Cough Of
variable severity 1. not unitequsntly one Of the