Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-24

illness being at times associated with this condition
In fact many cases Of chronic or persistent head
aches which are supposed to be Of nervous or
bilious character are really the product and effect
OF catarrh, and yield readily to treatment directed
to that complaint, while resisting al other efforts
AURAL cATARRm-nEAFNEss.
Catarfh is one Of the most frequent causes of deaf
ness This feet IS fully recognized by all auris.s of
repute, and is of itself of sufficient importance to
direct public and professional attention t. its timely
removal. The late DR.. Ed. NJ Curtis, who was so
deseryed'y held in the highest esteem in tins ccm-
muuity. in paper read before the Medical soci-
ETY. Of the State Of California, in 1873, entitled
How We Become Deaf" gives SIS his experience
that at least rne-tenhs of all the cases OF trouble
of hearing that he had seen this coast had been
from this one souree-that very prevalent aud
noyieg disease catsrTh- which has a variety Of
causes a0d assumes number Of FORMS" and
his experience is fully coroborated by my
own. Scarcely any one afflicted with c.
tarrh for any length of time has acute or alb
soutely formal hearing With some the hearing
suffers at list only by spells, the ears becoming OBJ
stu ted With each accession ii cold, but by degrees
the spells Of deafness occur ofener and last longer
until at length the hearing remains permanently
impaired. in others the deafness commences
insdiouay and increases slowly but gradually
shtil all useful hearing is lost Occasionally the
aural Catarrh becomes aggravated through cold or
other causes, when an acute inflammation in the ear
NAV be set up resulting in ear-sche pain and subse
quent discharge from the ear Noises in the head
of every conceivable description are also apt to
make their appearance, adding materially to the ez
listing distress.
sEBVGUs REIANGeMENrs.
Catarrh being located so close to the nerve center
JIG Ddii al3hO-b tAtEC4cGo Il peTull eQH
influence in that direction, ana this we find daily
verified in our practice. Evidence to that effect
maniests itself in the impairment or loss of smell
and taste which so often takes place, as well as in
defective power of attention, weakness OF memory,
and general enfeeblement OF the mental faculties.
The patient cannot accomplish his usual mental
tasks without pronounced ana painful effort and
finds persistent attempt to concentrate his atten-
ton to follow fixed line of thought productive
of headache, dizziness, confusion of ideas and ex-
cessive fatigue. At times he finds himself COM
pletely disqualified for any occupation requiring the
active exercise of his int lectual powers
CATARRH OF TIE TusoAT.
The throat is invariably more or less involved in
cataryh, producing feeling OF fulluess and uneasi-
ness which exctes an almost constant disposition to
swallow or TO scrape the throat, accompanied, at
times by sensation of rawnsss, irritation or dis
comfort behind and above the soft palate or in the
throat itself Occasionally an almost constant sensa-
ton Of disagreeabe dryuess is experienced, giving
rise to considerable distress Cough OF variable
severity is often present, sometimes Of mere hack
ing character, but occasionally of very severe and
troublesome nature, accompanied by wandering
pains and other uncomfortable sensations through
the chest.
The voice IS always more or less affected.
becoming hoarse, weak, uneven, mufaed or
cracked, and occasionally it is so impaired
that it degenerat g into mere hoaTse
whisper.
DEYELYPAENr OF Cox,U zPFIoS.
The alarming tendency m infested by oatarrh to
the development of consumption is a fact more and
more recognized by the profession, as it has long
since been noticed by mYso'f and other physicians
devoting themselves to this speciality. Indeed, all
authorities now agree that next to hereditary pre-
disposition Catarrh is one Of the chief and most
frequent causes Of that fatal complaint; and it can
scarcely be otherwise when the nature OF catarr is
taken into consideration. Its tendency is to keep
the delicate structure Of the mucous membrane lin
ing the respiratory organs in constant state Of
irritation and discomfort and to exer.
else depressing, debitating ard anervatinr effect
upon the system Under these circumstance IS the
strongest constitution viii in time break down and
Tue system VIII De unao'e 10 enaufe OF resist ato
sphere changes and other unfavorable Influences,
and thus one after another the vital novsrs giye
way. The patient Ioses fssh and strength, feels
constantly tired and exhau ted and inclined to
irowsiness and sleep. TIE sto,nacb bec,r,ioc, az
80, It -,
7''e secretion "hica Is Constantly conveyed to
it with the food and dtink, digestion IS
impaired and the annette f,il. Tho mucous