The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-09-07

OF the voice uisdRfetdpie hdsdi wang.
From the nature of the obstruction in this
condition il is useless for the sufferer 10 en-
deavor to clear the passages by blowing the
nose, which only tends TO render bad mat
ter worse, BY increasing the irritation and
swelling OF the already thickened lining
membrane The swelling Of the mucus
membrane does not, in all cases. become 80
great a. to cause obstruction to respiration
through the affected passages. In some
cases the patient suffers from headache
a great portion OF the time, or may experi-
ence dull, heavy, disagreeable fullness or
pressure in the head, with confusion OF MS
ideas, which renders him unfit for business
especially such as requires deep thought and
mental labor. Memory may be more or iess
affected. and the disposition OF those who
are otherwise amiable il often rendered irri-
tablh or morose and dependent. The men,
tai faculties suffer to such extent in some
cases a. to result in imbecility or insanity.
The sense of smell il in many cases I'M
paired ami sometimes entirely lost, and the
-ense of taste more or less affected. habit
| ual cold feet, pain and soreness in different
parts Of the system, lassitude, drowslness anu
general debility are symptoms which are
common to some stages Of the disease. Hear
| ing NAV he more or less affected. The eyes
NAV be weak and sometimes suffer from at
tacks Of CONGESTION or inflammation, and the
patient is heard TO complain OF having
l''caught cold in his eyes"
The secretion which is thrown out in the
more advanced stages Of Chronic Catarrh I've.
CONES 50 acrid, unhealthy and poisonous,
that il produces severe irritation and iniiam-
nation, which are followed by excoriation
and liberation of the delicate lining menu
brane Of the air passages in the head. A.
though commencing in the lining membrane,
The alternative process eats away and gradu
allv extends in depth until it frequently in
wolves all the component structures OF the
Inose-cartIlage and bone, IA we'll As fibrous
tissues As the liberation eats It's way up
among the small bones the discharge gener-
ally becomes prof,Ise and often excessively
fetid, requires the frequent Use Of the hand
kerchiei, and renders the poor sufferer dis
agreeable both TO himself and those with
whom he associates Thick, tough, brown
isb incru-tations or hardened humps are
MANY times formed in the head, by the evap-
Grafton OF the watery portion Of the dis
charge. These lumlA are sometimes so large
and tough that il is with great difficulty that
they can be removed. They are usually dis
charged every fourth, fifth or sixth day, but
only to be succeeded by another crop. POr-
tons Of cartilage and bone, or even entire
bones, often die, slough away and are dis
charged, either in large fakes Of blackened,
halfdecayed, and crumbly pieces. or, as is
much more commonly the case, in the form
of numerous minute particles that escape
with the discharge and are unObserved. II
is painfully unpleasant TO witness the ravages
of this terrible disease and observe the extent
to which it sometimes PROGRESSES. Holes are
eaten through the roof OF the mouth and great
cavities excavated into the solid bones Of the
face, and in such cases only the best and
most thorough treatment will check the pro-
gress of the disease.
All of the above symptoms, as we'll Al
some others, are common to the disease in
some of its stages or complications, yet thou
sands ofcases annually terminate in consump
ton or insanity, and end in the grave, with
ont even having manifested One-half of thu
symptoms which l have enumerated
. COMPLICATIONS
, Catarrh in its various stages IL liable to be
come complicated by an extension OF tn
. disease to the other parts beyond the an
passages Of the head. The acrld, Irritating
D and poisonous discharge which, In som'
stages OF the disease, almost constantly rum
down over the delicate lining membrane o
the Pharynx Tor throat is liable to produc'
in the lining membrane diseased condition
( similar TO that existing IN the AIR passages o
the head. The throat may feel dry, husky
and at times slightly sore or raw, or, from
f the muco-purulent discharge that is almOs
constantly dropping down over 1t surface
the patient may feel very little Inconvenience
from the disease Of the throat until it IL ia
, advanced-the moisten'ng and lnbr'cat.nt
. effect of the matter that drops on the surface
, tending 70 blunt the senslbliity OF the parts
The back OF the throat may be pale, or OF |
dark red color. In the advanced stages II
D surface will be studded with very small ul
GERS, which, as seen through the mouth
look like small pimples or tanker sores,
for which they are often mistaken. The pa
y tient NAV at times experience tickling Gems
stion in the throat, with perhaps Sigh
cough. The voice may be more or less at
fected, especially on exposure to cold or owe
exertion.
have already detailed the manner ii
which the throat becomes affected from Ca
3. tarrh. By the same process Of extension
the bronchial tubes, and lastly the parenchy
ma or substance of the lungs. in their turn
!. are diseased, and Bronchitis and ConsumP
f ton firmly established. Tghtnes in tn
4 chest, with difficulty of breathing, soreness
I darling, sharp or dull heavy pain, or |
e prickly, distressing sensation, accompanied
3 with more or less cough and expectoration
0 are evidence that the bronchial tubes hav'
0 become affected, and should admonish tn
a sufferer that he is now standing upon tn
: stepping stone to Consumption, over which
thousands annually tread in their slow, We
sure, journey to the grave.
}, BY means Of a small canal called the Gus
), tachian tube, an air passage, and communI
- cation between the throat and middle ear j
: formed. This passage is lined by contlnu
II alton of the mucous membrane which line
!. the throat and nasal passages. The Catarrh
~ al infamatory process, by continuity Of sur
= y face, follows the mucous membrane, thick
!, !, ening its structure, until the eustachian tub
! is closed, and the beautiful mechanism Q
y the internal ear is rendered useless. Will
= y the thickening of the lining mucous mem
. brane il going on, and the passage is gradu
ally becoming closed, ard this process some
times extends through several yean), tn
patient will occasionally, while blowing tn
:. nose, experience cracking sound in one o
Il both ears, and hearing becomes dull, but re
e turns suddenly, accompanied with snappin
:, sound. This may be repeated many times
" until finally hearing does not return, but re
mains permanently injured, In other case
Y hearing is lost 40 gradually, that consider
J, able degree of deafness may exist before tn
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