Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-23
CATARRH.

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 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-yell3w matter is Sc
creted, which accumulates in the nostrils or
drops into the throat, necessitating its frequent
| removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and often by both processes. Som etimes pa.
| 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 matter from
| the head, and as a recumbent position natur.
ally favors the flow downward, his rest is fre-
erf are obliged to lie with the head very much
elevated In order to sleep with some degree
| of comfort
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. 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
comfort by drawing the mucus into the throat,
so as to eject it by the mouth This practice,
popularly known as hawking" is Chai &C ter
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
way of the nostrils or throat in Jumps or frag-
ments of deep green tint. In some cases
tent as to form regular Dlug 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 nots-
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
presents a tubular appearance, being of exact
shape of the nasal cavity This condition is in
dicative of liberation, which, in time may des-
troy the bony structure of the nose and produce
a subsequent fiattening of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which a
brane OF the nasal cavities, and then putrifes,
giving rise to a stencil which is really OverpOw-
ering and sufficiently fetid to poison the atm os-
phere Of whole loom; and there are others in
| which all the secretions of the membrane are
| suspended, causing an unpleasant feeling OF
dryness, heat and 1everishness in the head and
nose-a condition popularly known as "Dry
| 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
c1ally 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, well as in the upI er part OF
the throat, above and behind the soft pal ate
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
sumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening OdOr
In some cases 1t becomes SO revoltingly often.
| 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,
stuffy sensation in the head, and occasiOning
violent ta and prolonged 2aaroxysms Of sneezing
a nasal character, displaying sort of shifting
quality. Oftentfmes there is continuous
n0arseness N and There s also
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc-
ing the sound men," more or less forcfbly In
some som 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
g. 0tbs1s which ao iney nave TO swallow frequently
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
| The stomach generally suffers more or less,
capricious, and nearly always bad in the morn
ing. The patient is languid, unable to perform
mental or physical labor with the usual facility,
Is nervous, depressed in sDirits at times fearful
timid, agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and permanent
impairment seriously threatened.
|
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences :and in
| spite of the utmost care becomes affected from
the slightest causes, so that breath ofwind upon
the Innings of the nose or throat, becomes pro-
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
gan, invading the throat, larnyx, trachea and
bronchial tubes, until, encroaching further and
further. it reaches the finer ramifcations 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 vapOr (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
ti0ns. By thts Sc means cry case ccn be cured
Persons desiring treatE .ent by this system of
practice caa use the remedies at homo as well
| as at our office, and which will cause no incon-
venience or hindrance from business whatcy err
have seen SO many OF these cases cured that
do not consider any case hopeless, unless both
Limitations aid US In dissoiving then the mucus @ and md
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 If impos-
e ae sS csn re ioI Of
Address
M. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. D.,
HoLLENBEcK BLOCK, III
Corner Second and Spring sts., Los Angeles.