Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-25
OZCENA,

0zeoa is the professional or technical name
given to an advanced form of catarrh, in which
liberation has eaten through the membrane
lining OF the nose to the cartilage of the bone
An ost OF Sarrh may end in but it
naturally scrofulous The discharge takes
place through the nostrils or through the
gree nish-yellow color fri quently tinged with
blood. and almost always attended with an
offensive smell. In the language OF DR.. Wood
ate and disagreeable which the physioisn has
to encounter. In bad cases the breath of the
patient become s SO revolving as to isolate hj m
gust even to himself.
In some cases pieces of bone become sonar
a,ed and slough 81, leaving deep, unhealthy
ulcers, which secrete bloody matter, and are
extremely difficult to heal.
After ozena has continued for some time the
sense OF smell becomes impaired and often
lost.
Deafness is one of the most common conse.
quences, and results from its extension through
the eustachian tube to the internA ear
Pains in the head and over the frontal sinuses,
impairing memory, and even insanity fire.
Quently springs from its extension to the brain
The greatest danger however, because the most
common, is that it will extend downward and
affect the lungs In most cases of pulmonary
disease catarrh Is present to some degree, and
in many cases IT causes large share Of the
Besides these grave consequences, all OF
which are liable to spring from scrofulous
catarrh or oZoenG, thelS are others which il
less dangerous are sutfciently unpleas ant.
1t occasions great uDhNppiness to thousands
OF both sexes by isolatins them and prevent
ing their settlement in life. An offensive run.
ming at the nose, with ioul breath is bout
as great calamity as can befall young pe Ople
Every disease of this kind can be cured by orr
new system of practice.
The following are the distinguishing features
of our mode of treatment
l. A single application gives imme diate
comfort ana relieves at once the most dis
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=. The hardened secre'ions are softened and
removed causing che greatest amount OF relief
to the sufferer.
=. The liberated surface is d. odorized, every
ubpleeeant smell is removed, and the breath is
restored to its natural purity ar d sweetness
4. The poisonous action of the disease upon
the throat is neutralized and arrested and
threatened consumption averted, and last of all
complete and radical cure fully established
s. The applications employed can be made
at home with perfect success and without in
reference with diet or business
=. In sll cases of catarrh, where the system
suffers from the deleterious effects of scrofula
or other vitiated condition OF the blood, local
treatment is invariably copjoined with consti.
tutonal remedies.
Persons desiring treatment by this system of
practice can use the remedies at home as we'll
as at our office, and which will cause no incon-
venience or hindrance 10 business whatever
l nave seen so many of these cases cured
that DO not consider any case hopeless I'M.
less the disease has advanced o the chest and
botn lungs are g. Orsly involved. The in
halations aid us - Gissolving the mucous and in
contracting ara hesling the cavities which
nothing else can do with the same success.
The very tast of references from those al.
ready cured.