Homoeopathic Remedies in Ear Problems - Dr. Ardavan Shahrdar

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Homoeopathic Remedies in Ear Problems

Dr. Ardavan Shahrdar

2000

Aconitum napellus

Although there are not so many peculiar manifestations of this remedy in

ears, one should know the earache picture of Aconitum. Auricle is red and

hot. Meatus is inflamed, red and narrowed. There is a severe painful

sensitivity in meatus, so, apparently, it is not possible to examine the

ear easily by an otoscope. The earache has come suddenly and violently

often due to exposure to cold dry wind. No suppuration is present. The most

helpful symptoms in diagnosing Aconitum in a patient are his or her mental

and general symptoms. The Aconitum patient is anxious, fearful and

restless. Pains are sharp and intolerable. They may lead to howling and

screaming. The patient is generally hot, dry and thirsty; usually with an

high grade fever. Rapid pulse and palpitation is almost always present. The

patient is worse at nights and from any external influence such as

emotions, music, noise, etc. Perspiration soothes the situation.

Agaricus muscarius

Agaricus is famous in ear remedies because of its skin affections and

peculiar sensations in auricle. Agaricus is the best remedy for chilblains,

because in its proving the skin becomes red and inflamed with burning and

itching. Sensation of cold needles piercing the skin, as if it is frozen,

is one of the most important symptoms of Agaricus. All these skin

manifestations may be seen in auricle, which is the indication for

prescription of Agaricus whether they are due to frostbite or not. As is

seen, Agaricus is mostly an external ear remedy.

Aurum metallicum

Aurum metallicum mostly affects middle ear, ossicula and mastoid process.

It is an important remedy in caries of ossicula and mastoid process. It is

also very useful in chronic suppurative otitis media when symptoms agree.

There is an obstinate fetid otorrhea, which may fill the external meatus.

The patient feels a burning, pricking itching in ears. Hearing may be

impaired. Aurum metallicum is a remedy used in chronic cases. It is one of

the important antipsorics. The patient is generally sad and melancholic

with full of despair. His or her condition is aggravated at night and

during rest. He is better by motion and walking in open air. The patient is

oversensitive to noise but is ameliorated by music.

Belladonna

Although Belladonna can effect the whole ear, middle ear is affected

predominantly. Otitis media is one of its important manifestations. There

is a sudden onset of pain. The patient feels sharp, tearing, stitching and

shooting pains. There is a distressing throbbing and beating pain, deep in

ear, which is synchronous with heartbeat. The tearing pains may extend

downwards or from external ear to both backward and forward to whole side

of face. The tympanic membrane is bulging with injected bloodvessels. Pain

causes the patient to become delirious. He may roll his head from side to

side. Child may cry out in sleep from earache. Generally the patient

radiates heat; especially in the upper part of the body. Face is hot and

red. Eyes are red with dilated pupils. There is a prominent pulsation of

carotids. Patient only sweats on covered parts and there is an absence of

thirst during fever. He is aggravated by noise, touch, jar, motion and

drafts and is better by rest.

Capsicum

This remedy has great effects on mastoid process and middle ear. There is a

severe inflammation in mastoid process, behind the ear. Mastoid is swollen,

painful and sensitive to touch. There are also drawing and tearing pains

with itching deep in ears. Pains extend to throat. Ears are hot and red.

Face is also red but cold to touch. There may be a suppurative otitis media

with perforation of tympanic membrane. Ear discharges are thick and yellow.

Eustachian tube is also painful and dry. Generally the patient is chilly

and his or her condition is aggravated at nights, open air, uncovering and

drafts and is better by heat.

Chamomilla

In Chamomilla, there is a severe pain in whole ear region. However, there

is only a simple inflammatory condition rather than suppuration. Pains are

tearing and stitching and are worse by stooping and external influences and

better by warmth. During the otitis, auricle is usually red and hot.

Chamomilla is mostly seen in children especially in dentition period. A

Chamomilla patient is very irritable, angry and nervous. He can not

tolerate the pain, which makes him anguish and angry. Pains extort crying.

Child wants to be carried all the time, which ameliorates him. There may be

a dull pressure and roaring in ears.

Chininum sulphuricum

Chininum sulphuricum is a famous tinnitus remedy. Therefore has great use

in Meniere’s disease. Ear may be full of different noises; like buzzing,

humming, ringing, roaring, rushing. There is also a diminished power and

impairment of hearing which may become worse and worse to the degree of

deafness. A whirling vertigo is often present during tinnitus. Twitching of

eyelids, throbbing headache, difficult breathing and nausea may be other

concomitants.

Ferrum phosphoricum

Ferrum phosphoricum is useful in first stages of inflammation but is not as

violent as Aconitum or Belladonna. Dilatation, hyperemia and hemorrhage are

common features of Ferrum phosphoricum. There is redness of meatus and

hyperemia of tympanic membrane. Dilatation of bloodvessels causes dull,

full feeling in head with pulsation felt in both head and ears accompanied

by a humming sound or dull roar. Face is flushed and felt swollen. Although

the patient may have a high fever, there is a lack of accompanying

symptoms. Sudden or continued motion aggravates patient’s condition,

especially the beating and hammering of ears.

Graphites

Graphites is important in skin symptoms of ears. There is eczematous

eruption of auricle and around it. Dryness is a common feature of

Graphites. Auricle and meatus are both dry; so dry that there are deep

cracks in them. Cracks are especially located behind and below auricle.

There is thick pus, which forms crust. Ears are swollen with moist eczemas

behind ears, which spread over cheeks and neck.

Hepar sulphuris

There is suppurative otitis media with discharge. Extreme sensitiveness to

contact, which is out of proportion to actual pain, is a prominent feature.

The patient is extremely sensitive. Discharges are white, cheesy, bloody,

offensive and long lasting which irritates the skin where they touch. There

are little pustules in the meatus and auricle. Patient is irritable and

bad-tempered. He or she cannot tolerate anything cold and is ameliorated by

hot application. Patient is very chilly. Although there may be profuse

perspiration, no amelioration is followed by. Earache is often associated

with sore throat.

Kali bichromicum

Middle ear is generally affected in Kali bichromicum. There is a

suppurative otitis media. It is also useful in chronic cases. Discharges

are of thick, yellow, stringy, mucoid and foetid character. Tympanic

membrane is often ulcerated and perforated. There are stinging from

external meatus into internal ear, and sharp stitching pains which dart

from the ear to throat. There is also a deep itching in ears. The patient

may not be able to exactly mention the location of pain. The situation is

often accompanied by discharges from nose, which are thick, stringy and

ropy. Patient generally is worse in cold, uncovering and mornings and

better by heat.

Kali sulphuricum

There is suppuration of middle ear and swelling of Eustachian tube.

Discharges are muco-purulent, orange-yellow and sticky. Catarrh and

swelling may cause deafness. It can complete the action of Pulsatilla when

it fails to relieve permanently.

Lachesis

Although left-sided earache may occur, it is famous because of its peculiar

sensations. There is a roaring noise in ears which is ameliorated by

putting finger in ear. There are different noises such as whizzing like

insects, cracking, drumming and reverberation. An annoying pulsation is

felt in ears. There is a prominent dryness of ears. Ear wax is also hard

and dry. There may be a left-sided deafness. The patient is extremely

sensitive to wind. Generally, the patient is oversensitive.

Mercurius

Mercurius has vast effects on the whole ear. Although there is a cold

feeling inside the ear, there is a burning heat externally. There are

furuncles and boils in external ear. Middle ear is affected and suppurated.

There is a profuse, thick, yellow, bloody and very offensive discharge.

There may be watery discharge and hemorrhage from ears, too. Pains are

mostly tearing, shooting and stitching. There are different patterns of

extension of pains. Pains may extend from throat, teeth and different

regions to ear. They may extend from beneath ear to jaw or from left ear

through head to right ear and from there to left temple. Pains and

discharges are all aggravated at nights and from warmth, heat of the bed

and lying on left side. Deafness may occur which is relieved by blowing the

nose. Patient is weak, exhausted, sensitive and chilly. Profuse cold

perspiration may occur which not only does not cause amelioration, but also

aggravates the patient condition. He is both aggravated by heat and chill;

he is as easily chilled as overheated.

Petroleum

Skin affections are common in Petroleum. Skin of auricle is dry and

eczematous with intense itching and desquamation. Patient feels a

disagreeable dryness in ears too. There are also fissures in meatus.

Maxillary lymphatic glands may be swollen. All skin affections of petroleum

are dirty, hard, rough, thickened and aggravated in winter and better in

summer.

Psorinum

Like Petroleum, skin affections are very important in Psorinum. There are

raw, red, oozing scabs around ears. Eczemas with intense itching irritate

the patient. Itching is intolerable and may cause despair. The patient may

feel the itching inside his ear, too. There are also offensive discharges

from eczematous eruptions. There is an offensive odor from all over the

body and from ears. When otorrhea occurs, it is also offensive and

purulent. Generally, the patient looks unhealthy and dirty.

Pulsatilla

Both otitis externa and media may be seen in Pulsatilla. External ear is

hot, swollen and red. There is a sensation of plug, which affects the

hearing. When there is suppuration, discharges are bland, inoffensive,

yellow or yellowish green. Pains are aggravated at evening and night. Open

air and walking slowly, ameliorates the patient. The patient is mild and

tearful. She weeps pitifully. General symptoms such as chilliness,

intolerance of closed rooms, shortness of breath, thirstlessness,

changeability and emotional picture help for diagnosing Pulsatilla.

Silica

Silica has prominent effects on ears. There is suppuration of middle ear

with perforation of tympanic membrane. Discharges are watery, offensive and

sour smelling. Scabs cover purulent discharges. Child bores into its ears

with fingers when asleep, causing a discharge of pus and blood. Caries of

mastoid is also another important symptom of Silica. In this aspect, it

follows well capsicum. Pains are mostly stitching and from within without.

Itching in Eustachian tube is prominent. There is a feeling of sudden

stoppage in ear, which becomes better by yawning or swallowing. Patient is

chilly, mild, and sensitive with tendency to profuse, offensive foot sweats

and perspiration in first stages of sleep. Soreness of inner nose and

crusts on upper lip are good concomitants.

Sulphur

Itching of ears, which change to pain after scratching is one of the

peculiar symptoms of Sulphur in ears. Accompanying itching, there may be

acrid, offensive, sour-smelling discharges, which cause burning in the

canal. Ears are very red. There is also ringing and roaring, evening, in

ears with rush of blood to head. Sulphur is a good remedy in ear

complications after the suppression of ottorhea

Tellurium

Otitis media with tympanic perforation is the prominent feature of this

remedy in the ear. Tympanic membrane is irregular, thickened in some parts,

thin in other portions. In the first stages, discharges are fair but

afterwards they become offensive and smell like fish brine. Discharges are

acrid and excoriating; whatever discharge touches become excoriated and

little vesicles appear on excoriated surface. There may be vesicular

eruption on membrane and then suppuration and perforation. There is

itching, swelling and throbbing in meatus. Ears may become inflamed, bluish

and puffy.

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Homoeopathic Remedies in Ear Problems - Dr.

Ardavan Shahrdar

http://www.minutus.org/ear.htm

Homoeopathic Remedies in Ear Problems

Dr. Ardavan Shahrdar

2000

Aconitum napellus

Although there are not so many peculiar manifestations of this remedy in

ears, one should know the earache picture of Aconitum. Auricle is red and

hot. Meatus is inflamed, red and narrowed. There is a severe painful

sensitivity in meatus, so, apparently, it is not possible to examine the

ear easily by an otoscope. The earache has come suddenly and violently

often due to exposure to cold dry wind. No suppuration is present. The most

helpful symptoms in diagnosing Aconitum in a patient are his or her mental

and general symptoms. The Aconitum patient is anxious, fearful and

restless. Pains are sharp and intolerable. They may lead to howling and

screaming. The patient is generally hot, dry and thirsty; usually with an

high grade fever. Rapid pulse and palpitation is almost always present. The

patient is worse at nights and from any external influence such as

emotions, music, noise, etc. Perspiration soothes the situation.

Agaricus muscarius

Agaricus is famous in ear remedies because of its skin affections and

peculiar sensations in auricle. Agaricus is the best remedy for chilblains,

because in its proving the skin becomes red and inflamed with burning and

itching. Sensation of cold needles piercing the skin, as if it is frozen,

is one of the most important symptoms of Agaricus. All these skin

manifestations may be seen in auricle, which is the indication for

prescription of Agaricus whether they are due to frostbite or not. As is

seen, Agaricus is mostly an external ear remedy.

Aurum metallicum

Aurum metallicum mostly affects middle ear, ossicula and mastoid process.

It is an important remedy in caries of ossicula and mastoid process. It is

also very useful in chronic suppurative otitis media when symptoms agree.

There is an obstinate fetid otorrhea, which may fill the external meatus.

The patient feels a burning, pricking itching in ears. Hearing may be

impaired. Aurum metallicum is a remedy used in chronic cases. It is one of

the important antipsorics. The patient is generally sad and melancholic

with full of despair. His or her condition is aggravated at night and

during rest. He is better by motion and walking in open air. The patient is

oversensitive to noise but is ameliorated by music.

Belladonna

Although Belladonna can effect the whole ear, middle ear is affected

predominantly. Otitis media is one of its important manifestations. There

is a sudden onset of pain. The patient feels sharp, tearing, stitching and

shooting pains. There is a distressing throbbing and beating pain, deep in

ear, which is synchronous with heartbeat. The tearing pains may extend

downwards or from external ear to both backward and forward to whole side

of face. The tympanic membrane is bulging with injected bloodvessels. Pain

causes the patient to become delirious. He may roll his head from side to

side. Child may cry out in sleep from earache. Generally the patient

radiates heat; especially in the upper part of the body. Face is hot and

red. Eyes are red with dilated pupils. There is a prominent pulsation of

carotids. Patient only sweats on covered parts and there is an absence of

thirst during fever. He is aggravated by noise, touch, jar, motion and

drafts and is better by rest.

Capsicum

This remedy has great effects on mastoid process and middle ear. There is a

severe inflammation in mastoid process, behind the ear. Mastoid is swollen,

painful and sensitive to touch. There are also drawing and tearing pains

with itching deep in ears. Pains extend to throat. Ears are hot and red.

Face is also red but cold to touch. There may be a suppurative otitis media

with perforation of tympanic membrane. Ear discharges are thick and yellow.

Eustachian tube is also painful and dry. Generally the patient is chilly

and his or her condition is aggravated at nights, open air, uncovering and

drafts and is better by heat.

Chamomilla

In Chamomilla, there is a severe pain in whole ear region. However, there

is only a simple inflammatory condition rather than suppuration. Pains are

tearing and stitching and are worse by stooping and external influences and

better by warmth. During the otitis, auricle is usually red and hot.

Chamomilla is mostly seen in children especially in dentition period. A

Chamomilla patient is very irritable, angry and nervous. He can not

tolerate the pain, which makes him anguish and angry. Pains extort crying.

Child wants to be carried all the time, which ameliorates him. There may be

a dull pressure and roaring in ears.

Chininum sulphuricum

Chininum sulphuricum is a famous tinnitus remedy. Therefore has great use

in Menieres disease. Ear may be full of different noises; like buzzing,

humming, ringing, roaring, rushing. There is also a diminished power and

impairment of hearing which may become worse and worse to the degree of

deafness. A whirling vertigo is often present during tinnitus. Twitching of

eyelids, throbbing headache, difficult breathing and nausea may be other

concomitants.

Ferrum phosphoricum

Ferrum phosphoricum is useful in first stages of inflammation but is not as

violent as Aconitum or Belladonna. Dilatation, hyperemia and hemorrhage are

common features of Ferrum phosphoricum. There is redness of meatus and

hyperemia of tympanic membrane. Dilatation of bloodvessels causes dull,

full feeling in head with pulsation felt in both head and ears accompanied

by a humming sound or dull roar. Face is flushed and felt swollen. Although

the patient may have a high fever, there is a lack of accompanying

symptoms. Sudden or continued motion aggravates patients condition,

especially the beating and hammering of ears.

Graphites

Graphites is important in skin symptoms of ears. There is eczematous

eruption of auricle and around it. Dryness is a common feature of

Graphites. Auricle and meatus are both dry; so dry that there are deep

cracks in them. Cracks are especially located behind and below auricle.

There is thick pus, which forms crust. Ears are swollen with moist eczemas

behind ears, which spread over cheeks and neck.

Hepar sulphuris

There is suppurative otitis media with discharge. Extreme sensitiveness to

contact, which is out of proportion to actual pain, is a prominent feature.

The patient is extremely sensitive. Discharges are white, cheesy, bloody,

offensive and long lasting which irritates the skin where they touch. There

are little pustules in the meatus and auricle. Patient is irritable and

bad-tempered. He or she cannot tolerate anything cold and is ameliorated by

hot application. Patient is very chilly. Although there may be profuse

perspiration, no amelioration is followed by. Earache is often associated

with sore throat.

Kali bichromicum

Middle ear is generally affected in Kali bichromicum. There is a

suppurative otitis media. It is also useful in chronic cases. Discharges

are of thick, yellow, stringy, mucoid and foetid character. Tympanic

membrane is often ulcerated and perforated. There are stinging from

external meatus into internal ear, and sharp stitching pains which dart

from the ear to throat. There is also a deep itching in ears. The patient

may not be able to exactly mention the location of pain. The situation is

often accompanied by discharges from nose, which are thick, stringy and

ropy. Patient generally is worse in cold, uncovering and mornings and

better by heat.

Kali sulphuricum

There is suppuration of middle ear and swelling of Eustachian tube.

Discharges are muco-purulent, orange-yellow and sticky. Catarrh and

swelling may cause deafness. It can complete the action of Pulsatilla when

it fails to relieve permanently.

Lachesis

Although left-sided earache may occur, it is famous because of its peculiar

sensations. There is a roaring noise in ears which is ameliorated by

putting finger in ear. There are different noises such as whizzing like

insects, cracking, drumming and reverberation. An annoying pulsation is

felt in ears. There is a prominent dryness of ears. Ear wax is also hard

and dry. There may be a left-sided deafness. The patient is extremely

sensitive to wind. Generally, the patient is oversensitive.

Mercurius

Mercurius has vast effects on the whole ear. Although there is a cold

feeling inside the ear, there is a burning heat externally. There are

furuncles and boils in external ear. Middle ear is affected and suppurated.

There is a profuse, thick, yellow, bloody and very offensive discharge.

There may be watery discharge and hemorrhage from ears, too. Pains are

mostly tearing, shooting and stitching. There are different patterns of

extension of pains. Pains may extend from throat, teeth and different

regions to ear. They may extend from beneath ear to jaw or from left ear

through head to right ear and from there to left temple. Pains and

discharges are all aggravated at nights and from warmth, heat of the bed

and lying on left side. Deafness may occur which is relieved by blowing the

nose. Patient is weak, exhausted, sensitive and chilly. Profuse cold

perspiration may occur which not only does not cause amelioration, but also

aggravates the patient condition. He is both aggravated by heat and chill;

he is as easily chilled as overheated.

Petroleum

Skin affections are common in Petroleum. Skin of auricle is dry and

eczematous with intense itching and desquamation. Patient feels a

disagreeable dryness in ears too. There are also fissures in meatus.

Maxillary lymphatic glands may be swollen. All skin affections of petroleum

are dirty, hard, rough, thickened and aggravated in winter and better in

summer.

Psorinum

Like Petroleum, skin affections are very important in Psorinum. There are

raw, red, oozing scabs around ears. Eczemas with intense itching irritate

the patient. Itching is intolerable and may cause despair. The patient may

feel the itching inside his ear, too. There are also offensive discharges

from eczematous eruptions. There is an offensive odor from all over the

body and from ears. When otorrhea occurs, it is also offensive and

purulent. Generally, the patient looks unhealthy and dirty.

Pulsatilla

Both otitis externa and media may be seen in Pulsatilla. External ear is

hot, swollen and red. There is a sensation of plug, which affects the

hearing. When there is suppuration, discharges are bland, inoffensive,

yellow or yellowish green. Pains are aggravated at evening and night. Open

air and walking slowly, ameliorates the patient. The patient is mild and

tearful. She weeps pitifully. General symptoms such as chilliness,

intolerance of closed rooms, shortness of breath, thirstlessness,

changeability and emotional picture help for diagnosing Pulsatilla.

Silica

Silica has prominent effects on ears. There is suppuration of middle ear

with perforation of tympanic membrane. Discharges are watery, offensive and

sour smelling. Scabs cover purulent discharges. Child bores into its ears

with fingers when asleep, causing a discharge of pus and blood. Caries of

mastoid is also another important symptom of Silica. In this aspect, it

follows well capsicum. Pains are mostly stitching and from within without.

Itching in Eustachian tube is prominent. There is a feeling of sudden

stoppage in ear, which becomes better by yawning or swallowing. Patient is

chilly, mild, and sensitive with tendency to profuse, offensive foot sweats

and perspiration in first stages of sleep. Soreness of inner nose and

crusts on upper lip are good concomitants.

Sulphur

Itching of ears, which change to pain after scratching is one of the

peculiar symptoms of Sulphur in ears. Accompanying itching, there may be

acrid, offensive, sour-smelling discharges, which cause burning in the

canal. Ears are very red. There is also ringing and roaring, evening, in

ears with rush of blood to head. Sulphur is a good remedy in ear

complications after the suppression of ottorhea

Tellurium

Otitis media with tympanic perforation is the prominent feature of this

remedy in the ear. Tympanic membrane is irregular, thickened in some parts,

thin in other portions. In the first stages, discharges are fair but

afterwards they become offensive and smell like fish brine. Discharges are

acrid and excoriating; whatever discharge touches become excoriated and

little vesicles appear on excoriated surface. There may be vesicular

eruption on membrane and then suppuration and perforation. There is

itching, swelling and throbbing in meatus. Ears may become inflamed, bluish

and puffy.

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