The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-06
symptoms Of Catarrh.

charge from the head, consisting, some-
times, Of a clear acrid fluid, but oftener of
a thick, fetid, purulent yellow or greenish
yellow matter, which is usually secreted
in excessive abundance, and discharged
through the nostrils or throat, and fire.
quently by both channels.
Tie nature of this discharge varies in
different cases, and even in the same indi-
vidual at different times. In some it is
copious and of loose or fluid character,
whilst in others it is very viscid or gum
my, adhering to the diseased membrane
with glue-like tenacity, and removable
only with great difficulty condition
more particularly noticed on rising in the
morning, because, during sleep, the puru-
lent secretion hardens and accumulates
with greater facility.
Prominent among the SYMPTOMS of this
disease is a thin discharge which passes
backward from the nose and lodges over
the soft Palate and which is only removed
by the very disagreeable practice of jerking
gust of air up the nostriis and hawking
it out of the mouth.
Again, the offensive matter concretes
into dry, hard masses or crusts, which OBJ
struct breathing, and are very difficult to
detatch, their dislodgmcnt often requir-
ing most violent efforts. Sometimes these
incrustations come away in small whtish
Jumps, or fragments OF deep greenish
tint, but occasionally, broad and fiat cast
Of notable size are expelled, on which
traces of blood may at times be observed.
This condition is very liable to run on to
serious liberation, involving the loss Of the
bony struction of the nose, and a subse-
4uent fattening of that organ.
The nasal membrane is thick ened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the other, and often on both, giving rise to
a disagreeable stufy sensation in the head,
and occasionally violent paroxysms of
sneezing.
A feeling of fullness, heat, irritation,
soreness or pain is generally experienced
in the nostrils, near the root Of the nose,
as well as in the upper part of the throat,
above and below the soft palate. A dis
tressing sensation Of heavy weight or
compression is usually complained of over
the forehead, especially in the region i'm
mcdiatey above and between the eyes.
Sometimes the pain is obstinately fixed in
some particular part, as in the temples, on
the top of the head, at the back of the
neck, or behind the orbits, and OCCASION
ally, pain manifests itself in the face, of
so severe a character that it is frequently
mistaken for neuralgia.
The voice is generally affected and be-
comes hoarse, mufiied, weak and uneven,
assuming nasal character or an unplea-
SAINT, shifting quality. Cough, of variable
severity, is not unfrequently one of the
symptoms and results Of Catarrh.
The breath is tainted, and assumes at
times, an exceedingly fntid and sickening
odor. In some cases it becomes so re-
voltingly offensive, as to render the suf-
ferer an object of disgust to himself as
well as to others.
The sense of smell is generally blunted
or entirely lost in Catarrh, and a similar
effect on taste may be occasionally OBJ
served. The eyes are apt to become irrit'
able, and disposed to water excessively Oh
exposure to the cold or wind, and SENSE
of WEAKNESS of sight usually experienced
after slight exertions. Hearing becomes
frequently more Or less impaired, and
noises in the head very often add material
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