Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
CATARRH.


prevails to an alarming extent and is produc.
tive of very serious consequences.
The most prominent ana ck aracte,istic 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,
y after is secreted, which accumulates III the
nostrils or drops into the throat, necesstat-
ing its frequent removal by blowing the nose
or expectoration, and often by both processes
Sometimes patients feel as though their whole
head 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
morbid matter from the head, and as a recum-
bent position naturally favors the flow down
ward, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with .he head very much elevated in order to
sleep with some degree OF comfort.
phlegm collects behind and above the soft pal
tein the passage between the throat and head
adhering to the parts with gluish tenacity. Its
lodgment EN- mbarrasses respiration and creates
sensation OF irritation and uneasincss 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 character
1stic OF catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one effected as 1t is disagreeable to those
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
posits itself on the membrane in the shape of
J,
way OF the. nostrils or throat in Jumps or
fragments of deep green tint. In some cases
these incrustations accumulate to such an ex-
tent as to form a regular plug in the nose which
obstructs breathing and produces serious dis
comfort. So firmly do these incrustations ad-
here to the point OF attachment that their re.
moval usually requires he most violent efforts;
| not unfIequently they have to be torn from the
| membrane, Occasionally solid cast of nota-
| BILE size is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
Il HODearanre. bpiOp n
shape Of the nasal cavity. This condition is
indicative OF liberation, which, in time. may
| destroy the bOny structure of the nose and pro.
| duce subsequent fatteniDg of that organ.
Cases are occa ,ionally met with in which a
thick, yisG1d, Shiny secretion coats the mem
brane of the nasal cavities and then putrifies,
| giving rise TO stencil which is really over
powering, and sufficiently fetid to poison the
atmosphere OF whole room; and there are
others IN which ali the secTetionS OF the mem
brane are suspended, causing an unpleasant
feeling Of dryness, heat and feverishness in the
/ head and noSs-a condition popularly 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'a distressing sensation of heavy
weight or compression over the forehead, es.
pecially in the region above and between the
eyesand to feeling OF fuilDess, heat irritation,
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, st the back of the neck, or be.
| hind the orbits, and, occasionally, pain mani
tests itself in the face of SO severe character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
| The breath is always tainted and at times
assumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening
odor In some cases it becomes so revolving.
lly 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 mes o9,a On one side sometimes on the
greeable, stuffy sensation in the head, and oc
casionly violent and prolonged paroxysms Of
lsneezing.
The voice is weak indistinct and husky, O,
| of nasal character, displaying sort of sniff
ing quality. Oftentimes there is continuou.
sense of irritation in the throat, and frequent
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc
ing the sound hem more. or less forcibly
eases patients complain OF an
ton in the throat, and in others OF a distres s
Ing and almost constant dryness for the tenn
porary relief of which they have to swallow
frequently. Others, again, speak of constan
bad or nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or lest
and becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
is capricious and nearly always bad in tn,
morning. The patient is languid, unable t(
perform mental or physical labor with thu
at times fearful, timid, agitated and inclined
to drowsiness and sleep, the memory weakened
and permanent impairment seriously threat
Iened.
| The mucous membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorehle Influences an(
IN spite OF the utmost care becomes affected
from the slightest causes, so that a breath O
Iwild upon the Innings OF the nose or throat be
comes productive of cold, and gives rise {,
serious disturbances OF the respiratory organs
Thus the patient is subject to frequent and re
peated colds. each attack aggravating tn,
disease by giving 1t a new impulse and involy
ing larger extent of surface than it's prede
cessor. In this manner the difficulty spread
from organ to organ, invading the throat
larynX. trachea and bronchial tubes until
lencroaching further and further, 1t reaches thu
finer ramifcations of the bronchi, when but
slight impulse is required to send it to th
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affec
other organs in the body, especially those con
tanning a mucous membrane such as the stom
ach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employment of proper inhalation II
the form of medicated vapor (not steam o
spray we are able to produce immediate ant
direct action upon the diseased surfaces in tn
laryDx and nasal passages, for air will find it
way into the most remote and intricate cavities
where it Is utterly impossible to make fluit
applications. By these means every case Cal
be cured.
Persons desiring treatment by this system o
practice can use the remedies at home as vel
as at our Office, and which will cause NJ
Inconvenience or hindrance of business what
lever.
1 have seen so many OF these cases curet
that do not consider any case hopeless, un
less both lungs are seriously involved. tn
and in contracting and healing the cavities
which nothing else can do with the same sue
cess. The very best references from those a.
ready cured.