Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-02
CATARRH.

CATARRH.
df dhe @ term th catarrh is sppied to peculiar dis
prevails to an alarming extent and is produc.
i've OF very serious consequences.
me most prominent and ch aracteristic fea-
lures is morbid discharge from the head.
varying In its nature at different times
n some there is an almost constant flow of
clear; scrld huld but oftener an offensive,
purulent or muco-purulent, greenish yellow
matter is secreted, which accumulates In the
nostrils or drops into the throat, necessitat-
ing IN Its frequent removal by blowing the nose
or expectoration, and often by both processes
sometimes patients feel as though their whole
heau was IN state of rottenness, so great is
ine o. e.. AMOUNT 0l 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.
Dent p0sitlon naturally favors the flow down
ward, MS rest Is frequently disturbed from
this .i cause. Many sufferers 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 pal
ate In the passage between the thl oat and head
aunerlng TO the parts with gluish tenacity. Its
loogment embarrasses respiration and creates
sensation OF irritation and uneasiness in the
affected locality, which gives rise to a constant
anu almost irresistible desire to relieve the dis
comfort by drawing the mucous into the throat
so as to eject it by the mouth This practice
popularly known as hawking" is Character.
lstic OF catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one affected as 1t is disagreeable to those
around him. '-'0'o
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
poslts Itself on the membrane in the shane of
dry, hard concretons, which are discharged bv
way OF the nostrils or throat in lumps or
fragments Of a deep green tint. In some cases
these incrustations accumulate to such an ex
tent as to form regular plug in the nose, which
obstructs breathing and produces serious dis
eomft1t or So firmly do these incrustations ad-
moval usually requires The most violent efforts:
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane, me =; Occasionally solid cast of nota-
ally traces Of blood, but in some cases the cast
presents a tubular appearance, being of exact
shape Ct the nasal cavity. This condition is
destroy the bony structure of the nose and pr0.
duce subse quent fiattening of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which
thick, viseid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
brane of the nasal cavities and then putrifies.
giving rise TO a stencil which is really over.
powerlpg, and sufficiently fetid to poison the
others i'll which all the secretions of the mem
brane are suspended, causing an unpleasant
feeling of dryness heat and feverishness in the
ss DRY Catarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air cav.
ltles OF the bones of the forehead and face. Civ
weight or compression over the forehead, es.
pecially in the region above and between the
eyes,a to feeling OF fullness heat, irritation,
soreness 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 or be-
hind the orbits, and, occasionally. pain mani
tests itself in the face of so severe a character
that 1T 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
~ 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 disa-
greeable stuffy sensation in the head and Oc-
casionly violent and prolonged paroxysms of
Eneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky. or
OF nasal character, displaying sort of sniff
ing quality Oftentimes there is continuous
hoarseness and discordance. There is also a
sense OF irritation in the throat, and frequent
attempts % clear the parts of phlegm, .produc-
ing tne sonna hem more Or less forcibly
Portable feeling of fullness, or q choky sensa-
tion in the throat, and in others OF a distress.
porary relief Of which they have to swallow
frequently. Others, again, speak of constant
bad or nauseOus taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or less
and 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
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 threat
ened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes NOR.
bidly sensitive to unfavOrable Influences and
in spite of the utmost care becomes affected
from the slightest causes, so that a breath of
wind upon the Innings of the nose or throat be-
comes productive of cold, and gives rise to
serious disturbances of the respiratory organs.
Thus the patient is subject to frequent and re-
peated colds. each attack aggfavating the
disease by giving it new impulse and inyoly-
ing larger extent of surface than it's prede-
cessor. In this manner the difficulty spreads
from organ to organ, invading the throat
larynx trachea and bronchial tubes until
finer ramifications of the bronchi, when but
slight impulse is required to send it to the
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does affect
other organs in the body, especially those con-.
oainlhg a,, mucous mem brane, such as the stom-
acn, bowels, kidneys, etc.
=, BY the employment of proper inhalation in
the form OF medicated vapor mot steam or
spray) we. are able to produce immediate and
dlrect action upon the diseased surfaces in the
Iarynx ana nasal passages. for air will find it's
way into the most remote and intricate cavities,
Where 1t is utterly impossible to make fluid
LappIcations. By these means every case can
Persons desiring treatment by this system of
practice can use the remedies at home as well
as at our office, and which will cause no
ever.
have seen so many, OF these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless, un-
less both lungs are seriously involved The
1nhalat1Ons aid as in dissOlving the mucous
and in contracting and healing the cavities,
which nothing else can do with the same sue
ready cured.
CONSULTATION FREE.