Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-30
". n. DAVIS, Md,
MIC. P. S. o..
Graduate of Chicago Homeopathic Col
lege, Chicago, and College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons of Ontario,
Toronto, Capada.I
DIPLOMAS HANG IN OFFICE.
BRONCHITIS,


inflammation of mucus membrane Of
bronchial tubes. This disease may exist In
either toe acute or lronic forms.
Acute Bronchitis, like other inflamatory
affections of the chest. generally arises as
the result of exposure TO cold, particularly
II accompanied with damp, or OF sudden
change from O heated to a cool atmosphere
The symptoms vary according TO the severi-
ty of the attack, and more especially accord
ing to the extent to which the iniiamattry
action spreads IN the bronchial tubes. The
disease usu ally manifests itself at first 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-
sent themselves. A short, painful, dry
cough, a companied with rapid and wheez-
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.
superadded, and greatly aggravate the pa
TENTS suffering.
After few days expectorstion begins 10
come with the cough, at first scanty and Wis
cid or frothy, but soon becoming copious
and of puruient character. In general after
free expectoration has been established the
more urgent and painful symptoms abate;
and while the cough may persist for a length
weeks, in the majority OF instances conval-
escence 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 it. 1t also
frequently occurs from the extension OF
catarrh of the throat to the bronchial oes.
The usual history of this form Of bronchi-
tbs is that of a 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 ubject to it, 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. Febrtle dis
turbance is less s.srked 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 CO.
pious expectoration, ami occasionally this
Is so abundant as to constitute oronchorTed.
The expecioration is often fetid
Chronic bronchitis is liable In some In.
stances, particularly when accompanied
with loss of flesh aid 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 expeeto-
ration and ease the cough. The deep In
SEPARATION that is 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 eall at office, treatise
will be sent upon application.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Office hours-9A. NJ. to 1880 P. NJ; sP. N.
to 630P NJ.
w. ~. DAVIS, NJ. D.,
45Ik N. spring street. over Peo-
pIe,s store, Los Angeles, Cal.
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