Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-10

N. D.. NJ. c. P. 8. o.,
And associated with him his brother.
J. A. WILLIAMS. M. D..
Physician and Surgeon, late OF Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Specialist in ell forms of female complaints,
and al chronic diseases OF the blood. etc.
HoLLENBECk BLOCK,
Cor. Second aud Spring sts, Los Angeles. Ca
SORE THROAT.
Inhsmmatory action of shy kind in the nose
he throat each bro ath we draw carries the
Irritation onward and d0tpn,0drd through the
| bronchial tubes; as these are involved the sup
| ply OF air to the lungs becomes gradually d.
minished, tubeicules may form and bronchitis
| end in consumption. ''Sore throat" is the
popular term used in speaking of throat dis
cases. differing widely from each ether in
| their nature aud treatment.
| The throat comprises the whole space from
he poster1or mares down 10 the entrance into
| the windpipe and gullet. The several pats
| liable to disease are the mucous membrane
lining the throat, the mucous 10 licles or little
glands, which in health, secrete the lubricat
! hangs down from the curtain OF the palate and
| the tonsils.
ACUTE OR SIMPLE SORE THROAT.
The most simple form of throat disease is
/
sulting from recent cold. 1t is most prevalent
in cold or damp weather. The symptoms are
rou ghness In the throat, with a sight pain
and he ic coaed ded wtS
| fur. Within few days small whitish spots,
which lock Ike ulcers form on the back Of the
attack be mild, these aphthous points disap-
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
1 removed n eafa futO
a chronic form, and gradually develop what is
called granular disease, or 1t may end in an
enlargement of the tonsils and elongation Of
the uvula.
| CHRONIC SORE THROAT.
This like nearly all affections of the THO It
nd is almost always attended with bosrse-
ness. 1t 10 more frequently a mere extension
OF catarrh or sore throat than en- original dis
ease. the irritation escaping down and fixing
| itself upon the delicste organism of this part,
and thence gradually journeying onward to
the lungs. When it occurs as a consequence OF
| catarrh or sore throat, tho symptoms are com.
parat-veiy mild. There may be pain but it is
more common to hnd only sense of tickling
which provokes cough; Many complain Of q
get rid OF which they keep up Iasping effort
to clear the windpipe. The voice is always
more or less affected, being rough in the early
STAGE, but more feeble after the disease is fully
established. There is often slight tenderness
over that prominence of the neck known as the
Apple OF Adam" (Pomnm ADAM, heat and
8 sense of tightness sad frequently some slight
difficulty in swallowing.
The causes which produce this form OF dis
ease are various. It aries in cergymen and
use OF the voice. The vocal cords become ex-
hausted and lose their tone from strsinjng and
air are liable to be drawn into the windpipe
and produce irritation. 1t is more often a
mere sequel to sore throat, the lnflamm alton
extending down 10 the larnyx by reason of the
|
|. Bat from whatever cause it arises 1t is
always serious malady. The chronic form
voice, and rarely ends until it has involved
| the lungs in disease. Every slight cold every
change in the weather. every flight of dust,
leeds 3. me irritation and increases the inveter
On the other hand chronic laryngitis f1e-
quently occurs as sequel of consumption
waited, by the irritation Of the expectofated
matter. Occurring as a consequence of taber-
cles, it 10 one of the most distressing complca-
tons and ACIDS greatly to the patients distress
| In this form there is more or less liberation of
the vocal chords beginning on the lower side
and gradually extending upward. These ulcers
often pei citrate through the mucous and cellu-
lar membranes, involving the muscular tissue
and not infrequently attack the ligaments AID
carriages themselves
When the laryngeal disease is secondary to
that OF the lungs. and dependent upoa it. we
can only hope to effect cure by those means
S wnIoh VIII Iemose its cause. and these we
under the head of consumption"
In addition to inflarnmation, acute or
chronic, the larynx is liable to abscesses, to
warty growths ard to poipi. Under the
action OF long continued irritation the vocal
cords become thickened, rendering the voice
husky and indjstinct. And sgain, we may
have complete loss OF voice from PALSY of the
cords, continuing ar affection known to the
physicians by the tie, m of 'Aphonia." Unless
the remedies are applied to the seat OF the
disease 1t is useless to try to effect cure 1t is
for this reason that judlcious inhala ions are
successful when all other means have been
tried without avail.
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