Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-10
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The term CatArrh is applied 70 peculiar
disorder Of the nostrils and adjacent parts,
which prevails TO an alarming extent. and
is productive Of very serious CONSEQUENCES.
fhe most prominent and charecteriHtic
fasfure is q morbid discharge from the
he'd, varying in Its nature at different
Ia some there Is an almost CONSTANT dow
Of clear, acrfd fuid, but oftener an offensive.
purulent or muco-purulent, greenish rel
low matter ID secreted, which accumulates
In the noatrils or drops into the throat,
necessitatins Its frequent removal BY blow
BON processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was In STATE OF
roftonness, so great is the amount Of matter
DISCHARGED and so fetid Is its odor. The
CROPPING into the throat Of the morbid
matter from the head, and as recumbent
position naturally favors the dow down
serd, his rest IL frequently disturbed from
this canse. Many sufferers ,s are obliged to to
order to sleep with some degree Of comfort.
In others, 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
tenacity. It's Judgment embarasses respira-
ton and creates o sensation OF irritation
and uneasfness In the affected locality,
gives rise to q constant and almost irresista-
Bile desire to relive the discomfort By draw
ing the mucus into the throat so rs to eject
known as "hawking," Is Characteristic Of
catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to the
one Affected as l. Is disasreehleso 10 those
Again the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane In the
shape OF dry,hard ooncretions, which are
discharged by way Of the nostriis OF throat i,,,
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug In the nose. which obgtructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. 20
point OF attachment that their re moval
usually requires the most violent EFFORTS;
net unfrequentiy they have to be torn from
the membrane. Occasionally solid cast
are generally traces Of blood, but In some
cases the cast presents q tubular appear
ance, being OF exact shape oil the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative OF uls-
GRAFTON, which, In time may destroy the
bony structure OF the nose and produce .
subsequent fiattening Of that organ
| Cases are occasionally met with In which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
putreies, giving rise 70 y stencil which Is
really overpowering, and sufficiently fctid
70 poison the mosphere o. whole room.
and there are otheas tn which all the secre-
causing an unpleasant feeling Of dryness.
heat and feverighness in the head and nose
Ia condition popularly known as "Dry
Catarrh."
Ths assass u ss boSes .nd
face, giving rise 70 u distressing sensation
of heavy weight or compression over the
forehead. especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and 70 feeling of
fullness, heat, irritation. soreness or pain
In the nostrtls near the root Of the nose, as
well a In the upper part OF the throat.
above and behind the soft palate. Some,
times there is pain obstinstely nxed in some
TOP OF the head, at the back Of the leqk, pr
behind the orbids, aud, occasionally, pain
m manifests itself in the face Of 10 severe .
character that 70 frequently mistaken for
neuralgia
The breath Is always tainted and st times
assumes an exceeding fptid and Rlckening
odor. In some cases It becomes so revolt
ingiy Offensive Is to render the sufferer an
otfers. - y :
The nasal membrane Ii thickened and
coprested. causing the nose to be stopped
up, sorpetimes on one side, sometimes on
so de .ps % on stup
sensation In the head, and occssionfng to
violent and prolonged paroxysms OF snees-
ing.
The voice e weak. indIssinct and husky,
snifiing buality Oftentimes there Is q con-
| tjuuous boarseness and discordance. There
| is also a sense Of Irritation in the throat,
and frequent attempts to clear the parts oi
rhierm. produclug the sound "hem" more
or Iess fore IDLY. In some cases patients
complain Of an uncomfortable feeling OF
frilness, or choky sensation In the throat,
sonstaut % "a y'd dryness. @ for the temporsry relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
| Others. again, speak OF a Constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
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