Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-08
HOLLENBECK BLOCK,

Specialist in all forms of female complaints,
and all chronic diseases of the blood. etc.
HOLLENsECK BLOCK,
Cor. Second and Spring sts., Los Angeles. Cal
SORE THROAT.
Infsmmatory. action of any Kind in the nose
speedily extends isself to the throat. FROM
he throat each brt ath we draw carries the
irritation onward and down,oaTd through the
bronchial tubes; as these are involved the sup
minished, tubercules may form and bronchitis
end in consumption 'Sore throat ia the
popular, term a used in speaking of throat dis
Their nature aud treatment
The throat comprises the whole space from
he posterior mares down 20 the entrance into
the windpipe and outlet. The several parts
liable to disease are the mucous membrane
lining the throat, the mucous 70 licles or little
glands, which in 9TH, secrete the lubricat-
ing mucous, the uvula or pedulus part which
hangs down from the curtain of tbs palate and
the tonsils.
ACUTE OR SIMPLE SORE THROAT
The most simple form of throat disease is
Inflammation of the mucous membrane. re-
in cold or damp weather. The symptoms are
| a rou ghness In the throat, with d light pain
and swelling. The throat looks red and angry
and the tongue Is SLIGHTLY coated with white
fur: Within few days small whitish spots
which look like ulcers, form on the back of the
throat and about the root OF the tongue. II the
pear at the end OF three or four days, but when
more severe they leave behind them superficial
ulcers. When the acute Inflammation is not
entirely removed it is likely to degenerate into
chronic form, and gradually develop what is
called granular disease, or it may end in au
abscess OF the tOnsil glands, or cause chronic
the uvula.
CHRONIC SORE THROAT.
This like nearly all affections of the throat
ard nose, usually begins with a severe cold,
a nj rec
ness. 1t is more frequently a mere extension
of catarrh or sore throat than an original dis
itself upon the delicate organism of this part,
and thence gradually journeying onward to
the lungs. When it occurs as a consequence of
catarrh or sore throat, the symptoms are com.
parat veiy mild. There may be pain but it is
more common to fud only a sense of tickling
which provokes cough, Many complain Of
get rid of which they keep up a 1asping effort
to clear the windpipe. The voice is always
more or less affected, being rough in the early
stase, but more feeble after the disease is fully
established. There is often a slight tenderness
over that prominence If the neck known as the
Apple OF Adam" (Pomnm Adam), heat and
Sc OF tlghtness aud frequently some slight
The causes which produce this form of dis.
ease are various. 1t arises in clergymen and
public speakers and others from too violent
use OF the voice. The vocal cords become ex,
hausted and lose their tone from straining and
overuse: Dust and all irritating matters in the
and produce irritation. 1t is more often a.
mere sequel to sore throat, the lnfiamm alton
extending down 10 the larnyx by reason of the
continuity of mucous mem brane.
But from whatever cause it arises it is
always serious malady. The chronic form
threatens the complete destruction of the
voice, and rarely ends until it has involved
the lungs in disease. Every slight cold, every
change in the weather, every flight of dust,
feeds the A.. irritation and increases the inveter-
ON the other hand chronic laryngitis fire.
quently occurs as a sequel OF consumption.
and Is produced, Or at least very much sggra;,
waited. by the irritation of the expectoTated
matter. Occurring as a consequence of tuber-
cles, it is one of the most distressing complica-
ions as, ana ADDS greatly to the
the vocal chords. beginning on the lower side
and gradually extending upward. These ulcers
often penetrate through the mucous and cellu-
lar membranes involving the muscular tissue
and not infreQuently attack the ligaments and
cartridges themselves.
that of the lungs, and dependent upon it. we
can only hope to effect cure by those means
which will remove its cause, and these we
have considered, and shall more fully consider,
under the head Of Consumption"
In addition to Inflammation, acute or
chronic, the larynx Ia liable to Assesses, to
action Of long continued irritation the vocal
cords become thickened, rendering the voice
husky and indistinct. And sgain, we may
physicians by the term Of "Aphonia." Unless
the remedies are applied to the seat Of the
disease 1T is useless to try TO effect 1t is
for this reason that judcious luhalations. are
successful when all other means have been
tried without avail.
TONSILITIS
is an acute inflammation OF rne tOnsils
which consists of a collection or mass of small
mucous fOllicles glands whose Office la to
secrete portion of the fluid which keeps the
throat moist There persons who suffer
every winter, sometimes oftentr, with an
attack of acute iniiam nation. Of these glands
The trou BILE begins with slight soreness and
swelling, which gradually increases until the
act of swallowing is attended with great suffer
ing.
These glands are some times affected by
chronic Inflammation, and are found enlarged
and very much hardened In such cases they
secrete thin, unhealthy, init ting fluid,
which is spread over the throat, perpetuating
the disease. In the throats of many young
persons these glands are permanently SO large
as TO render respiration exceedingly difficult.
The defective breathing OF children thus
affected often occasions contraction of the
chest, and Laws the foundation for consump
ton. The eu' tachian tubes (the mouths of
which are just above the palste) al g often in.
famed, and partial deafness is the result.
Many patients suffering from thrO at dis
ease are dyspeptic, and suffer from depression