Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-01
cATARRh.


The term Catarrh Is applied to O peculiar
disorder of the nostrils and adjacent parts,
which prevails to an alarming extent. and
Is productive OF very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
feature Is a morbid discharge from the
head. varying In its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF clear, acrid huid, but oftener an offensive.
purulent or muco.purulent, greenish vel
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
| in the nostrils or drops into the throat,
necessitating Its frequent removal by blow
| ing the nose or expectoration. and often BY
| both processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was In a state Of
rottenness so great is the amount OF matter
discharged and SO fBtid Is its odor. The
patient Is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping Into the throat of the morbid
position naturally favors the flow down
ward, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this canse. Many sufferers are Obliged TO
lie with the head very much elevated In
In others. a tough. yiscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the pal
ate, in the passage between the throat and
head, adhering to the parts with gluish
tenscity. its lodgment embarasses respira-
ton and creates sensation of irritation
and uneasiness In the affected locality,
gives rise TO a constant and almost irresista-
bic desire to relive the discomfort BY draw
it BY the mouth. Thss practice, popularly
known as "hawking," Is characteristic OF
oatarrh, and proves as embarrassing to the
one affected as l. is disagreeble to those
Again the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane In the
shape OF dry, hard concrettons, which are
discharged by way Of the nostrils or throat
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose. which obstructs B breathinq
and produces serious discomfort. So
point of attachment that their re noval
usually requires the most violent efforts;
net unfrequently they have to be torn from
the membrane. Occasionally solid cast
Of notable size is expelled. 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 Is indicative of uls-
Grafton, which. In time may destroy the
bony structure OF the nose and produce y
subsequent fiattening OF that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with In which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putrefes, giving rise to v stencil which Is
really overpowering, and sufficiently fetid
10 poison the atmosphere of whole room,
and there are otheas tn which all the score
tions of the membrane are suspended,
causing an unpleasant feeling Of dryness.
heat and feverishness in the head and nose
"A condition popularity known as "Dry
The disease speedily extends to the air
face, giving rise to a distressing sensation
of heavy weight or compression over the
forehead. especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and to feeling OF
fullness heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose, as
we'll as in the upper part Of the throat.
above and behind the soft palate. Some
times there is pain obstinately fxed In some
particular part. ss IN Inc me temples, & on tne
behind the orbids, aud, occasionally, pain
manifests Itself In the face OF so severe a
character that 1t is frequently mistaken for
neuralgia.
assumes an exec eding fostid and sickening
odor. In some cases II becomes SO revolt
ingly offensive as to render the sufferer an
object of disgust to himself as well as to
others
The nasal membrane Is thickened and
congeste6, causing the nose 10 be stopped
up, Sometimes on one side, sometimes on
onesiie. sometimes on the other. and often
on both, giving rise to a disagreeable stuffy
sensatian in the head, and occasioning TO
yioleis. and prolonged paroxysms OF sneez-
ing.
sniiiing % Duality. oftentimes theroo is con
tinuous hoarsenessandd diecordance There
is also sense of irritation in the throat,
and frequent attempts to clear the parts OF
phlegm; producing the n SOUND a .nem o,,ao,e more
complain OF an uncomfortable feeling OF
fuluess or a choky sensation in the throat,
and in others of distressing and almost
constant dryness, ior the temporary ieiiei
of which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak OF constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and become weak aud irritable; the ap-
petite is capricious,and 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,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep; the memory Weakened and perna-
nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
morbidiy sensitive 70 unfayorable infiu-
ences, and In spite OF the utmost care be-
comes affected from the slightest causes. so
that at last breath OF wind upon helining
OF the nose or throat becomes productive Of
= cold. and gives rise 10 serious disturb
patient is subject 10 frequent and repeated
colds, each attack aggravating the disease
by giving II a new impulse and Involving
larger extent than lis predecessor. In this
gan to organ, inyading the. throat lar
ynx, traehca and bronchial tubes un-
I'll, encroaching further and further, II
reaches the hner Tamineatons OF the
bronchi, when but slight impulse is re
quired to send 1t to the lungs. Catarrh may
and often does, affect other organs in the
body, especially those containing a mucous
embrane. such as the stomach, bowels,
kidneys, etc.
Thus catarrh becomes the starting point
OF consumptive 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
oonverszni with the subject now look upon
catarrh as a prem6nition and one OF the
very earliest manifestations OF consump-
| tion.
Every case OF catarrh is carasle II prop
erly treated.
CONSTELLATION FREE.
| Those who desire TO consult me in regard
| to their cases or to location as TO eli
mate, had better calr at the Office for
| consultation and examination, but II impos-
sible TO do so can write for copy OF my
Medical Treatise, containing list OF ques-
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