Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-25
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BRONCHITIS.


inflammation OF mucus membrane OF
bronchial tubes. This disease may exist In
either tde acute or lronic forms.
Acute Bronchitis, like other infamatory
affections OF the chest, generally arises as
the result of exposure to cold, particularly
IL accompanied with damp. or OF sudden
change from heated to a cool atmosphere
The symptoms vary according to the seyeri-
ty of the attack, aud more especially accord
lag to the extent to which the intamatGry
action spreads IN the bronchial tubes. The
disease usually manifests itself at first in the
form OF a catarrh, or common cold, but the
accompanying feverishness 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, accompanied With rapid aud wheez.
ing respiration, a feeling of rawness aud pain
| in the throat and behind the breast bone,
| and Of oppression or tightness throughout
the chest mark the early stages OF the dis
In some cases, from the first. symptoms OF
| the form of asthma known as bronchitis ARE
superadded, and greatly aggravate the pa
All After few days expectoration begins 10
come with the cough, at first scanty and vis-
| cid or frothy, but soon becoming copious
| aud 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 conyai-
| escence advances, and the patient is ulti-
| mately restored to health, although there Is
| not unfrequently left 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 1t
| may exist altogether independently. IL oc-
ours more frequently among persons ad-
sDssS sosS IN S se nae s euemp e%Oag rO@ as Koun
| frequently occurs from the extension OF
| eatarrh of the throat to the bronchial tuDes
The usual history of this form OF bronchi-
| It's Is that of a cough recurring during the
| colder seasons oi 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 d sease the cough
| is seldom altogether absent. Febrile dis
| turbanee is less marked than in the acute
| form OF bronc hits. The cough is usually
more troublesome In the morning than dur
| ing the day. There Is usually free and CO.
| pious expectoration, and occasionally this
| is SO abundant as to constitute bronchoired.
The expectOration is often fOtid.
Chronic bronchitis Is liable in some in-
/ stances, particularly when accompanied
| with loss OF flesh aud strength. to be mis-
i taken for consumption.
| TTeatment-The benefit of medical inhal-
| atIons combined with constitutional rene
| 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 expecto-
ration and ease the cough. The deep ln-
spiration that Is necessary when using the
inhaler forces the medicated aii past any
mucous obstruction, opens and heals air
cells that have become collapsed and In
few days patients always experience less
difficulty in breathing.
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