The national Republican., 1869-02-20

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CATARRH.

This 10 a chronic Affection OF the mucous
membrane Of the sostriis or the throat, origi.
mating In Irritation or rinnsmmstion, and At.
tended BY more orlsss disohsrrs. II Is one Of
the most common, most disgusting, and,
finally, most destructive Of diseases incident
to the variable climate Of our northern lat.
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In Its early stages Ostsrrh often fails to At.
tract the patients attention, so insidlous IL
Its spproseh. This is an unfortunste eiroum.
stance, because the most favorable period for
treatment 10 thus unimproved, and because Of
the peculiar disposition Of this disease 10 ex-
tend upward to the frontal s,nusss, backward
through the Eus.achisn tubes to the middle
ears, and down through the isrynx, trschis,
and brouchis to the air cells Of the lungs.
The discharge from the affected part 10 at
arst . clear nuid, which may escape observs.
tIon, unless II chspee to be OF a more than
usually aerId character. As time goes on, this
gives place to nuid that Is thicker, snd Of
yeilowish green color. and stiii later this may
be succeeded BY thick fakes orsesies.
In all the more advanced stages the dis
charges are generally Of an offensive odor,
causing great annoyance to ones friends and
to the patient himself while his sense Of smell
remains. This annoysnoe from the odor be.
comes almost beyond endurance, when, "
sometimes happen, the deiieate bones Of the
nose become diseased.
Some cases early assume the character OF
Dry Catsrrh. There Is then q feeling OF un'
essiness, heat and stiffness In the nostrils,
which are often Tone or both Of them) closed
by thiekening Of the mucous membrane, and
thus difieuity OF breathing becomes prom.
inent symptom.
On examining the nostrils In Chronic Ga.
tarrh, with Instruments specially adapted to
that purpose, we ind Its lining membrane
thiekened and OF deeper color than in health.
There are seen little polnt. OF alteration,
upon which the secretion becomes hardened
and forms erusts. when these are picked OF
tho diseased surface 10 irritated. and fie.
quently bieeds profuseiy.
Ia each case OF Ustsrrh the promInent symp-
toms are determlned By the direction In which
the disease extends. 10 this be upward there
may be pain over and between the syes, OBJ.
struosion Of the laehrymsi duets, causing the
tears to now over tho cheeks, and. possibly,
ophthsimiA. Ifbsokward, there viii be thick
eniag OF the walls OF the EustaehIsn tubes
and consequent tendency TO their obstruction,
Inflammation ofthe middle ear, buIIlng sounds
In the head, and impsirmsnt OF hearing.
When the extension 10 downward the voice
becomes hosrse or Whispering and unnsuage.
able; cough comes on, with expeotoratiou and
emaeistion, to be followed, too often, by Cou-
su mption and Death
In cases where the bones Of the noss become
diseased, not only 10 the ofrsnsiveness OF the
breath increased, but there 10 = liability to
serious personal deformities, among which Is
nattsnins Of the nose.
The swallowing Of catarrhal secretion, de-
ranges the functions Of the stomach. csusing
Indigestion and loss Of appetite. Debility,
paleness, lsssitude, headache and disturbance
OF mind soon follow. In some Instances the
mental affection 10 one OF irritability, the
patient being .unduly annoyed by all the little
perpisxities Of life. In others tho prominent
feeling is that OF melancholy or depression OF
spirits. when the invalid es6 sec no hope for
himself and noue for his afsirs.
Aliusion has been made to the extension Of
Catarrh by continuity Of surfsee along the
natural Air-passsges to the suo,tancs Of the
lungs, thus causing Consumption and Death.
In this connection 1t should also be remem-
bered that the air which enters the luass Of a
catarrhal patient Is, every bre ,th Of 1t, pois.
oned by exhaiations from the foul secretion.
Of tho diseased surface. BY such air the
blood otnnqt be properly purified and ,de
at to impsrt healthy vlzor In Its unendiaJ cir
cult to all and every part OF the ,nlmL
mechanism. oao would suppose tn this
consideration alone would be sufhcient to in.
duoe every person thu, afiilcted to make early
aPphoahoh iot fehei.
Tho treatment Of Ostarrh is In part eonsti.
tutionai, whereby the energies OF the whole
system aro csllsd, to al in oIpellinS itu do
structive enemy. IT'S In part local, whereby
the discharge is made less offensive, dimln.
ished and 10 ,lly arrested. whereby the ulcer.
ated surface Is he ,lei aud restored to Its nor
NAL condition.
By means Of new aud Ingenious apparatus,
DR.. Aborn Is able 10 CAtsrh, Anl In all other
Affections Of the respiratory oss,u,, to spply
his remedies directly to tho desired ioeslity.
Treatment 10 thus m lds more efielent we'll
as less disssreesbie. In m,ny e.sss ae first
application OF the topIsd treatment will
change the character of the disease aud ma.
terially purify the breath.