Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-24
RAVAGES OF CAHARRH.
Hardly a Mucus Surfacs or Organ in
the Entire Boly but Is Affected
Either Directly or Indi-
rectly by It.

Eye Trouble, Earache, Deafness, Head
ache, Dyspepsia and Chronic Diar.
rhoea, as Well as Bronchitis, Nervous
Prostration and Consumption, Are in
the Wake of This Insidious Enemy OF
Mankind-A Series of Cases mustrat-
ing 1.-THE Plain Truth.
OF the upper part of the throat, the back
| portion of the nose, the middle ear, and the
eye and its appendages, would remember
how the same delicat te mucus lining men,
brane envelops these organs continuously,
| and how Inflammation of this membrane
extends from one part to another by what is
known to physicians as continuity and con-
tiguity of tissue, they would readily under
stand and appreciate how simple catarrhal
congestion or Inflammation starting at its
original point at the junction OF the back
portion of the nose and upper part of the
throat, right back of the soft palate, extends
upwards into the ear through the eustachian
tube, causing roaring, buzzing and ringing
noises, partial or complete deafness, ear
ache, discharges, etc Moving on up to the
eye and its appendages through the lach-
rymal duct it causes the most intense pain
at times intolerance to light, granulated
sore lids, conjuctivitis, cornitis, sclerotitis,
and destruction of the parts.
1t has been stated above that the original
starting point of catarrh was Immediately
back of the soft palate at the junction of the
back portion of the nose and upper part of
the throat. All experienced nose and throat
specialists know this to be a fact, and there
is a pathological reason for this. The two
mucus surfaces at the bend lie in close con-
tact with each other and thus collect and
confine the secretions dropping from the
upper and back part of the head until they
dry up into little nodules and putrefy, caus-
ing a foul odor and considerable irritation
Of the surrounding mucus membrane. Pa
tients verify this by constantly hawking and
gagging to dislodge these secretions. From
this point the catarrhal Inflammation also
often extends downward to the respiratory
tract, invading the larynx, windpipe, bron-
chial tubes and the lungs, causing on its
way, according to the parts affected, laryn-
plete loss of voice, bronchitis or chronic
cough, asthma, consumption, etc.
The altmentary tract consisting of the |
mouth, esophagus, stomach and bowels also |
frequently participates in the catarrhal eX- |
tension, producing dry and fissured tongue |
and mouth, dyspepsia, indigestion, heart |
diarrhea and constipation, loss of flesh, ETC., \
and in consequence of the debilitated condi- |
tion of the body, a long time of nervous |
troubles such as an ''all gone" feeling trem-
bling of hands and limbs aching over whole |
body, hot and cold flashes, despondency,
etc., ETC.
As catarrh then is found to affect at differ !,
ent times ana in more or less aggravated |
and complicated cases the whole mucus |
tract of the body, producing in turn long |
train OF symptoms, from the simple local /
annoyance or stopped up condition of the |
nostrils to the complete breaking down OF |
the system as in consumption, or utter ner-
vous prostration from general debility, the /
futility of any other method of treatment
than combined local and internal one is
apparent. This is the method of treatment
Drs Copeland, Hall and Byers have used for
tients they have raised up testifies to its
curative results.