Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-19
CATARRH.

The term Catsrrh is applied to peculia
disorder OF the uostrils end adjacent parts
which prevails to an alarming extent. ant
Is productive OF very serious consequences
The most prominent and CHARACTERISED,
feature is a morbid discharge from tn
head, varying 10 Its nature at difreren
times.
Of clear. acrid fluid. but oftener an offensive
| puruient or muco purulent, greenish vel
| low matter Is secreted. which accumulate
| In the nostrils or drops into the throat
necessitating Its frequent removal by blow
both processes. Sometimes patients feel a
| though their whole head was In STATE o
| rottenness, so great T. the amount Of mattel
discharged and so fetid is its. odor. Tn,
patient Is greatly annoyed by the constan
| dropping into the throat OF the morbit
matter from the head, and as a recumben
position naturally favors the flow down
ward, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged "
lie with the head very much elevated In
order to sleep with some degree of comfort
In others. a tough. yiscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, in the passage between the throat and
head, adhering to the parts with gluist
tenacity. It's Judgment embarasses respirs
uneasiness In the affected locality, which
gives rise to constant and almost irreslsti
Bile desire to relive the discomfort by draw
ing the mucus into the throat so RS to ejec
BY the mouth out Thss practice, poPulsars
catarrh. and proves as embarrassing to the
one affected as IL is disagreeble TO those
around him.
Again the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane In the
shape of .dry.hard concretions, which are
discharged by way Of the nostrils or throai
In Jumps or fragments of deep green tint
In some cases these incrustations accumu
late to such an extent as to form a regular
plug in the nose. which obstructs breatiiol
and produces serious discomfort. 81
firmly do these incrustations adhere to thu
point OF attachment that their re nova
usually requires the most violent efforts
Dol unsrequently they have to be torn from
OF notable size Is e PEELED. on which there
are generally traces of blood, but In some
cases the cast presents tubular appear
ance. being of exact shape Of the nasal
cavity. This condition IL indicative Of ulc
Grafton, which. IN. time may destroy the
bony structure of the nose and produce a
subsequent fiattening OF that organ.
Cases are occasionally met VII in which
a thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
membrane of the n isal cavities and then
putrefes, giving rise to a stencil which Il
really overpowering. and sufficiently fetid
70 poi>on the atmosphere of whole room
ana there are otn, as tn which all the secre-
tions Of the membrane are suspended
"
heat and feverishness in the head and nose
"a condition popularity known as "Dry
Catarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities of the bones OF the forehead and
face, giving rise to ! distressing sensation
of heavy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially iu The region above
and between the eyes, aud to feeling OF
fuiiness, heat, irritation. soreness or pain
IN the no.trils near the root II the nose, as
oil in, M
above and behind the soft palate Some
times there is pain obstinately fixed In some
particular part, as in the temples on the
top Of the head, at the back OF the neck. OF
manifests itself in the face of SO severe q
character that tits frequently mistaken fol
The breath is al ways tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickeninl
o1or. In some cases 1t becomes so revolt
ingiy offensive as to render the sufferer al
object OF disgust to himself as well as tt
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congesed causing the nose to be stop
ped up, sometimes on one side, some
times on the other. and often on
both, giving rise to disagreeable stuify
sensation in the head, aud occasioning &c
violent and prolonged paroxysms OF sneez
ing.
of a nasal character, displaying sort oil
shifting duality. Oftentimes there is co "A
tinuous hoarsenessand discordance. There
Ia also sense Of irritation In the throat
and frequent attempts to clear the parts OF
or less for IDLY. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling oil
fulness, or a choky sensation in the throat
and in others of n distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary eliel
Of which they have TO swallow frequently
Others, again, speak of a constant bad Oh
nauseous taste In the mouth or throat
The stomach generally suffers more OF
less and become weak and irritable; the ap.
petite is capricious aud nearly always bad
In the morning. The patient is languid
unable to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility, Is nervous, de
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, umfd,
az tsted aud inc ined to drowsiness aud
sleep; the memory weakened aud perma-
nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
morhidiy sensitive TO unfavorabie inhu-
ences. and in spite OF the. utmost care be
comes affected from the slightest causes. sc
that al last breath OF wind upon the lining
OF the nose or throat becomes productive oil
q cold. and gives rise to serious disturb
ances OF the respiratory organs Thus the
patient Is subject TO frequent and repeated
colds, each attack aggravating the disease
by giving il new impulse and involving a
larger extent OF surface than Its predecessor,
In THIS manner the difficulty spreads from
organ to organ, Invading the throat lar
ynx, trachea aud bronchial tubes un.
III, encroaching further and further, il
reaches the finer ramihcations of the
bronchi, when but slight impulse is re-
quired TO send 1t totne lungs. Catarrh may
aud often does, affect other organs In the
body, especially those containing mucous
membrane, such as the stomach, bowels,
kidneys, etc.
of constructive development, the disease
being eventually transmitted 10 the lungs,
both by nervous connection and continuity
Of surface.
so frequently has this fatal course been
noticed that all those who are thoroughly
conversant with the subject now look upon
catarrh as premoniiion and one of the
very earliest Manifestations OF consump-
livery case OF catarrh is durable II prop
erly treated