Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-11-09

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And associated with him his brother,
i. A. WILLIAMS. M. D..
Physician and Surgeon, late of Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Specialist in all forms of female complaints,
and AL chronic diseases of the blood. etc.
HOLLENRECK BLOCK,
Cor. Second and Spring sts., Los Angeles. Cal.
SORE THROAT.
Infammatory action of any kind in the nose
speedily extends itself to the throat From
he throat each brt ath we draw carries the
irritation onward and doUn,pdrd through the
| bronchial tubes; as these are involved the sup
Ply o. ar 70 Inc lungs becomes gradually al.
end in consumption. ''Sore throat is the
popular term used in speaking of throat dis
| eases differing widely from each other in
| their nature and treatment.
| The throat comprises the whole space from
| the posterior mares down 10 the entrance into
liable to disease are the mucous membrane
lining the throat, the mucous foilicles or little
glands, which in health, secrete the lubricat
ing mucous, the uyula or pedulus part which
hangs down from the curtain OF tn palate an 4
, the tonsils,
| ACUTE OR SIMPLE SORE THROAT.
The most simple form of throat disease is
| Inflammation of the mucous membrane. re.
sulting from recent cold. 1t is most prevalent
In cold or damp weather. The symptoms are
| rou ghness in the throat, with u light pain
and swelling. The throat looks red and angry
and the tongue is slightly coated with white
| fur. Within few days small whitish spots,
| which look like ulcers, form on the back of the
throat and about the root OF the tongue. II the
| attack be mild, these aphthous points disap-
pear at the end of three or four days, but when
more severe they leave behind them superficial
| ulcers. When the acute Inflammation Is not
entirely removed 1T is likely. to degenerate into
| OH mi in form nd dino hot &c
called granular disease. or it may end in an
abscess of the tonsil glands, or cause chronic
enlargement of the tonsls and elongation OF
the uvula.
| CHRONIC SORE THROAT.
This like nearly all affections OF the thIo /,
and nose, usually begins with severe cold
ness. 1t 10 more frequently mere extension
of catarrh or sore throat than an original dis
ease. the irritation escaping down and fixing
itself upon the delicate organism OF this part
the lungs. When it occurs as a consequence Of
catarrh or sore throat, the symptoms are com
md ee pain III put il
which Provokes cough: Many complain OF 9
sensation as Of something sticking there" to
Ta OF S which tdhey keep asping effort
more or less affected, being rough in the early
stae e. but more feeble after the disease is fully
established. There is often a slight tenderness
over that prominence Of the neck known as the
Apple of Adam" (Pomnm ADAM, heat and
u sense of tightness aud frequently some slight
The causes which produce this form of dis
ease are various. 1t aries in clergymen and
public speakers and others from too violent
hausted and lose their tone from straining ant
overuse: Dust and all irritating matters in the
air are liable to be drawn into the windpipt
and produce irritation. 1t is more often
mere sequel to sore throat, the infiamm atioI
extending down TO the larnyx by reason of the
continuity OF mucous membrane.
Rrt hat q
always serious malady. The chronic form
threatens the complete destruction of the
voice, and rarely ends until it has involved
the lungs in disease, Every slight cold, every
change in the weather, every flight of dust
feeds the irritation and increases the inveter
acy of its hold.
on the other hand chronic laryngitis fire.
quently occurs as sequel OF consumption
and is produced, or at least very much sggra
waited, by the irritation of the expectoratet
matter Occurring as consequence of tuber
Giles, it Is one of the most distressing compiled
tions and adds greatly to the patients distress
In this form there is more or less liberation o.
the vocal chords. beginning on the lever side
and gradually extending upward. These ulceri
often penetrate through the mucous and cellu
lar membranes, involving the muscular tissue
carriages themselves.
When the laryngeal disease is secondary tt
that of the lungs, and dependent upon it. We
can only hope to effect cure by those means
which will remove its cause, and these we
have considered, and shall more fully consider
un0er Inc nead OF consumption"
In addition to inham nation, acute OF
chronic, the larynx is liable to Assesses, to
warty growths ard to polipi. Under the
cords become thickened, rendering the voice
husky and indistiDct. And again, we may
have complete loss of voice from ralsy of the
cords, constituting an affection known to the
physicians by the term of 'Aphonia." Unless
the remedies are applied to the seat of the
disease 1t is useless to try to effect cure It is
for this reason that judicious inhala. ions are
successful when all other means have been
| tried without avail.
| ToNsILITIS