Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-02
CATARRH.

The term Catarrh is applied to peculiar dis
order OF the nOsti1ls and adjacent parts which
prevails to an alarming extent, and is product
i've OF very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic fea-
ture is a morbid discharge from the head, vary
there is an almost constant flow of clear, acrid
fluid, but oftener an offensive, purulent. or
muco,purulent, greenish-yellsw matter is &C.
creted, which accumulates in the nostriIs or
drops into the throat, necessitating its FREQUENT
removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and sla. often @ by both processes. Som etimes pa
state OF rottenness, SO great is the amount of
matter discharged and SO fetid is its odor, The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant drop
the head, and as recumbent position natur.
ally favors the flow downward, bis rest is fire.
quently disturbed from this cause. Many suffer
elevated in order to sleep with some degree
of comfort
In others, a tough, yiscid and offensive phlegm
collects behind and above the soft palate, in
the passage between the threat and head, ad-
herring to the parts with gluish tenacity. Its
Judgement embarrasses respiration and cfeates
a sensation of irritation and uneesiness in the
affected locality which gives rise to a constant
and almost irresistible desire to relieve the dis
80 as to eject it by the mouth. This practice
popularly known as hawking" is char acter-
istic of catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one af1ected as 1t is disagreeable to those
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
posts itself on the membrane in the shape of
dry, hard concretions, which are discharged by
way OF the rostrils or throat in Jumps or frag-
ments OF deep green tint. In some cases
these incustrations accumulate to such an ex-
tent as TO form q regular plug in the nose,
which obstructs breathing and produces serious
discomfort. So firmly do these incrustations
adhere to the point of attachment that their re-
moval usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane. Occasionally a solid cast of nota-
h pie SIZE is expelled, on which there are general
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
presents a tubular appearance, being of exact
shape of the nasal cavity. This condition in
dicative of liberation, which, in time may des-
troy the bony structure of the nose and produce
a subsequent flattening of that organ
Cases are occasionally met with in which
brane of the nasal cavities, and then putrifies,
giving rise to stencil which is really OverpoW-
ering and sufficiently fetid to poison the atmos-
which all the secretions of the membrane are
suspended, causing an unpleasant feeling of
dryness, heat and teverishness in the head and
Catarrh"
The. disease speedily extends to the air cavi-
ties OF the bones of the forehead and face. CIV
ing rise to distressing sensation of heavy
weight or compression over the forehead, espe-
cially in the region above and between the
eyes, and to a feeling Of fpllness. heat, irrita-
root of the nose, as well as in the UPPER part of
the throat, above and behind the soft palate,
IN Se fixed in
top Of the head. at the back of the neck, or be-
hind the orbits, and occasionally pain mani
that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted and at times as
sumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening odOr.
sive as to render the sufferer an object of dis
gust to himself as well as to others.
The nasal membrare is thickened and con-
gested. causing the nose to be stopped up, some
times on one side. sometimes on the other. and
often on both, giving rise to disagreeable,
ktuffy sensation in the head, and occasioning
violent and prolonged paroxysms of sneezing
The voice is weak, indistinc and husky, or of
a nasal character, displaying a sort of shifting
quality. oftentimes there is continuous
hoars aness and discordance. There is also
sense OF irritation In the throat and frequent
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc-
or Of
able feeling of fullness, or choky sensation in
the throat, and in others of distressing and al
Of which they have to swallow @ freGueetiy eds.
Others, again, speGk of q constant bad or nause-
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or legs
and becomes weak and irritable, the appetite is
capricious, and nearly always bad in the morn
ing. The patient 10 langutd, unable to perform
is nervous, depressed in spirits, at times fearful
timid, agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory. weakened and permanent
impairment seriously threatened
The mucuOus membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavOrable in fuences and in
spite OF the utmost care becomes affected from
the slightest causes 80 that breath OF wind upon
the Innings of the nose or throat, becomes pro-
ductive of cold, and gives rise to serious dis
turbances OF the respiratory organs. Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds, each attack aggravating the disease by
giving 1t new impulse, and involving larger
extent OF surface than its predecessor. In this.
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to or
gan. invading the throat, larnyx, trachea and
bronchial tubes, until, eneroaching further and
further; 1t reaches & the finer Iamidcattons Of the
to tend 1t to the lungs. Catarrh may, and often
does, affect other organs in the body, especially
those containing mucous membrane, such as,
the stomach, bowels, kidneys. etc.
By the employment of proper inhalations andi
Compound Oxygen treatment in the form Of
able to produce immediate and direct action
upon the diseased surface in the larnyx and
the nasal passages for air will find Its way
It is utterly Impossible to make fluid applica-
tions. By those means e tery case ccn be clred:
Persons desiring treatr .ent by this system OF
practice ca1 use the remedies at home as well
as at our Office, and which will cause no incon-
venience or hindrance from business whatever.
do NOT consdera e anY csss hopeiess. uniess both
lungs are seriously involved. Even then the
inhalations aid US In dissolving the mucus and
in contracting and healing the cavities, which
nothing can do with the same success
The very best reference from those already
CONSULTATION FREE.
Those who desire to consult with me In regard
to their cases had better call at the Office for
consultation and examination, but II impos-
sible to do 80, can write for q copy of my
Medical Treatise, containing list of questions
M. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. D.,
HOLLENBECK BLOCK
Corner Second and Spring sts.. Los Angeles.
en Office hours-e30 A Ns to 8,3OP. N.