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Otitis
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Homeopathic treatment is constitutional but the remedies listed below are recommended for use in emergencies. Choose the remedy which most closely match your illness. It is not necessary to have every symptom listed in order to bring about a cure. Take remedies of the 6c potency three times a day until certain improvement, then stop taking the remedy. If symptoms continue despite the repetition of the remedy, then try an other remedy or consult a homeopath. Take remedies in a clean mouth, 30 minutes before or one hour after food or drink, try not to touch and allow it to dissolve under the tongue. Remember not to use mint : toothpaste, chewing gum, chocolate, cough drops, etc.
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| Remedy | Desc | Pain | Ear | Concomitants |
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| Belladonna | acute otitis | Throbbing, digging, boring, tearing acute pains
and are most violent. Pains come and go suddenly < night, 3 p. m., jarring motion, cold > warmth, stillness |
The membrana tympanum is covered with injected
blood vessels No pus. |
High fever, occurring suddenly, often fluctuating,
with head congestion Profuse sweat Hypersensitivity to noise, jolts, touch General exhaustion |
| Pulsatilla | external or middle earacute or repeatedely cases | Very severe darting, pulsating,
tearing < at night Feeling as if the ears were stuffed up or as if something were being forced out |
Hot, red, swollen Profuse thick, yellowish-green, fetid discharge from the ear |
Deafness Roaring noises synchronous with the pulse Itching deep in the ear |
| Mercurius | middle ear diseases with pus. | Ear pain < warmth of bed Sticking pains at night Feeling of stoppage and of internal soreness as if raw |
Thick, yellow discharge Fetid, bloody discharge |
Swelling of parotid glands. Offensive breath. Hardness of hearing, due to swollen tonsils The ears, teeth and face ache Roaring in ears. |
| Hepar Sulphuris Calcarea | middle ear diseases with pus | Sticking, tearing pains. Great
soreness and sensitiveness to the slightest touch. < night, > heat, damp weather The patient shows a marked < to cold, draught, uncovering |
Acute exacerbations with increased
discharge Thick, creamy, discharge Offensive discharge with a cheesy odor |
Patients are irritable and sensitive
to the slightest draft of air Chilly |
| Kalium Bichromicum | Mucous otitis more than with pus | Tearing pains with swollen, sharp stitches in
left ear < in the morning |
Thick, yellow, stringy, fetid discharge | Nasal mucous discharge with obstruction of nose Profuse, watery nasal discharge. Loss of smell. Thick greenish-yellow discharge with fetid smell. |
| Sulphur | otitis with pus | Burning, stinging pains < 12 a.m and 12 p.m, washing, heat |
Red ears Raw, copious, offensive pus Discharge erosives the surrounding tissues Bad effects from previous suppression of ear discharge. |
Whizzing in ears. Hears strange
noises in ears, which may lead to eventual deafness. Congested head and face Wants fresh air Oversensitive to odors |