Otorrhoea(Discharge from the ears)
Symptoms/Problems |
Remedy |
Frequency(Doses) |
| Redness and swelling of both ears;after scarlatina;violent pain in left ear when chewing |
Apis mel.30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Otorrhoea with profuse,ichorous and foul discharge;accompanied by burning and itching in canal and crawling sensations in ears |
Arsenic alb.30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Otorrhoea with offensive discharge and diseased bones(carries etc.) |
Asafoetida 30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Acute;when acute symptoms arise in chronic disease |
Belladonna 30 |
4 hourly |
| Sub-acute otitis with much purulent and offensive discharge;fear of downward motion due to cerebral anaemia |
Borax 30 |
4 hourly |
| Watery,bad-smelling,thick discharge;fetid pus from ears,inner swelling of ears;swelling begins at the ear and extends upto half way up to cheek |
Cistus can.30 |
4 hourly |
| With catarrhal deafness and pain from throat into middle ear;patient feels chilly.loss of thirst;better by passing urine |
Gelsemium 30 |
4 hourly |
| With thick,mucous discharge;dropping down of mucous from the posterior nares into the throat;stools constipated |
Hydrastis can.30 |
4 hourly |
| Discharge of thick,yellow,fetid pus;itching deep in ear,with stinging pain;sharp stiching pain dart from ear to throat |
Kali bich.30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Irritating,offensive discharge;accompanied by boring,tearing pain in the temporal bone |
Kali iod.30 or 200 |
6 hourly |
| With excoriation and ulceration of meatus;sensitive to cold;abundant secretion;flow of pus and blood from the ears;tonsillitis or diseased parotids;pulsative roaring in the affected ear |
Mercurius sol.30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Offensive,purulent otorrhoea;difficult hearing;better while riding in a carriage |
Nitric acid.30 or 200 |
6 hourly |
| Offensive,purulent otorrhoea;yellow fetid discharge;formimg crusts and intolerable itching |
Psorinum 200 or 1M |
weekly(3) |
| Offensive,watery,curdy otorrhoea;with soreness of inner nose and crusts on upper lip;itching in eustachian tube and in ears |
Silicea 30 or 200 |
6 hourly |
| Otitis media with rupture of tympanum;pouring out of pus which at first may be fair but afterwards becomes offensive,smelling like fish brine |
Tellurium 30 |
4 hourly |
| Watery,purulent otorrhoea;smelling like putrid meat;inner ear feels swollen with increased loss of hearing |
Thuja oc.200 or 1M |
weekly(3) |
| Otorrhoea with fetid pus;frequent,acute stitches in right ear,near tympanum |
Zincum met.30 or 200 |
6 hourly |
| With intense,shooting pain,stinking pus;patient over sensitive to touch,pain and colds etc. |
Hepar sulph.30 |
4 hourly |
| With pain and greenish pus;better in open and cold air |
Pulsatilla 30 or 200 |
4 hourly(3) |
| Chronic,offensive discharge from ears;syphilitic origin |
Aurum ars.30 or 200 |
10 min(3) |