Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-06
OzENA.

OZCeUd Is tne prO1esS1OnHl or JeC0QlCal name
given to an advanced form of catarrh, in which
liberation has eaten through the membrane
linlng OF the nose to the cartilage of the bone.
ANY a, case OF catarrh may end in ozens but It
naturally scrofulous, The discharge takes
place through the nostrils or through the
gree nish-y yellow color, frequently tinged with
blood, and almost always attended with an
ofenslye smell. In the language OF DR.. Wood,
ate and disagreeable which the physician has
10 encounter. In bad cases the breath of the
patient becomes so revolving as to isolate him
gust even to himself,
In some cases pieces of bone become sepsr-
ated al @ and slough tff, leaving deep, unhealthy
ulcers, which secrete bloody matter, and are
extremely difficult to heal.
After ozoena has continued for some time the
sense OF smell becomes impaired and often
Deafness is one of the most common conse.
quences, and results from its extension throurh
the eustachian tube to the inteInel ear
Pains in the cad and over the frontal einuses.
lmpalTlng memory, and even insanity fire.
quently springs from its extension to the brain.
The greatest danger, 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 large share of the
Besides these grave consequences, all of
which are liable to spring from scrofulous
less dangerous, are sufficiently unpleasant.
1t occasions great unhappiness to thousands
OF both sexes by isolating them and prevent
ing their settlement in life. An offensive run
ming at the nose, with foul breath is about
as great a calamity as can befall 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. A single application gives immediate
comfort and relieves at once the most dis
tressing and painful symptoms.
2. The hardened secretions are s0ftened and
removed causing the greatest amount of relief
the sufferer.
8. The liberated surface is de odorized every
unpleas ant smell Is removed. and the breath is
restored TO its natural purity and sweetness.
4. The poisonous action of the disease upon
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.
g. In all csses of catarrh where the system
suffers from the deleterious effects of scrofula
or other vitiated condition of the blood, local
treatm ent is invariably conjoined with consti.
tutional remedies.
Persons desiring treatment by this system of
practice can use the remedies at home as well
as at our Office, and which will cause no incon-
venience or hindrance to business whatever.
l have seen SO many of these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless, un-
less the disease has advanced the chest and
both lungs are seriously involved. The in
haations eid us In dissolving the mucus and in
contracting and healing the cavities, which
nothing else can do with the same success.
The very best OF references from those al
ready cured.