Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-27
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BRONCHITIS.

inflammation Of mucus membrane OF
bronchial tubes. This disease may exist in
either tee acute or @ ironic forms.
Acute Bronchitis, like other infiamatory
affections of the chest, generally arises as
the result of exposure 70 cold, particularly
II accompanied with damp. or Of sudden
change from a heated to cool atmosphere.
The symptoms vary according to the severi-
ty Of the attack, and more especially accord
ing to the extent to which the infiamat6ry
action spreads IN the bronchial tubes. The
disease usu ally manifests itself at hrst In the
form OF a catarrh, or common cold. but the
accompanying feyerishness and general con
stitutional distu .bance proclaim the attack
to be something more severe, and symptoms
denoting the onset Of bronchitis soon pre-.
cough. accompanied with rapid aud whees
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.
In some cases, from the first, symptoms OF
the form Of asthma known as bronchitis. ARE
superadded. and greatly aggravate the pa
After few days expectoretion begins 10
come with the cough, At first scanty and Wis
cid or frothy, but soon becoming copious
and Of purulent character. In general after
free expectoration has been established the
more urgent and painful symptoms abate
and while the cough may persist for length
Of time, often extending for three or four
weeks, In the majority Of instances conval'
eseence advances. and the patient Is ulti-
mately restored to health. although there is
not unfrequently left a tendency to recur
renee OF the disease on exposure to It's ex-
citing causes.
Chronic Bronchitis may arise as the result
| of repeated attacks of the acute form, or II
| may exist altogether independently. II oc-
| ours more frequently among persons ad
| vanced in life than among the young, al
| though no age Is exempt from 1t. IL also
Il frRnnpntlv
| catarrh OF the throat to the bronchial tubes
The usual history of this form OF bronchi
| tbs Is that of cough recurring during the
| colder seasons OF the yea, and in Its earlier
| stages, departing entirely In summer, so that
1t Is often 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. Febrile dis
turbance Is less marked than in the acute
form of bronchitis- The cough is usually
more troublesome In the morning than dur
pious expectoration, and occasionally this
Is so abundant as to constitute bronchorred.
The expectoration Is often frtid.
Chronic bronchitis Is liable in some In
with loss Of flesh and strength, to be mis-
taken for consumption.
Treatment-The benefit OF medical inhal-
ations combined with constitutional reme-
dies is more marked in this than In any
other disease OF the air passages
The healing remedies are carried directly
to the seat of the disease. facilitate expect0-
ration and ease the cough. The deep In
spiration thatts necessary when using the
inhaler forces the medicated all past any
mucous obstruction, opens and heals air
cells that have become collapsed and in
few days patients always experience less
difficulty in breathing.
Ifimpossible to call at ONCE, treatise
will be sent upon application.
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