Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-13
CATARRH.

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The term Catarrh is applied to peculiar dis.
order OF the n0strils and adjacent parts which
prevails to an alarming extent, and is product
i've OF very serious consequences
The most prominent and characteristic fea
tude Is Is T.. morbid discharge from the head, vary
there is an almost constant flow of clear, acrid
fluid, but oftener an offensive, purulent, OF
muco-purulent. greenish-yell,w wv matter is Sc
creted, which accumulates in the nostrils OF
drops into the throat, necessitating its frequent
removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and often by both processes. Sometimes pa.
tients feel as though their whole head was in q
state of rottenness, so great is the amount o1
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
| 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 b, the mouth This practice,
popularity known as hawking" is Char &C ter
istic of catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one affected as 1t is disagreeable to those
around him.
posits itself on the membrane in the shape oi
dry, hard concretions, which are discharged by
way of the nostrils or throat in Jumps or frag-
ments OF deep green tint In some cases
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 that their re-
moval usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane. Occasionally solid cast of nota-
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
presents tubular appearance, being of exact
shape of the nasal cavity. This condition is in
dicative of liberation, which, in time may des-
troy the bony structure of the nose and produ e
| a subsequent fiattening of that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with in which q
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
| brane of the nasal cavities, and then putrifies
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 teverishneEs in the head and
nose-a 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
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
hind the orbits, and occasionally pain mani
tests itself in the face of SO severe d character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
| The breath is always tainted, and at times as
sumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening 0dor
| 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
stuf'y sensation in the head, and occasionine
| violent and prolonged par0xysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak. indistin ct and husky, or Of
nasal character, displaying sort of shifting
quality. Oftentimes there is a continuous
hOars aness and discOrdauce. There is also q
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 choky sensation in
/ the throat and in others of distressing and al
most constant dryness for the temporary reliei
of which they have to swallow frequently
Others, again, spesk of constant bad or nause
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
| The stomach generally suffers more or less
and becomes nS weak and Trissbe k the appetite
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 unfavorable influences :and IL
| spite of the utmost care becomes affected from
the slightest causes SO that breath of:wind upoI
the Innings of the nose or throat. becomes pro
ductive of cold, and gives rise to serious dis
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds, each attack aggravating the disease b.
giving it new impulse, and Involving largel
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to or
gan, invading the throat, larnyx trachea ant
bronchial tubes until, encroaching further ant
further, 1t reaches the finer IamifcatiOns of th
bronchi, when but slight impulse is requiret
to send 1t to the lungs. Catarrh may, and oftel
does, affect other organs in the body, especial.
| those containing mucous membrane, such q
the stomach, bowels, kidneys. etc.
By the employment of proper inhs stations ant
Compound Oxygen treatment in the form o
able to produce immediate and direct actiol
upon the diseased surface in the larnyx an,
the nasal passages, for air will find Its wa
4 into the remotest and intricate cavities wher
it is utterly Impossible to make fluid applica
tions. By tat se means e .ery case cen be cured
| Persons desiring treatr ent by this sygtem 0
practice csa use the remedies at home as We
venience OF hindrance from business whateve,
have seen so many OF these cases cured this
do not consider any casa hopeless, unless bot
lungs are seriously involved. Even then tn
limitations aid as in dissolving the mucus an
in contracting and healing the cavities, whic
nothing can do with the same success
The very best reference from those alread
cured. -
CONSULTATION FREE.
Those who desire to consult with me in regar
to their cases had better call at the Office ft
consultation and examination, but II tmpc
stble to do 30, can write for copy of m
Medical Treatise, containing list of question
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