Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-14
CATARRH.


The term Catsrrh is applied TO a peculiar
disorder Of the nostriis and adjacent parts,
wnich prevails to an alarming extent, and
il productive VI very serious consequences
The most prominent and Characteristic
feature Is a morbid discharge from the
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF clear. acrid haid, but oftener an offensive
purulent or muco purulent, greenish yef
low matte Il secreted. which accumulatei
in the nostrils or drops into the throat
necessitating its frequent removal by GLOW
ing the nose or expectoration, and often BY
both processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was In a st Il. Of
rottenness, so great !. the amount OF matter
discharged and so fetid is its odor. The
patient Is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat OF the morbid
matter from the mead, aud as re ,um bent
position naturally favors the flow down
ward, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this canse. Many sufferers are obliged to
lie with the head verv much elevated In
order 70 sleep with some degree OF comfort.
In Others. tough. viscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
pala'e {, in the passage t'etween the throat and
head, adhering TO the parts with glnish
tenacity. Its Judgment embaTasses respirs.
ton and creates a sensation oil irritation and
uneasiness in the affected locality, which
gives rise TO constant and almost irresisti
Bile desire to relive the discomfort By draw
ing the mucus into the throat SO RS to eject
il by the mouth. Thss practice, papularly
known as ''hawking," is Characteristic OF
catarrh. and proves as embarrassing to the
Again the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
shape of dry, hard copcretions, which are
discharged by way Of the nostrils or throat
In Jumps or fragments of deep green tint
in some cases thee incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose. which OBJ .trncs oreAthlne
aud produces serious discomfort So
6rm do these incfustations adhere to the
point o. at,achmelt that their re aovai
usual y requires the most violent effurts
t,-.i unireuuentl, they have " be ,rn from
he membrane Urcaririally solid Cas-
Of not BILE size + e PEELED on which there
are gen, rally traces of ood, but in somt
cases the Cast pre- EMS tubular appear.
tuce being OF exact shape ~ the nasal
cavity. rnis condition indicative of
craft n. which, in time may destroy he
buny structure of the nose and produce =
subseq cut II ttening of tpat organ
Ca.es are occasionally met wit In which
a thick, viscid, -slimy secretion coats the
membrane Of The II isai cavities and then
putrefes, giving rise 10 . stencn which !.
TO poi on the atmosphere of a whole room
An there are othess tn which ali the spcre-
tions OF the membrane are suspended
causing an u pleasant ceiling OF dryness
n,s.ai,;,,n rnn,,isrlv tuown al iJrv
cstsrrh
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities I the bones OF the forehead aud
face, giving rise to distressing sensation
r-.SS ,,,oi.liv G.. The resion abnv.-
Ia ha, wasn the ey,s ana To a feeling Of
f,,,,,sss hest irritation Soreness or main
in the no.trils neHI the root the nose, as
shars and hshiud The roft palate. some
st.' q min oh tin afelx 4 xed In som.
nsrt,cnisr nsrt as In the temples on The
In oI he mead vt The back Of the neck, OF
~ ~ ~, M ornids and occssionailv' main
~ an,sasts i,seis in the lace Of so severe
ah.ss- s,i, T. sra,nant,v mist ken f,,r
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anS y. e -. 20 t.,i5 and sictsn,ns
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ln IN S a,'r,, ~ hi,,, ssif as wall az n,
stHav y.
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oc,, WE na3ai .srs,no the nose 10 he s,or.
cosseneo vnass On one siae some.
t ~ up no o.ber and otten on
hn.h gsving rise n : .1isaprceable stuffy
s SS,. ~, IL he hasd aud & c,siouing Il
vinisnt and a nrolonped psroxyslns of sneez
~, auieH' anu Pio'o"ssN
'aE H., ,o,oa IL woa+ i,distinot and husky.
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snir,,,r hmsi,ty often;in mes there Is a q, n.
s;,,,,,',,ss Soa r's,sss ana discoriance There
tn y' n aa ~ sr,S,s,ion In Inc M r,,at
u also sense OF l,i, y, ~ M W. rte ~
a ah,a,uq ,rnduciug he sonnd chem" more
Pniesm; p.v ~, some eases natiants
90 ~ ~ pncomf for, ahle feeling of
S,i,,ppss Nv chory sensafion in the throat,
,u nd , =, = on1s S;str~ss,ng and almost
eonstan! dry ness, lor tne .eniporsry .eusi
.. WHICH aney nae er J" ~ ao''stanfs ~ y,