Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
Cor. Second and Spring Sts., Los Angeles. Cal
SORE THROAT.


Cor. Second and Spring sts., Los Angeles Cal.
SORE THROAT.
Infammatory action of any kind in the nose
he throat each brt ath we draw carries the
Irritation onward and dOWRDdrd through The
bronchial tubes; as these are involved the sup
ply of air to the lungs becomes gradually dt-
minished, tubercules may form and bronchitis
end in consumption. hSore throat is the
popular term used in speaking of throat dis
eases, differing widely from each other in
their nature and treatment.
| The throat comprises the whole space from
| he poster1or mares down 10 the entrance into
the windpipe and gullet The several parts
liable to disease are the mucous membrane
lining the throat the mucous foilicles 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
in cold or damp weather. The symptoms are
roughness In the throat. with 8 light pain
he Is say coaed wtS
fur: Within few days small whitIsh spots,
which look like 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
entirely removed 1t is likely to degenerate into
a chronic form, and gradually develop what Is
called granular disease, or it may end in an
enlargement of the tonsils and elongation Of
| the uvuls.
CHRONIC SORE THROAT.
This like nearly all affections of the throat
and is almost always attended with hosrse
| ness. 1t - more frequently a mere extension
OF catarrh or sore throat than an original dis
ease. the irritation escaping down and fixing
itself upon the delicate organism Of this part,
and thence gradually tourneying onward to
the lungs When it occurs as a consequence Of
paratively mild. There may be pain but it is
more common to find only sense of tickling
which B. provoaess pr cough; Many complain Of
get rid OF which they keep up rasping effort
to clear the windpipe. The voice is always
more OF less affected, being rough in the early
| established. There Is often a slight tenderness
over that prominence of the neck known as the
Apple Of Adam" (Pomnm Adam), heat and
difficulty in swallowing.
The causes which produce this, form of dis.
ease are various. It ari,es in clergymen and
public speakers and others from too viOleut
use OF the voice. The vocal cords become ex.
hausted and lose their tone from straining and
1ust and all irritating matters IN the
and produce irritation. 1t is more often
mere sequel to sore throat. the inflammation
extending down TO the larnyx by reason OF the
continuity of mucous mem brane.
But from whatever cause it arises it Is
always serious malady. The chronic form
threatens the complete destruction of the
voice. and rarely ends until 1t has involved
the lungs in disease. Every slight cold, every
change in the weather, every flight of dust,
feeds the irritation and increases the inveter.
acy of its hold.
On the other hand chronic laryngitis fre-
lquently occurs as sequel of consumption.
and Is produced, or at least very much aggra-
waited, by the irritation of the expectorated
m after. Occurring as a consequence of tuber-
lcles, it is one of the most distressing complica
tions and adds greatly to the patients distress
In this form there is more or less liberation Of
the vocal chords. beginning on the lever side
and gradually extending upward. These ulcers
often penetrate through the mucous and cellu-
lar membranes, involving the muscular tissue
end not infrequently attack the hgaments and
Icartilages themselves.
that of the lungs, and dependent upon 1t, we
can only hope to effect cure by those means
which will remove its cause and these we
Ihave considered, and shall more fully consider,
under the head of Consumption"
In addition to Inflammation, acute or
chronic, the larynx is liable to abscesses, to
warty growths ard to polipi; Under the
cords become thickened, rendering the voice
husky and indistinct. And sgain, we may
have complete loss of voice from Ia1sy of the
cords, constituting ar affection known to the
physicians by the term of "AphOnia." Unless
the remedies are applied to the seat of the
disease it is useless to try to effect cure. 1t is
for this reason that judicious inhalalions are
successful when all other means have been
tried without avail.
| Is an acute lnfiammatlon OF the tonsils.
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