Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
CATARRH.


order OF the nostrils and adjacent parts which
prevails to an alarming extent and is produc.
I'VE T OF very serious consequences.
lne most prominent and ch aracteristic fea-
lures is morbid discharge from the head.
varying 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 yellow
matter is secreted, which accumulates IN the
s OF aT9ps Into the
or expectOration, and often by both processes.
Sometimes patients feel as though their whole
S was IN % state 81 great s
is its odor. The patient is greatly annoyed by
| the constant dropping into the throat of the
bent position naturally favors the flow down.
ward, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with The head very much elevated in order to
| sleep with some degree of comfort
In others a tough, viscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind aud above the soft pal
adhering to the parts with gluish tenscity. Its
lodgment embarrasses respiration and creates a
| sensation Of irritation and uneasiness in the
affected locality, which gives rise to a constant
and almost irresistible desire to relieve the dis
comfort by drawing the mucous into the throat
70 as to eject it by the mouth. This practice.
popularity known as hawking" is character
istic OF catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one affected as it is disagreeable to those
around him
Again. the offensive matter herdens and de-
posits itself on the membrane in the shape of
dry, hard concretions, which are discharged by
way OF the nostrils or throat in Jumps OK
these lncrustations accumulate to such an ex-
tent as 70 fSrm @ resaar plug in the nose. which
oOs5fucts oseataing and produces serious dis
comfort 20 firmly do these incrustations ad-
here to TIE point of attachment that their re-
mo moyai usually REQUIRES the most violent efforts;
nos uhhiseauen1y they have to be torn from the
pie SIZE is expelled on which there are gener-
ally traces OF blood, but in some cases the cast
Pb5esenes IbeNa tubular appearance being Of exact
indicative OF liberation, which, in time. may
destroy the bony structure of the nose and pro.
duee subst quent fattening Of that organ.
| Cases a. e occasionally met with in which a
thick, yiseid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
brane OF the nasal cavities and then putrifes,
giving rise TO a stencil which is really over
powering and sufficiently fetid to poison the
atmosphere of a whole room; and there are
others in which all the secretions of the mem
aseg 6rsne are dsrspended eansi1g an
mead and noses condition popularly known
| as DRY Catarrh."
tiles of the bones of the forehead and face. CIV
ing rise to distressing sensation of heavy
weight or compression over the forehead, es.
pecially in the region above and between the
eyes, and to feeling OF fullness, heat, irritation,
soreness or pain in the nostrils near the root OF
the nose, as well as in the upper part of the
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 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 1t becomes so revolving
~ offensive as to render the sufferer an OBJ
sg to bmse W to others
gested, causing the nose to be stopped up,
| sometimes on one side, sometimes on the
Sreeable, stuy sensation In the head ss and oc CO.
| casionly violent and prolonged paroxysms CT
sneezing.
of nasal character, displaying sort of sniff
\ ing quality. Oftentimes there is a continuous
hoarseness and dscordance. There is also q
sense Of irritation in the throat, and frequent
attempts to clear the parts of phlegn,, produc.
| ing the sound "hem" more or ,ess farc;hiv
S1 In some s;p eases patients cor plain OF an uncom-
ton IN the .nroat and in others OF a distress.
! Ing and almost constant dryness, for the tenn
| porary re.,ee.s e.es Q, which they have to swallow
frequently. Others, again, spessk OF constant
| bad or nauseous taste in the mouth or LS.nat.
me stomach generally suffers more or less
and becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
is caprlclous and nearly always bad in the
morning. The patient is languid, unable to
perform mental or physical labor with the
usual facility, is nervous, dc pressed in spirits,
| at times fearful, timid, agitated and inclined
| 10 qrowslness and sleep, the memory weakened
| and permanent impairment seriously threat
! ened.
Inc mucous membrane soon becor.e % NOR
pioiy sehsltlve to unfavOrehle Influences and
n spite OF the utmost care becomes affected
| from the slightest causes, 80 that a breath of
| wild upon the Innings of the nose or throat he
| comes productive of a cold, and gives rise to
serious disturbances Of the respiratory organs.
Thus the patient is subject to freuuent and re-
peated colds. each attack aggrayatinp the
disease by giving 1t a new impulse and inyoly-
| ing larger extent of surface than its prcde-
| cessor. In this manner the difficulty spreads
from organ to organ, invading the throat
encroaching further and further, It reaches the
inner ram1fcations OF the bronchi, when but q
slight impulse is required to send it to the
lungs Catarrh may, and often does affect
other organs in the tOdy, especially those con-
tainlng mucous mem brane, such as the stom-
ach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
=, by the employment of proper inhalation in
spray) we. are able to produce immediate and
dlrect action upon the diseased surfaces in the
larynx ana nasal passages, for air will find its
way into the most remote and intricate cavities
where 1t is utterly impossible to make fluid
applications. BY these means every case can
Persons desiring treatment by this system of
as at our ofiise, and which will cause no
inconvenience or hindrance of business what
ever.
l have seen SO many OF these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless un-
less both lungs are seriously involved The
inhalations aid as in dissolving the mucous
ana In contracting and healing the cavitieg
which nothing else can do with the same sue.
cess; The very best references from those al
ready cured