Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-14

over $4,000 cases treated during the past
twenty-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 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- -yellSw matter is Sc.
creted, which accumulates in the nostrils or
drops into the throat, necessitatng its FIRE uent
removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and often by both processes. Sou etimes pa.
tents feel as though their whole head was in
matter dscSsgea and So fesd is it's odop The o
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant drop
ping into the throat of the morbid matter from
the the. head. and as A recumbent position natur.
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
In Others a 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 a constant
comfort by drawing the mucus into the til roat,
SO as to eject it by the mouth. This practice,
popularly known as hawking" is char acter-
the one, affected as it is disagreeable to those
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
posits itself on the membrane in the shape OF
dry, hard cOncretions, which are discharged by
way OF the pOstrils or throat in Jumps or frag-
ments of deep green tint. In some cases
these incustrations accumulate to such an ex-
tent to form regular nluV In
which obstructs breathing and produces serious
discomfort. So firmly do these incrustations
moval usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane. Occasionally a solid cast of nota
traces Of bood but IN some eases se oas
presents tubular appearance being of exact
shape of the nasal cavity. This condition is in
troy, the bony structure of the nose and produce
subsequent fattening 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 a stencil which Is really Overpow-
ering and sufficiently fetid to poison the atmos-
phere Of whole room; and there are others in
which all the secretions of the membrane are
suspended, causing an unpleasant feeling of
dryness, heat and ieverishness in the head and
Tsss7-S nossrS condition popularity 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
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
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-
hind the orbits, and occasionally pain mani
tests itself in the face of so severe a character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
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
violent and prolonged parOxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky, or Of
a nasal Character, displaying a sort of shifting
hOarseness and discordauce. There is also
sense OF irritation in the throat, and frequent
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc-
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.
of which tney 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
capricious, and nearly always bad in the morn
ing The patient 10 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 unfavorable influences, and in
spite of the utmost care becOme es affected from
the Innings of the nose or throat, becomes pro
ductive of q 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 or
gan, invading the throat, larnyx, trachea and
bronchial tubes, until, encroaching further and
further, it reaches the 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 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
| 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 those means fery case ccn be cured.
| Persons desiring treatr. .ent by this system ol
practice can use the remedies at homo as well
as at our office, and which will cause no incon
| VeQleuCe VI ulHuTuuCc lTOl UuSlucSS WUdUeNer
| have seen so many of these cases cured thai
l do not consider any case hopeless, unless botf
lungs are seriously involved. Even then thu
inhalations aid US in dissolving the mucus ant
in contracting and healing the cavities, which
nothing can do with the same success.
The very best reference from those alread.
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to their cases had better call at the office 70
consultation and examination, but If impo
sible to do SO, can write for q copy of m
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