Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-13
CATARRH.

INC CeIm cdtaIrn Is applied TO peculiar dis
osder Of the nostrils and adjacent parts which
prevails to an alarming extent and is produc.
tive OF very serious consequences.
me most prominent and CHARACTERISTIC fea-
lures is morbid discharge from the head.
varying in its nature at different times.
In some there Is an almost constant flow OF
clear, acrid fluid, but oftener an offensive,
purulent or muco-purulent greenish yellow
matter is secreted, which accumulates In the
nostr1ls or drops into the throat, necessitat-
Ing Its frequent removal by blowing the nose
sometimes patients feel as though their whole
neao was in 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 dropping into the throat of the
NOR bid matter from the head, and as a recum-
bent position naturally favors the flow down
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with The head very much elevated in order to
sleep with some degree of comfort.
phlegm collects behind and above the soft pal
ate in the passage between the throat and head.
adahering to the parts with gluish tens city Its
lO0gment embarrasses respiration and creates a
sensation of irritation and uneasiness in the
effected locality, which gives rise to constant
and almost irresistible desire to relieve the dis
so as to eject it by the mouth. This practice.
popularly known as HAWKING" is Character.
istic OF catarrh, and provessas embarrassing to
the one affected as 1t is disagreeable to those
around him.
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 nostrils or throat in Jumps or
fragments of deep green tint. In some cases
these 1ncIustations accumulate to such an ex-
tent as to form regular plug in the nose which
obstructs breathing and produces serious dis
comfort. So firmly do these incrustations adj
here to the point OF attachment that their re-
moval usually requires the most violent efforts:
not untrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane, Occasionally q solid cast of nota-
| BILE size is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces OF blood, but in some cases the cast
| shape OF the nasal cavity. This condition Is
indicative Of liberation, which, in time, may
destroy the bony structure of the nose and pro.
Gases aIe occasionally met with in which q
| thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
bTane OF the nasal cavities and then putrifes,
towering, ard sufficiently fetid to poison the
| atmosphere of a whole room; and there are
| others in which all the secretions of the mem
feeling of dryness, heat and feverishnes s in the
head and nose a condition popularity known
as DRY Catarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air cav.
tiles of the bones of the forehead and face Civ.
| ing rise to distressing sensation of heavy
| weight or compression over the forehead, es.
peclaliy IN the region above and between the
soreness or pain in the nostrils 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 aud at times
| assumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening
| ~ offensive as to render the sufferer an OBJ
| ject of disgust to himself as well as to others
The nasal membrane is thickened and con-
gested causing the nose to be stopped up
| sometimes on one side, sometimes on the
other, and often on both, giving rise to q disa-
greeable, stuffy sensation in the head, and &C.
sleeking.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky. or
| OF a nasal character, displaying sort of sniff
ing Quality. 0ftentimes there is a continuous
| sense OF irritation in the throat and frequent
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc-
ing tne SOUND hem" more, or less forcibly.
| In some cases patients complain of an uncom-
| PORTABLE feeling OF fullness, or q choky sensa-
ton in the throat, and in others OF a distress
ing and ALMOST constant dryness, for the tenn.
porary relief OF which they have to swallow
frequently. Others, again, speak of constant
bad or nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
me stomach generally suffers more or less
ana becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
| is capricious and nearly always bad in the
morning. The patient is languid, unable to
perform mental or physical labor with the
at times fearful, timid, agitated and inclined
| to drowsiness and sleep, the memory weakened
ened.
The mucous membrane soon becor-es NOR
| bidly sensitive to unfavoreble influences, and
IN spite OF the utmost care becomes affected
from the sllRhtest causes, so that q breath of
wind upon the Innings of the nose or throat be-
comes productive of a cold, and gives rise to
serious disturbances OF the respiratory organs
Thus the patient is subject to frequent and re-
peated colds, each attack aggravating the
disease by giving it new impulse and involv-
ing larger extent of surface than its pre-
eessor. In this manner the difficulty spreads
from organ to organ, invading the throat
larynx, trachea and bronchial tubes. until.
encr0aching further and further 1t reaches the
finer notifications of the bronchi when but 4
slight impulse is required to send it to the
other organs in the body, especially those con-
tanning mucous mem brane, such as the stom-
ach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employment of proper inhalation in
the form OF medicated vapor (not steam or
spray we are able to produce immediate and
direct action upon the diseased surfaces in the
larynx ana nasal passages, for air will find it's
way ihIo the most remote and intricate cavities,
where It Is utterly. impossible to make fluid
be cured.
Persons desiring treatment by this system of
practlce can use the remedies at home as well
as at our offise, and which will cause no
inconvenience or hindrance of business what
ever.
have seen so many OF these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless I'M
less both lungs are seriously involved. The
Limitations aid us in dissolving the mucous
which nothing else can do with the same sue
cess. The very best references from those al
ready cured.
CONSULTATION FREE.