Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-12
OZCENA.

.oz@na 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 carti age of the bone.
ANY case of catsrrh may end in ozpps, but it
most frequently occurs, in those who are
naturally scrofulous The discharge takes
place through the nostrils or through the
throat, and is generally Of a yellowish or
gree nfsh- yellow color, frequently tinged with
blood. and almost always attended with an
offensive smell. In the language OF Dr. Wood.
of Philadelphia, the disease is the most obdur-
to encounter. In bad cases the breath of the
patient becomes so revolving as to isolate him
rom society, and render him an object Of dis.
In some cases pieces of bone become separ.
ated and slough IF, leaving Deep unhealthy
ulcers, which secrete bloody matter, ar are
extremely difficult to heal
After 0zOena las 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 eustaehian tube TO the internal ear
Pains In the read and over the frontal sinuses,
impairing memory, and even insanity fre-
Quently springs from its extension to the brain
The greatestdanger, however, because the most
common, is that 1t 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 a large share Of the
patients discomfort.
Besides THESE grave consequences all OF
WHlcu hre liapie W spring from SCrOfulOu5
cstarrh or ozoens, there are others which, If
less dangerous. are sufficiently unpleasant
1t occasions great unhappiness to thousands
OF both sexes by isolsting them and prevent
ing their settlement in life. An offensive run.
ming at the nose, with foul breath is about
as 81 eat a calamity rs can befsll young people,
Every disease OF this kind can be cured by our
new system of practice.
The following are the distinguishing features
Of our mode of treatment.
1. single application gives immediate
comfort and relieves at once the most dis
tressing and painful symptoms.
2. The hardened secretions are softened and
emoved causing the greStest amount of relief
the sufferer.
8. The liberated surface is dc odorised, every
unpleasant smell is removed. and the breath is
restored to its natural purity and 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
5. The applications employed can be made
at home with perfect success and without in
reference with diet or business.
.. In all cases OF catarrh, where the system
suffers from the deleterious effects of scrOfula
Or other vitiated copditi on of the blood, local
treatment is invariably conjoined With consti.
tutional remedies.
Persons desiring treatment by this system of
as at our office, and which will cause no incon-
venieuce or hindrance to business whatever
nave seen so many of these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless, un-
less the disease has advanced o the chest and
both lungs are seriously involved. The in
con tracing and healing the cavities, which
nothing else can do with the same success.
The very best of references from those al
ready cured.