Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-04
CATARRH.

The term Catarrh is applied to peculiar dis
order of the nOstrils and adjacent parts, which
prevails to an alarming extent and is product.
i've OF very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic fea--
ture Is morbid discharge from the head vary
ing in its nature at differe Mt times. In some
there is an almost constant flow of clear, acrid
huld, but oftener an offensive, purulent or
mueo-purulent, greenish-yellsw matter is Sc
creted, which accumulates in the nostrils or
drops into the throat, necessitating its frequent
removal by blowing the nose or expectoration,
and often by both processes. Sometimes pa.
tents feel as though their whole head was in a
state of rottenness, SO great is the amount Of
matter discharged snd so fetid is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant drop
the head, and as recumbent position natur.
ally favors the flow downward, his rest is ire
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, yiscid and offensive phleem
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
a sensation of irritation and uneasiness in the
affected locality, which gives rise to constant
and almost irresistible desire to relieve the dis
so as to eject it by the mouth This Practice.
popularly known as hawking" is char aoter--
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-
posts Itself on the membrane in the shane of
dry, hard concretions which are discharged by
way of the postris or throat in Jumps or frag--
ments of deep green tint In some cases
these incustrations accumulate to such an ex-
tent as to form regular plug in the nose,
which obstructs breathing and produces serious
discomfort So firmly do these incrustations
mOval usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane. m, Occasionally solid cast of nota-
BILE size is expelled, on which there are general
ly traces of blood, but in some cases the cast
presents tubular appearance, being of exact
share Of the nasai cavity This condition isin
troy the bony structure of the nose and produce
subsequent fattening of that organ.
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
brane of the nasal cavities and then putrifes,
giving rise to a stencil which is really overpoW.
ering and sufficiently fetid to poison the atmos-
phere OF whole room; and there are others in
which all the secretions of the membrane are
suspended, causing an unpleasant feeling of
dryness, heat and teverishness in the head and
Catarrh."
:. The, disease speedily extends to the air cavi-
ing rise to distressing sensation of heavy
weight or compression over the forehead, espe-
eyes, ard to a 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
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 a character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
sue pIeatn Is dWsys fad TAINTED and at times as
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,
stutfy sensation in the head, and occasioning
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky, q of
nasal character, displaying a sort of shifting
quality. Oftentimes there is continuous
hoarseness and discordauce. There is also a
attempts to clear the parts of phlegm, produc-
ing the sound men," more or less forcfbly In
some cases patients complain of an uncomfort-
the throat, and in others of distressing and al
most constant dryness for the temporary relief
Of which they have to swallow frequently.
GUS taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or less,
capricious, and nearly always bad in tie morn
ing The patient is languid, unable to perform
mental or physical labor with the usual facility.
timid, agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and permanent
impairment seriously threatened.
The mucuOus membrane soon becomes moY-
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences, and in
spite OF the utmost care becom es affected from
the slightest causes, so that breath Of wind upon
the innings OF the nose or throat becomes pro-
ductive of a cold, and gives rise to serious dis
turpances OF the respiratory organs Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds each attack aggravating the disease by
giving it new impulse. and involving a larger
extent OF SURFACE than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty sprea ads from organ to or
gan, invading the throat larnyx, trachea and
bronchial tubes, until, encroaching further and
further: 1t reaches the finer ramiications of the
bronchi, when but slight impulse is required
to send it to the lungs Catarrh NAV and often
does, affect other organs in the body, especially
those containing mucous mem braue such as
the stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
:, BY the employment of proper inhalations and
compound oxygen treatment in the form Of.
med1cated yapor (not steam or spray we are
able to- produce immediate and direct action
upon the diseased surface in the larnyx and
into the remotest and intricate csyities, where
It is utterly Impossible to make fluid applica-
tions. BY thlse means eFery case csn be c1red:
practice cal use the remedies at home as well
as at our Office, and which will cause no incon-
venience or hindrance from business whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured that
do not consider any cass hopeless, unless both
lungs are seriously involved. Even then the.
inhalations aid as in dissolving the mucus and
in contracting and healing the cavities, which
nothing can do with the same success
The very best reference from those already
cured.
Those who desire to CONSULT with me In regard
to their cases had better call at the office for
sible to do SO, can write for copy Of my
Medical Treatise, containing list of questions
M. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. d.,
HoLLENBEcK BLOCK,
Corner Second and Spring sts.. Los Angeles
( ~ Once hours-s;30 A. n. to $3.50 Pm.