Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-17
CATARRH.

twenty y-One years.
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 a morbid discharge from the head, vary.
ing in its nature at different times. In some
fluid, but oftener an offensive, purulent, OF
muco-purulent, greenish-yellow matter is Sc
creted, which accumulates in the nOstrils or
drops into the throat, necessitatng its frequent
removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and often by both processes Sou etimes pa.
tients feel as though their whole head was in a
matter discharged and so fetid is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant drop
ping into the throat of the morbid matter from
the head, and as recumbent position natur-
ally favOrs the flow downward, his rest is fire.
quently disturbed from this cause Many suffer
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 char acter
stlc of catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one affected as it is disagreeable to those
around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
dry hard concretions Which are ID discSsreed sch by 1
way OF the lostrils or throat in Jumps or frag-
ments OF a 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 tina their re-
mOval usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
memb brane. Occasionally solid cast of nota.
BILE size is expelled, on which there are general
presents a tubular appearance, being of exact
shape of the nasal cavity. This condition is in
dicative of liberation, which, in time may des-
a subsequent flattening of that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with in which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
brane of the nasal cavities and then putrifes,
giving rise to stencil which is really overpow.
ering and sufficiently fetid to poison the atmos-
phere of a whole room; and there are others in
suspended, causing an unpleasant feeling of
dryness, heat and 1everishness in the head and
nose--s nosews condition popularly 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
some particular part, as in the temple, on the
top Of the head. at the back of the neck, or be-
tests itself in the face of so severe 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. and
often on both, giving rise to disagreeable,
stuffy sensation in the head, and Occasioning
The voice is weak, indistinc ct and husky, or of
nasal character, displaying a sort of shifting
quality. Oftentimes there is continuous
sense of irritation in the throat, and frequent
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 a choky sensation in
the throat, and in others of distressing and al
most constant dryness for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak of constant bad or nause-
GUS taste in the mouth or throat
The stomach generally suffers more or less,
and becomes 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 unfavora BILE influences, ana in
spite of the utmost care becomes affected from
the slightest causes, so that breath OF viii 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
colds, each attack aggravating the disease by
giving it a new impulse, and involving larger
extent Of surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
gan, invading the throat, larnyx, trachea and
bronchial 4 tubes until eneroaching further ana
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 containing 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-
tions. By these means e,'ery case cen be cured.
Persons desiring treatr .ent by this system Of
as at our office, and which will cause no incon-
venience or hindrance from business whatever.
have seen SO many OF these cases cured that
I do not consider any case hopeless, unless both
lungs are seriously involved. Even then the
inhalations aid us in dissolving the mucus and
| 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 fol-
consultation and examination, but If inpos
sible to do 80, can write for a copy of my
Medical Treatise. containing q list of questions
Address
NJ. HILTON WILLIAMS, NJ. D.
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