Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-14
SYMPTOMS OrCATARREE
DRS. LIGHTHILL < sMYTH.

DIS LlGHIHlLL ( SNfIH.
The earliest, most prominent, and character
istic feature of Catarrh Is disch rye from the
heal. consistin-, sometimes Of a clear acrid
fluid, but of;ener # thick. f.tii. purulen5.
yellow " greenish yellow matter. which is US
ually secretei in excessive abundance. aud dis
charged through the nostrils or throat. AMI fire.
quently by both channels
The nature Of this discharge varies in differ
en- cases. and even IN the same individual a.
different times In some it is copious and Of
loose or MD character, whilst in others il is
very yiscii or gummy, altering to the diseased
membrane with glus-like teu4cify, AMI rem5y-
able only With great lili;uliy-a condition
more particularly noticed on rising 10 the morn
ing, because, during sleep. the puruleut secre-
ton hariens and ac;unulates with greater
facility.
The a3w Of u.ucou, 10 many ,ases. instead Of
passing out the pose passes into the throat, over
the soft pAla'e, producing the very ii.arressble
efforts TO clear the throat by hawking and spit
ting and in many cases when the ps;i-u, is
unable TO clear the Throat the ji-;l4rs. passes
into the stom,rh. pr,iu,inr nausea sui loss Of
appetite
Again, toe offensive matter concretes into dry
hard masses or crusts. which ob.truct breathing.
and arc very difficult TO lstlch, their dislodg-
ment often requiring m,st yiolea; Efforts
Sometimes these iucrus,a-ions come away in
small whitish Jumps, or fragments Of = deep
green tint but occasionally. broad and 4 ., cast
Of notable size are expelled on which traces Of
blood msy Al times be observed This condition
i very liable 20 rgu on 90 serious liberation,
involving a loss o. the bJuy structure of the
nose. and subsequent dittsniug Of rhs, organ.
The nasal membrane IS ,hckenei AL conge.-
tel. causing the ncse 70 be stopped up, some
times on one side, sometimes on the other, aai
often Ga both, giving rise toa lisigreeah'e s;uay
sensation in the heal. aud Occasionally riolen;
paro1ysms o. sneeIing.
feeling Of fll,ness, heat, irritation, soreness
or pain Is generally experienced in the nos
tr.ls near the root OF the nose. A. vel as in the
upper part Of the throat. above AMI below the
soft palate A distressing sensation q heavy
weigh, or compression {, u-ul'ly complained Of
over the forehead, especially in the region i'm
meiiately above ami between the eyes Some
times the pain is Distinctly dzei in so-ie par
ucular part, as in temples. on the top O.. the
head, st the back OF the neck. or he'sui the or
bits. and, occasionally, e mlnfe>'s itself in the
face, q 50 severe character tiat Is frequently
mistaken for neura'gi,
The voice Is generally Affected AMI becomes
hlarse, nufsei, weak suI uneven. assuming a
nasal character or an unpleasant, suit, .ag quail
ity. Cough, of variable severity, 3. NOT unfre-
4uent'y one Of The symptoms ,al result. Of Ca
tsrrh
The breath IS ,,intel, sui assumes At times
su exceedingly frtii snI sickening oIor 10
some cases it becomes 50 reyoltingly offensive.
As 30 render the sufferer an object If disgust To
himself As well as to others
The sense Of smell i generally blunrei OF en-
;irely los, in C,ttrrb, AMI similar effect on
taste may be occasionally observed The eyes
are apt to become irritable, and disposed to Wa
Ter excessively On exposure % the cold or wind
ami sense Of WEAKNESS of sight usually exper-
iencei after Sigh, e1ertions Herring becomes
frequently more or less inpli-el AMI noises in
the head very often all materially 90 Oh, exist
ing distress
The stomsch generally suffers more or lss-,
and becomes weak and irritable the sgpr.its is
eapricious, sad nearly always bal in ,he morn
ing
The patients often complain OF lhssitu lie ami
fatigue, and incapa,ity Er either physcll or
mental eKertion-, sni constant disposition o.
drovsiness and sleep The mental faculties are
also sometimes slightly affected, loss Of memory
being not unfrequenty experienced
Catarrh may prove fatal, either by debilira-
ting the system and wearing out the patient, or
by travelling downward ani producing Con
sumption This fact has been 50 repeatedly ne
ticed that all experienced practitioners now look
upon Catsrrh as one of the most frequent and
important cause. Of this complaint but, sccor-
ding to our extensive observation. it should a.
wsys he regarded as premonition, and one Of
the very earliest manifestations Of Consumption
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