Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-26
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BRONCHITIS.

Inflammation OF mucus membrane OF
bronchial tubes. This disease may exist In
eithert acute or 0 tronic forms.
Acute Bronchitis. like other intiamatory
affections OF the chest, generally arises as
the result of exposure TO cold, particularly
II accompanied with damp. or of sudden
change from heated to cool atmosphere.
The 81 mptoms vary. according to the severi
ty Of The attack, and mora especially accord
lag to the extent to which the inhamat ry
action spreads IN the bronchisl tubes. The
disease nsu Oily manifests itself at frst In the
form OF a catarrh, or common cold. but the
accompanying feverishness and general con
stitutional distu .bance proclaim the sttac K
TO be something more severe, and symptoms
denoting the onset of bronchitis soon pre-
sent themselves. short, PAINFUL. dry
ing respiration, a feeling OF rawness and pain
In the throat and behind the breast bone,
and OF oppression or tightness throughout
the chest mark the early stages OF the dis.
ease. at
In some cases. from the first. symptoms OF
tie form of asthma known as bronchitis, ARE
superadded, and greatly sggrayste the pa
After a few days expectoration begins 10
come with the cough, At first scsnty and Wis
cid or frothy, but soon becoming copious
and OF purulent character. In general after
free expectoration has been established the
and while the cough may persist for length
of time, often extending for three or four
weeks, In the majority. Of instances convsl-
escence advances. and the patient e ulti-
not unfrequently left a tendency TO recur-
renee Of the disease on exposure to its ex-
citing causes. .ls45it u
chronic Bronchitis may arise as the result
OF repeated attacks OF the acute form, or IL
may exist altogether independently. 1t oc-
ours more frequently among persons ad-
vanced In life than among the young. al
though no age is exempt from II. II also
ko owfa 1nfx Of
eatarrh OF the throat 20 the bronchial tubes.
The usual history of this form Of bronchi-
tbs is that OF a cough recurring during the
colder seasons oil the yea and In Its earlier
Il iiise il oiten d called Winter cough" IN many
persons subject to 1t. however. attacks are
apt to be excited at any time by very slight
causes. such as changes In the weather; and
In advanced cases Of the disease the cough
is seldom altogether absent. Febriie dis
turbance Is less marked than In the acute
form OF bronchitis. The cough Is usually
more troublesome In the morning than dur
ing the day. There is usually free and 90
pious expectoration. and occasionally this
Is SO abundant as to constitute oronehorred.
The expectoration is often fuetid.
Chronic bronchitis is liable In some In.
stances, particularly when accompanied
with loss OF flesh and strength. to be mis-
taken for consumption.
Trestment-The benefit Of medical tnhal-
ations combined with constitutional RENE
dies IS more mafke0 In Liiib tuan IN huy
other disease Of the air passages.
The healing remedies are carried directly
to the seat of the disease. facilitate expecto-
ration and ease the cough. The deep In
spiration that 10 necessary when using the
inhaler forces the medicated ali past any
mucous obstruction, opens and heals air
cells that have become collapsed and In
few days patients always experience less
difficulty in breathing.
II impossible to call at office, a treatise
will be sent upon application.
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