Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-14
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FEBRUARY 10, IA, q 10,
SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.

The earliest, most prominent and characteristic tea-
ure of Catnrrh discharge from the head consisting
sometimes Of clear acrld fluid, but ofener thick
fatld, puruent yellow greensh matter, which is
usually secreted in excessive abundance and discharged
through the nostrils throat and frequently by both
channels.
The nature of this discharge varies in different cases.
and even in the individuals different times In
some 1t Is copious and Of loose and nud character,
while in others 1t Is very viscd gummy adhering to
the diseased membrane with guelike tenaclty and
movable only with great difficulty condition more
particularly noticed rising In the morning. because,
during sleep, the puruen secretion hardens and
mulates with greater facility.
Again, the offensive matter ooncretes into dry, hard
masses brusts which obsruct breathing and very
difficult to detach, their dsodgment often requiring most
violent efforts. sometimes these incrustatlons come
away in small whitsh Jumps, or fragments of a deep
green tint, but occasionally broad and cast of nota
BILE size are expelled on which traces of blood may at
times be observed This condition is very liable to run
to serious liberation, involving loss of the bony
structure of the nose and subsequent atening that
organ
The nasal membrane is thickened and congested
causing the to be stopped up. sometimes on one
side sometimes the other giving rise adsagrecable
tufy sensation in the head and occasionally violent
paroxysms Of sneezng.
feeling of fulness, heat irritation, pain
generally experience in the nostrs near the root of
the nose well as in the upper part of the throat
and below the soft palate distressing sensation of
heavy weight compression is usually complained of
the frehead especially in the region Immediately
above and between the eyes. Sometimes the pain Is
obstinatey fixed in particular part as in the TEN
Pies the top of the head the back the neck or
behind the orbits, and occasionally manlfests itself in
the face, of character that 1t often mis-.
taken for neuralgia
The voice is generally affected and becomes hoarse
mufled weak and uneven, assuming nasal character
or an unpleasant, smiling quality. Cough of variable
severity is not unfequently of the symptoms and
results Of Catarrh.
The breath is tainted, and at times an exceed
ingy fGd and sickening odor In becomes
SO revotngly offensive to render the sufferer object
OF disgust to himself as well as 10 others.
The sense of smell generally bunted or entirely lost
in Catarrh and similar effect the may be coca
sionay observed. The eyes apt become irrtaed
and disposed to water excessively exposure cold
wind and of WEAKNESS OF sight usually expe
rienced after slight oXertions. Hearing becomes fire.
quently more less impaired, and noises in the head
very often add materially to the existing distress.
The stomach generally suffers mora or less and be-
comes weak and rrtable the appetite is caprlcous,
and nearly always bad in the morning.
The patients often complain Of lassude and fatigue
andincapacty for either physical mental exertons,
AM constant disposition to drowsiness and Sleep The
mental faculties also Sometimes slightly affected loss
of memory being not unfrequently experienced
Catarrh may prove fatal, either by facilitating the
sys EN- and wearing out the patient, or by travelling
| downward and producing consumption