Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-08
CATARRH.

prevaus 10 an alarming extent, and is product
| i've OF very serious consequences.
AIhe most prominent and characteristic fea-
ture is morbid discharge from the head. vary
ing IN It's nature at different times. In some
| there IS an almost constant flow of clear, acrid
huld, but oftener an offensive, purulent OF
muco- -purulent, greenish-yellow matter Is &C.
creted, which accumulates in the nostrils OF
| removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and often by both processes. Sometimes pa.
tients feel as though their whole head was in q
state OF rottenness, 80 great is the amount OF
matter discharged and SO fetid is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant drop
ping into the throat of the morbid matter from
| the head, and as recumbent position natur.
| ally favors the flow downward, his rest is fre-
quently disturbed from this cause. Many suffer-
erf are Obliged to lie with the head very much
elevated in order to sleep with some degree
| of com fort.
In others, tough viscid and offensive phlegm
collects behind and above the soft palate, in
the passage between the throat and head ad-
herring to the parts with gluish tenacity. It's
Judgement embarrasses respiration and creates
sensatlon OF irritation and uneasiness in the.
affected locality, which gives rise to constant
and almost irresistible desire to relieve the dig
comfort by drawing the mucus into the throat,
50 as to eject 1t by the mouth This practice.
istic of catarrh, and proves as Embarrassing to
the one affected as it is disagreeable to those
around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
posits itself on the membrane in the shape of
dry, hard concretions, which are discharged by
way OF the nostrils 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 a. regular plug in the nose,
Which obstructs Ga ereathing and produces serious
adhere to the point of attachment that their re-
moval usually requires the most violent efforts;
os 1Sye 70 & Ge torn from the
BILE size is expelled, on which there are general
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
nsss caHEs Ss Of
dicative of liberation, which, in time may des-
troy the bony structure of the nose and produce
Cases are occssionafy " met net WIFI WITH in which a
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the men,
brane of the nasal cavities, and then putrifes,
e1ing and sucienty fetid to POISON the atmos
phere OF whole room; and there are others in
which all the secretions of the membrane are
dryness. heat and ieverishness in the head and ID
nos nosews condition popularly known as DRY
The disease speedily extends to the air cayi-
ties of the bones of the forehead and face, Civ
ing rise to a distressing sensation of heavy
weight or compression over the forehead espe-
ID to oe o
ton, soreness, or pain in the nostrils near the
root of the nose, as well as in the UPPER part of
Sometimes there is pain obstinately fixed in
some particular part as in the temple, on the
top OF the head, at the back of the neck, OF be-
maU1-
tests itself in the face Of SO severe character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
| The breath is always tainted. and at times as
sumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening 0dor.
In some cases it becomes SO revoltingly often.
sive as to render the sufferer an object of dis
gust to himself as well as to others.
gested, causing the nose to be stopped up some. S
times on one side, sometimes on the other, and
often on both, giving rise to ,disagreeable,
stuffy sensation in the head, and occasioning
violent and prolonged paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistin ct and husky, or of
nasal character, displaying sort of shifting
hoarseness and discordarc ce There is also
sense of irritation in the throat, and frequent
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc-
some cases patients complain of an uncomfort-
| able feeling of fullness, or choky sensation in
the throat, and in others of distressing and al
of which they have to swallow frequently
Others, again, speak of constant bad or nause-
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
and becomes weak and irritable the appetite is
capricious, and nearly always bad in the morn
ing. The patient Is languid, unable to lorform
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 mucu0us membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences, :and in
spite of the utmost care becomes affected from
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 it 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, enoroaching further and
further, it reaches the finer. .ramifcations of the
bronchi, when but slight impulse is required
\ to send it 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 inhslations and
Compound Oxygen treatment In the form OF
medicated vapOr (n0t steam or spray we are
| able to produce immediate and direct action
upon the diseased surface in the larnyx and
| into the remotest and intricate cavities, where
| it is utterly Impossible to make fluid applica
lions. By TIT se means efery case ccr be cared
Persons desiring treatr.eut by this system o.
as at our office, and which will cause no incon
venience or hindrance from business whatever
/ / have seen SO many OF these cases cured tina
do not consider any case hopeless, unless boil
lungs are seriously involved Even then tht
inhalations aid as in dissolving the mucus ant
in contracting and healing the cavities. which
nothing can do with the same success.
The very best reference from those alread,
cured.
Those who desire to consult with me In regert
to their cases had better call at the once TO
consultation and examination, but II 1mpoe
sible to do 90, can write for copy OF nj
Medical Treatise, containing list OF questions
Address
NJ. HILTON WILLIAMS. M. d.
HOLLENBECK BLOCK,
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