Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-25
CATARRH.

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order Of the nostrils and adjacent parts, which
prevails to en- alarming extent and is produc
tive of very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic 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 mucopurulent, greenish yellow
matter is secreted, which accumulates in the
nostrils or drops into the throat, necessitat-
ing its frequent removal by blowing the nose
or expectoration, and often by both processes.
Sometimes patients feel as though their whole
head was in state of rottenness, SO great is
is its odor. The patient is greatly annoyed by
the constant dropping into the throat of the
morbid matter from the head, and as a recum-
bent position Si fay91s the flow down
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 tough, viscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft pal
ate in the passage between the throat aud head
adhering to the parts with gluish tenacity. It's
lodgment embarrasses respiration and creates
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
so as to eject 1t by the mouth. This practice
popularly known as Hawking" is character
istic OF catarrh, and proves as embarrassing to
the one affected as 1t is disagreeable to those
around him.
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. nostrils or throat in Jumps or
fragments of deep green tint. In some cases
these incrustations accumulate to such an ex-
obstructs breathing and produces serious i dis
comfort So firmly do these incrustations ad-
here 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 a solid cast of nota-
bic size iz is expelled on ny which there are gener
presents a tubular appearance, being of exact
shape Of the nasal cavity. This condition is
| indicative OF liberation, which, in time. may
duce subs. quent 1atteniDg of that organ
Cases a. e occasionally met with in which a
| thick, vistid, Shiny secretion coats the mem.
brane OF the nasal cavities and then putrifies
giving rise to stencil which is really over
powering, and sufficiently fetid to poison the
! atmosphere OF whole room; and there are
others In which all the secretiOns of the mem
brane are suspended, causing an unpleasant
| feeling Of dryness, heat and feverishness in the
ne head sn and noseSa q condition popularity known
The disease speedily extends to the air cav.
tiles Of the bones of the forehead and face. CIV
Ing rife to distressing sensation of heavy
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
| throat above and behind the soft palate.
Sometimes there Is pain obstinately fixed in
some particular part, as in the temple, on the
top ofthe head, at the back Of the neck. or be.
hind the orbits, and, occasionally. pain mani.
fes's itself in the face of SO severe q character
that 1t Is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
| assumes an exceedingly fetid and sickening
odOr. In some cases It becomes so revolving.
~ offensive as to render the sufferer an OBJ.
The nasal membrane is thickened and con.
gested, causing the nose to be stopped up
sometimes on one side, sometimes on the
greeable, etuffy sensation in the head, and oc
casionly violent and prolonged paroxysms Of
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky. O,
Of nasal character, displaying sort of sniff
ing quality. Oftentimes there is Continuous
hoarseness and discordance. There is also 8
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, .produc
ing the sound hem" more or less forcibly
In some cases patients complain of an uncom
ton in the throat, and in others OF a distress
ing and almost constant dryness, for the tenn
porary relief OF which they have to swallow
bad OF nauseous 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 thu
morning. The patient is languid, unable t.
perform mental or physical labor with the
usual facility. Is nervous, Dc pressed in spirits
to drowsiness and sleep, the memory weakened
and permanent impairment seriously threat
ened.
The mucous membrane soon becoE-e ca NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorahle influences ant
in spite of the utmost care becomes affected
from the slightest causes, so that breath O
wind upon the Innings of the nose or throat be
comes productive of cold, and Gives rise Il
serious disturbances of the respiratory organs
Thus the patient is subject to frequent and re
peated colds. each attack aggravating tn,
disease by giving 1t a new impulse and involv
ing larger extent of surface than its prede
cessOr. In this manner the difficulty spread
from organ to organ, invading the throat
larynx. trachea and bronchial tubes until
lencroaching further and further, 1t reaches tn,
finer ramifcations of the bronchi, when but
slight impulse Is required to send it to. tn
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affec
other organs In the body, especially those con
tanning mucous membrane, such as the stom
ach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employment Of proper inhalation II
the form OF medicated vapOr (nOt steam O
spray we are able to produce immediate an,
direct action upon the diseased surfaces in tn
larynx and nasal passages, for air will find it
where it Is utterly impossible to make ftui
applications. By these means every case cal
be cured.
Persons desiring treatment by this system o
practice can use the remedies at home as wei
as at our 0ffise, and which will cause N
Inconvenience or hfndrance of business what
ever.
1 have seen SO many OF these cases cure,
that do not consider any case hopeless, un
less both lungs are seriously involved. Tn
| inhalatiOns aid us In dissolving the mucOu
and In contracting and healing the cavitie,
which nothing else can do with the. same sue
cess. The very best references from those a
ready cured