Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-12

sumption.
over $4,000 cases treated during the past
twenty-one years.
/. CATARRH.
The term Catarrh is applied to peculiar dis
prevails to an alarming extent, and is product
i've of very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic fea-
ture is q a. morbid discharge from the head, vary
there is an almost constant flow of clear. acrid
fluid, but oftener an offensive, purulent, OF
muco7pufIlent, 1ut p greenish yellsw matter is se-
drops into the throat necessitating its frequent
removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
tients feel as though their whole head was in a
state of rottenness, SO great is the amount of
matter discharged and so fetid is its odor. The
ping into the throat Of the morbid mater from from
ally favors the flow downward, his rest is fire.
erf are obliged to lie with the head very much
elevated in order to sleep with some degree
of comfort.
In others, a tough, viscid and offensive phleem
the passage between the throat and head, ad-
herring to the parts with gluish tenacity. Its
Judgement embarrasses M respiration and creates
affected locality, which gives rise to a constant
and almost irresistible desire to relieve the dis
comfort by drawing the mucus into the throat,
SO as to eject 1t by the mouth. This practice
popularly known as "hawking," is Character
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 "a as to form regular plug in the nose,
discomfort. So firmly do these incrustations
adhere to the point of attachment that their re-
moval mo usually requires the most violent efforts;
BILE size is expelled, on which there are general
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
shape of the nasal cavity. This condition is in
dicative of liberation, which, in time may des-
trey the nony structure OF a the nose and produce
Cases are occasionally met with in which q
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
brane OF OF the nasal cavities. and then putrifies.
ering and sufficiently fetid to poison the atmos-
phere of whole room; and there are others in
which all the secretions of the membrane are
suspended, causing an unpleasant feeling Of
dryness heat and teverishness in the head and
noss--s 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 distressing sensation of heavy
weight or compression over the forehead, espe-
cially in the region above and between the
eyes, and to feeling of fullness, heat, irrita-
ton, soreness, or pain in the n0strils near the
root Of the nose, as well as in the UPPER part Of
the throat, above and behind the soft palate
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, or be-
hind the orbits, and occasionally pain mani
tests itself in the face of so severe a character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted and at times as
In some cases 1t becomes SO revoltingly ofen-
s1ve as to render the sufferer an object of dis
gust to himself as well as to Others
The nasal membrane 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,
violent and prolonged paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky, or OF
au.a1 nasal character displaying sort Of snng
hoarseness and discordance. There is also a
sense of irritation in the throat, and frequent
at attempts to clear the parts Of phlegm. groduc-
some cases patients complain of an uncomfort-
able feeling Of fullness, or a choky sensation in
the throat, and In others of distressing and al
most constant dryness for the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speSk OF constant bad OF nause-
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or less.
and becomes weak and irritable, the appetite is
capricious, and nearly always bad in the morn
ing The patient is lsnguid, unable to perform
mental or physical labor with the usual facility,
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 influences and in
spite Of the utmost care becomes affected from
the slightest causes, SO that breath OF wind upon
the Innings of the nose or throat, becomes pro-
ductive OF q 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
gan. invading the throat, larnyx, trachea and
bronchial tubes, until, enoroaching further and
further: 1t reaches the finer ramiications 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 inh halations and
Compound Oxygen treatment in the form of
med1cated yapor (not steam or spray we are
able to produce immediate and direct action
upon the diseased surface in the larnyx and
the nasal passages, for air will find Its way
into the remotest and intricate cavities, where
1t is utterly Impossible to make fluid applica.
tions. By these means every case cen be cured,
Persons desiring treatment by this system OF
practice can use the remedies at home as well
| as at our office, and which will cause no incon.
venience or hindrance from business whatever
| have seen SO many Of these cases cured that
| do not consider any case hopeless, unless 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.
| cured
| CONSULTATION FREE.
Those who desire to consult with me in regard
| to their cases had better call at the office 70
consultation ana examination, but II inpos
sible to do SO, can write for copy of nj
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