Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-22
CATARRH.

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The term Catarrh is applied to peculiar dis
| order of the nostrils 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
| ing 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 Sc
creted, which accumulates in the nostrils or
drops into the throat, necesstating its frequent
| removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
| and often by both processes. Son et.m mes pa
tients feel as though their whole head was in q
| state of rottenness SO great is the amount of
matter discharged and SO fetid is its odor. The
patient M is greatly annoyed by the constant drop
the head, and as recumbent position natur-
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, atough, 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. Its
Judgement embarrasses respiration and creates
a sensation of irritation and uneasiness in the
affected 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 char acter-
istic of catsrrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one affected as 1t 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 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 solid cast of nota-
BILE size is expelled, on which there are general
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
presents tubular appearance, being of exact
shape Of the nasal cavity. This condition is in
dicatiye OF liberation, which, in time may des-
troy the bOny structure of the nose and produce
a subsequent dattening of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which q
San Of the nasa and 14s
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
nose-a condition popularity known as DRY
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 feeling of fullness, heat irrita-
ton, 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
top Of the head. at the back Of the neck, OF 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
sumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening OdOr,
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.
The nasal membrane is thickened and con-
gested, causing the nose to be stopped up, some
times on one side. sometimes on the other. ana
often on both, giving rise to disagreeable,
stuffy sensation in the head, and occasioning
violent and prolonged paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, tndistinct and husky, or of
nasal character, displaying sort of shifting
quality. Oftentimes there is a continuous
hoarseness and discordar &c. There is also
attempts to clear the parts Of phlegm, produc-
ing the sound men," more or less forcibly In
some cases patients complain of an uncomfort-
able feeling OF fullness, or chOky sensation in
the throat, and in others of distressing and al
most constant dryness for the temporary relief
Of , which aot they have e. to swallow frequently.
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or less,
and becomes E weak and irritable the appetite is
ing The patient Is languid, 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 80 that breath of wind upon
ductive OF a cold, and gives rise to serious dis
turbances of the respiratory organs Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
giving it a new impulse. and involving larger
extent OF surface than Its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from'organ to or
rron In in0
bronchial tubes until, eneroaching further and
further. 1t reaches the finer ramiications of the
bronchi, when but slight impulse is required
does. affect other organs in the body, especially
those containing a mucous membrane, such as
the stomach, bowels, kidneys. etc.
By the employment of proper inhalations and
Compound Oxygen treatment in the form of
medicated 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
It is utterly impossible to make fluid applica-
hOns. By thu means cry case ccE be cared.
Persons desiring treatr ent by this system of
practice can use the remedies at home as well
as at our office, and which will cause no incon-
have seen SO many OF these cases cured that
do not consider any case hopeless, unless both
are seTonsy Even then the
| in contracting and healing the cavities which
nothing can do with the same success
The very best reference from those already
| cured.
| 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 If imp0s-
| sible to do 30, can write for q copy of my
Medical Treatise, containing list of questions
Address
NJ. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. d.,
HoLLENBEcK BLOCK.
Corner Second and Spring sts.. Los Angeles.
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