Chemosis
|
Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Apis Mellifica | Lids swollen, red, œdematous,
inverted, inflamed; burn and sting Conjunctiva bright red, puffy Lachrymation hot Sudden piercing pains Pain around orbits Serous exudation, œdema, and sharp pains Keratitis with intense chemosis of ocular conjunctiva Swelling or puffing up of various parts, œdema, red rosy hue, stinging pains, soreness, intolerance of heat, and slightest touch Extreme sensitiveness to touch and general soreness Constricted sensations Sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of the body Much prostration Thirstless Craving for milk Burning and soreness when urinating; suppressed, loaded with casts; frequent and involuntary; stinging pain and strangury; scanty, high colored; last drops burn and smart Very drowsy Dreams full of care and toil Screams and sudden starting during sleep |
Heat in any form Touch Pressure Late in afternoon After sleeping In closed and heated rooms Right side |
In open air Uncovering Cold bathing |
| Guarea Trichiloides | Conjunctiva inflamed, swollen. Tearing pain in
eyeballs; tension, forced-out feeling. Objects appear gray, upside down. Eye
symptoms alternate with diminished hearing Sensation as if brain were falling forwards; as from a blow on head |
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| Hepar Sulph | Suits especially scrofulous and lymphatic
constitutions who are inclined to have eruptions and glandular swellings Unhealthy skin Blondes with sluggish character and weak muscles Great sensitiveness to all impressions Sweating patient pulling blanket around him Tendency to suppuration Chilliness Splinter-like pains Craving for sour and strong things Feeling as if wind were blowing on some part The side of the body on which he lies at night becomes gradually insufferably painful; he must turn Profuse discharge from eyes, great sensitiveness to touch and air Eyes and lids red and inflamed Pain in the eyes, as if pulled back into the head Boring pain in upper bones of the orbits Eyeballs sore to touch Objects appear red and too large Vision obscured by reading; field reduced one-half Bright circles before eyes Longing for acids, wine, and strong-tasting food Aversion to fat food Frequent eructations, without taste or smell Stools clay-colored and soft; sour, white, undigested, fetid Loss of power to expel even a soft stool Urine voided slowly, without force-drops vertically, bladder weak; seems as if some always remained Greasy pellicle on urine Sexual excitement and emission without amorous fancies Menses late and scanty Extremely offensive leucorrhœa; smells like old cheese |
From dry cold winds Cool air Slightest draught From Mercury Touch Lying on painful side |
In damp weather From wrapping head up From warmth After eating |
| Kali Iodatum | Acts prominently on fibrous and connective tissues,
in infiltration, œdema, etc Diffused sensitiveness Conjunctiva red, injected; profuse lachrymation Pustular keratitis and chemosis Bony tumors of the orbit Saliva increased Cold food and drink, especially milk, aggravate Much thirst Flatulence Menses late, profuse Corrosive leucorrhœa |
Warm clothing Warm room At night Damp weather |
Motion Open air |
| Rhus Tox | Mucous membrane affections Affections of fibrous tissues -joints, tendons, sheaths-aponeurosis, etc, producing pains and stiffness Tearing asunder pains Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better for a time from a change of position Ailments from strains, over lifting, getting wet while perspiring Septic conditions Cellulitis and infections, carbuncles in early stages Eyes swollen, red, œdematous Orbital cellulitis Pustular inflammations Œdema of lids,; lids inflamed, agglutinated swollen Eye painful on turning it or pressing, can hardly move it, as in acute retro bulbar neuritis Profuse gush of hot, scalding tears upon opening lids Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable thirst Bitter taste Desire for milk Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat Drowsy after eating Dark, turbid, high-colored, scanty urine, with white sediment Menses early, profuse, and prolonged, acrid Dreams of great exertion Heavy sleep, as from stupor Sleepless before midnight |
During sleep Cold, wet rainy weather and after rain At night During rest Drenching When lying on back or right side |
Warm, dry weather Motion Walking Change of position Rubbing Warm applications From stretching out limbs |
| Sulphuricum Acidum | Tremor and weakness; everything must be done
in a hurry Hot flushes, followed by perspiration, with trembling Tendency to gangrene following mechanical injuries Intra-ocular hæmorrhage following traumatism Great chemosis of conjunctiva, with aching and sharp pain Heartburn; sour eructations; sets teeth on edge Craving for alcohol; water causes coldness of stomach; must be mixed with liquors Averse to smell of coffee Desire for fresh food Menstruation early and profuse Acrid, burning leucorrhœa, often of bloody mucus |
From excess of heat or cold In forenoon and evening |
From warmth Lying on affected side |
| Vespa Crabo | Vasomotor symptoms of skin and mucous membranes. Dizzy, better lying on back Fainting. Numbness and blindness Perspiration on parts laid on with itching Erysipelatous inflammation of lidsChemosis of conjunctiva Menstruation, preceded by depression, pain, pressure, and constipation |