Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-18
DR. I.GGHTHILL
ON CATARRH

ON 7
Among civiiissd communities there 10 no disease
more prevalent, moro universally offensive, more
Of discomfort. more liable 70 give riss
70 variety OF distressing and dangerous conplica-
nor. than Catarrh In It's progressive stages ofds-
v.lopmens, the senses u snsll aad taste are fire.
outntiy lost. hearing and sight oitsr sa|sf ssvsss
injary. Thrsss AsscsiOss. Asthma ~ Bronchial
Complaints ars successfully prodseed. cad Con-
.amp,,en IL almost ito inevitable result,
cssarrh usually nsaifssts itsslf 81 Asstia the CAV
~ of the nose, but spreading beyond It. primary
seat, II soon psnstsatss iato every cell. crsvics and
cavity Of the head With which the naral passages
eommunicass, and ct length becomes difussd over
the entire extent Of the muco pulmonary tract
The earliest. most prominent asd Characteristic
features Of Cassrrh discharge nom the head con.
ssting sometimes Of clear aerid fluid, bat ofssnsr
ola thick purulent yellow or gresnsh yellow mat.
r, which is usually sscrsted In excessive abundance
and assanss very fstid odor. This parulsat cub.
sance il discharged - thick offensive fluid o. IN
hard flakes through the nostrls or throat. and fre
eaenuy By both channels.
In many Instances the discharge 10 Of very .sns-
cous or gunny character. adhering to the diseased
membrane with glue-liks ssnaeIty. and lie removable
only with great dleulty This fact IL more particu-
l.ry noticed ON rising in the morning. because da-
ring sleep the purulent secretion hardsns and aecu
nalatss with greater facility.
The efforts to relieve the head, at those times. b.
hawking or blowing the nose arr. Therefore. frequent
y most decreasing TO the one Affected and most die.
agreeable to those around him. sOften they have 70
b. so violent and persistent that the lunss and chest
become strained and sore nausea rstehlnr. and even
vomiting snsuss. and severe headache or disxinsss
rot unusaally follows and sugmsnts the general az
tress. In cases even the most powerful efforts
may fail to clear the head until some food or stims
emit 10 swallowed after which the visc,d secretion b.
Comes somewhat softsned and 10 discharged more
readily.
Again. the offensive matte. concerts into dry hard
masses or crusts, which ebstruct brssthhe and are
very difficult to eetach. their disodgmens often 70.
outing the most violent efforts Sometimes these
ncrustations come away In small hard Jumps or ftae
ments OF deep green tint. but occasionally broad
and nat casts OF notable size are expelled on which
traces OF blood may at times bs observed This con.
ition 10 very liable to to serious liberation,
involving loss Of the bony structure OF the nose
and subsequent aattenng ofthst organ
In cases where the discharge is copious and of a
loose and nid character, it frequently dstufbes the
.usrers rect by the necessity OF
ton. because the purulent fluid IL naturally more ap,
10 run into the throat when, a. during sleep, the
head is thrown back. Should expectorauon be neg
eeted, as may occasionally happen during heavy
sleep. the invalid 10 startled from his rest BY sensa
tior OF choking caused BY the ning up Of the throat
with the accumulated secretion nom the head
TIE nasal membrane q ueually very much thick
enec and eongested causing the nose TO be stopped
up sometimeson one side. and sometimes on the 9th
or. AID often on BOTH giving rise to dissgrssabl.
stuy sensation In the head. and occasionally TO VIC
lent paroxysims Of sneczing.
The thiekened condition Of the mucous membrane
and tie collection OF the pu,ulen. matter in the
canals. nte,feres with respiration through the NOSE
and ooliges persons so affected, to breathe through
the open mouth, practice very deleteaious at al
times but more particularly go during sleep. which
undsr such circumstances 10 always restless and sc
companicd By heavy snoring sound.
feeling Of falness. heat, irritation, soreness OIL
pain generally experienced in the nos.rs near ths
Of the noss - we'll in the upper part Of thu
throat above and behind the soft palate, and head
ache is raasly altogether sbsent A distressing sen
sa,ion NJ h.svv .icht ~. ron, prpssion n usuall,
complained Of over the forehead. and especially b
the region Immediately absvs and between the eyes
sonstinesths pain u esetinatsly fixed II sons par
tenar part a. in The temples on the top Of the hsa
at the back Of the neck or behind the orbits and &c
eaonay paia manifssts Itself in the face Of 90 se
we're character that It 10 frequently mistaken 70
neuralgia.
The voice u generally Affected and becomes hoar'
mufned, weak, on unsvea, and assumes nasal cha'
scter or an unpleasans sniAse quality. Cough .
variable severity Il not subsequently one Of ID
symptoms and results secsaarsh.
The breath 10 usaally tainted md assumss as tine
an exceedingly setid and slcksnns odor. In son
cases II becomes % rsvolaiasy easssvs, - to rsnds
the sufferer On obsetss disgust to himself - we'll
veil - 10 Others.
The sense q snsii IL usually blaAted o. sntlesl
lcst in Catsrrh, and similar eject % taste nay
occasisaally observed. The eyes ere opt 70 beeom
irritable and disposed 70 water excessively on eGpe
ssse to the cold o. wiad. aa1 ssass u vsasinsss
Sights usually sxpssssaeea 49, slight seeslss.-
Hearing not unfrequentiv bsesaes mere Of less :.
paired. and noisee In The head very often add matt
Rally 70 the exciting distress.
The stomach generally suffers more OF isss. an
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