Sinusitis
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Ammoniacum | Esp indicated for aged and feeble
Ill humor Sensitive to cold Catarrhal headache due to closure of frontal sinuses Difficult breathing |
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| Arsenicum Album | Restlessness; worse at night
Great exhaustion after slightest exertion Irritable weakness Burning pains Unquenchable thirst; drinks often but little at a time Fear, fright and worry Putrid discharges Gradual loss of weight Septic infection and low vitality Headaches relieved by cold, other symptoms worse Thin, watery, excoriating discharge from nose. Nose feels stopped up Sneezing without relief Coryza worse in open air; better indoors Craves acids, coffee and milk Urine albuminous Menses too soon and too profuse Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, offensive, thin Dreams full of care and fear |
Wet weather
After midnight From cold From cold drinks or food Seashore Right side |
Heat
From head elevated Warm drinks |
| Asafoetida | Flatulence
Hysterical and hypochondriacal patients Extreme sensitiveness Terrible, throbbing pains at night Boring above eyebrows Stitches under left frontal eminence Pressive pain in head from within outwards Ulceration of mucus membranes and very offensive purulent discharge |
At night
From touch Left side During rest Warm applications |
Open air
From motion Pressure |
| Aurum Metallicum | Hopeless, despondent and great desire to commit
suicide
Palpitation and congestions High blood pressure Violent pain in head; worse at night, outward pressure Pain in bones extending to face Congestion of head Violent pains in bones around eyes Nose ulcerated, painful, swollen, obstructed Inflammation of nose; fetid discharge, purulent, bloody Boring pain in nose; worse at night Putrid smell from nose Tearing in zygoma; mastoid and other facial bones inflamed Urine turbid, like buttermilk, with thick sediment Frightful dreams |
In cold weather
When getting cold Winter From sunset to sunrise |
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| Aurum Mur | Burning, yellow leucorrhoea
Diseases of frontal sinus Stitching pain in left side of forehead Weariness, aversion to all work |
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| Belladonna | Hot red skin
Flushed face Glaring eyes Throbbing carotids Excited mental state Pains that come and go suddenly No thirst, anxiety or fear Violence of attack and suddenness of onset Pain; fullness, esp in forehead, also occiput, and temples Headache from suppressed catarrh Coryza; mucus mixed with blood Averse to meat and milk Menses bright, too early , too profuse, very offensive and hot |
Touch
Jar Noise Draught Afternoon Lying down |
Semi erect |
| Calcarea Carbonica | Increased perspirations
Dislike of fat, boiled things, meat Gets out of breath easily A jaded state, mental or physical, due to overwork Easy relapses, interrupted convalescence Takes cold easily Great sensitiveness to cold Fat, flabby, perspiring, cold, damp and sour patient Stoppage of nose, also with fetid, yellow discharge Offensive odor in nose Polypi; swelling at the root of nose Craving for indigestible things, chalk , coal, pencils, eggs, salt and sweets Milk disagrees Thirst; longing for cold drinks Menses too long, too profuse, too early Milky leucorrhoea Dreams of dead |
From exertion, mental or physical
Ascending Cold in very form Water Washing Moist air Wet weather During full moon Standing
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Dry climate and weather
Lying on painful side Sneezing |
| Camphora |
Icy coldness of the whole body
Sudden sinking of strength Pulse small and weak Extreme restlessness Cracking of joints Does not want to be covered, not withstanding the icy coldness of the body Very sensitive to cold and touch Indicated in children and weakly blondes Headache, with catarrhal symptoms, sneezing etc Fleeting stitches in temples and orbits Nose cold and pinched Face pale, haggard, anxious, distorted; bluish, cold |
Motion
Night Contact Cold air |
While thinking of the ailments
Warmth |
| Eucalyptus | Nose stuffed up sensation; thin watery coryza; nose
does not stop running; tightness across bridge
Chronic catarrhal, purulent and fetid discharge from nose Inflammation of ethmoid and frontal sinuses Slow digestion Leucorrhoea acrid, fetid Continued fever |
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| Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum | Indicated for blondes with sluggish character and
weak muscles
Great sensitiveness to all impressions Sweating patient pulls blanket around him Easy and profuse perspiration Infected sinus with pus formation Chilliness Splinter like pains Craving for sour and strong things Feeling as if wind were bowing on some part The side of body on which he lies at night becomes gradually insufferably painful; he must turn Boring pain in the right temple and in root of nose every morning Pain in eyes, as if pulled back into head Nose sore, ulcerated Sneezes every time, he goes into a dry cold wind, with running from nose, later thick offensive discharge or stopped up Discharges smell like old cheese Longing for acids, wine and strong tasting food Aversion to fat food Stools clay colored, soft, sour, undigested and fetid Greasy pellicle on urine Menses late and scanty Extremely offensive leucorrhoea; smells like old cheese |
From dry, cold winds
Cool air Slightest draught From mercury Touch Lying on painful side |
In damp weather
From wrapping up the head From warmth After eating |
| Ignatia | Hyperasthesia of all senses
Esp indicated for patients with nervous temperament; women of sensitive, excited nature, dark mild disposition, quick to perceive and rapid to execute Great contradictions Can not bear tobacco Pain in small, circumscribed spots Headache as if a nail were driven out through the side Cramp like pain over root of nose Averse to ordinary diet; longs for great variety of indigestible articles Craves for acid things Urine profuse, watery Much sighing |
Coffee
Morning Open air After meals Liquids External warmth |
While eating
Change of position |
| Iodum | Rapid metabolism; loss of flesh with great appetite
Great debility; slight effort induces perspiration Exceedingly thin and dark complexioned patients Tremor Craves cold air Sluggish vital reaction Acute catarrh of mucus membranes Loss of breath on going upstairs Throbbing in head; rush of blood, and feeling of a tight band Sneezing Dry coryza becomes fluent in open air; fluent hot Pain at the root of nose and frontal sinus Anxious and worried, if he does not eat Urine frequent, profuse, dark yellow green, thick, acrid with cuticle on surface Leucorrhoea acrid, thick, slimy, corroding the linen |
When quiet
In warm room Right side |
After eating
Walking about In open air |
| Kali Bichromicum | General weakness bordering on paralysis
Indicated for fleshy, fat, light complexioned patients Pains migrate quickly Catarrh of pharynx, larynx, bronchi and nose Tough, stringy and viscid secretions Perforation of septum of nose Headache over eyebrows Aching and fullness in glabella Semi lateral headache in small spots and from suppressed catarrh Frontal headaches; usually over one eye Pressure and pain at root of nose and sticking in nose Inflammation of extends to frontal sinuses with distress and fullness at the root of nose Dropping from posterior nares Much hawking Inability to breathe through nose Nasal discharge thick, ropy and greenish-yellow Violent sneezing Chronic inflammation of frontal sinus with stopped up sensation in nose Dislikes water Can not digest meat Desire for beer and acids Ropy mucus in urine Yellow, tenacious leucorrhoea |
In morning
Beer Hot weather Undressing |
From heat |
| Kali Iodatum | Profuse, watery, acrid coryza or profuse, cool,
greenish unirritating
Pain in frontal sinus Diffused sensitivity Loss of weight Pain through sides of head Pain intense over eyes and root of nose Increased salivation Much thirst Flatulence Menses late and profuse Corrosive leucorrhoea |
Cold food and drink, esp milk
Warm clothing Warm room At night Damp weather |
Motion
Open air |
| Kali Muriaticum | Sub acute catarrhal states
White or gray coating of base of tongue Thick, white discharges for nose Menses dark clotted or tough black blood like tar Leucorrhoea milky white, thick, bland |
Fat or rich food
Motion |
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| Lycopodium | Ailments gradually developing
Older persons Earthy complexion Red sand in urine Intolerance of cold drinks; craves every thing warm Indicated for people intellectually keen, but of weak muscular power Emaciation Thin withered, dry and full of gas Lacks vital heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities Pains come and go suddenly Sensitive to noise and odor Pain in temples, as if they were screwed towards each other Sense of smell very acute Feeling of dryness posteriorly in nose Scanty excoriating discharge anteriorly in nose Ulcerated nostrils Nose stopped up Fan like motion of alae nasi Aversion to bread etc Desire for sweet things Eating ever so little creates fullness Can not eat oysters Menses too late, too long and too profuse Acrid leucorrhoea Dreams of accidents |
Right side
From right to left Above down wards 4 to 8 pm Heat, warm room, air or bed Warm applications |
By motion
After midnight From warm food and drink On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Menthol | Frontal headache, pain over frontal sinus, descends
to eyeballs
Supra orbital pain over left eye Pain in face above zygoma with numbness Cold sensation in nose |
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| Mercurius Iodatus Flavus | Tongue coated thickly; yellow at base
Cheesy exudates from throat with offensive breath Constant inclination to swallow |
Right side | |
| Mercurius | Tremors; trembling from least exertion
Weakness with ebullitions Sensitive to heat and cold Profuse oily perspiration Breath, excretions and body smell foul Tendency of pus formation, which is thin, greenish, putrid; streaked with thin blood Band feeling about head One sided tearing pains in head Much sneezing; esp in sunshine Pain and swelling of nasal bones, and caries, with greenish, fetid discharge Increased salivation Intense thirst for cold drinks Menses profuse, with abdominal pains Leucorrhoea excoriating, greenish and bloody
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At night
Warmth of bed Damp, cold rain weather During perspiration Rest Lying on right side |
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| Mezereum | Bruised, weary feeling in joints, with drawing and
stiffness
Chilliness Sensitive to cold air Semi lateral complaints Stupefying headache in right side Sneezing, coryza, interior of nose excoriated Desire for ham fat Mouth waters Red flakes float on top of urine Menses too frequent, soon and profuse Leucorrhoea like albumen; very corroding |
Cold air
Night Evening until midnight Warm food Touch Motion |
Open air |
| Natrum Muriaticum | Great debility; most felt in the morning in bed
Coldness Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Dry mucus membranes Constrictive sensation through out the body Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Chronic headache, semi-lateral, congestive, from sunrise to sunset, periodical Inflammation of frontal sinus Nasal discharge thin and watery, like raw white of eggs Violent sneezing Loss of smell and taste Unquenchable thirst Sweats while eating Craving for salt Aversion to bread, anything slimy, like oysters, fats Has to wait for long time to pass urine in presence of others Menses irregular Leucorrhoea acrid, watery Dreams of robbers |
Noise
Music Warm room Lying down At 10 am At seashore Mental exertion Consolation Heat Talking |
Open air
Cold bathing Going without regular meals Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothings |
| Nitricum Acidum | Pains as from splinters
Sticking pains Best indicated in dark complexioned and past middle life patients Pains appear and disappear quickly All discharges are very offensive Takes cold easily Chronic complaints Excessive physical irritability Sensation of a band around head Green casts from nose every morning Chronic nasal catarrh with yellow, offensive corrosive discharges Longings for indigestible things like chalk, earth etc; also loves fat and salt Urine scanty, dark and offensive; smell's like horse's; cold on passing Menses early, profuse, like muddy water Leucorrhoea brown, flesh colored, watery or stringy, offensive Short breath on going upstairs |
Evening and night
Cold climate Hot weather |
While riding in a carriage |
| Nux Vomica | Best indicated in rather thin, spare, quick,
active, nervous and irritable patients
Leads a sedentary life Takes rich and stimulating foods Zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled Avoids open air Frontal headache, with desire to press head against something Headache in sunshine Nose stuffed up, esp at night Acrid discharge from nose with stuffed up feeling Desire for stimulants Loves fats and tolerates them well Menses too early, lasts too long; always irregular Can not sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling wretched Dreams full of bustle and hurry |
Morning
Mental exertion After eating Touch Spices Stimulants Narcotics Dry weather Cold |
From a nap, if allowed to finish
In evening While at rest In damp, wet weather Strong pressure |
| Phosphoricum Acidum | Nervous exhaustion
Mental debility Best indicated in young people who grow rapidly, and who are overtaxed, mentally or physically Pain in head as if temples were crushed together Crushing headache Pains as if eyeballs were forcibly pressed together and into head Nose bleeding; bores fingers into nose Craves juicy things Thirst for cold milk Urine profuse, watery, milky Menses too early and profuse Lascivious dreams with emissions |
Exertion
From being talked to Loss of vital fluids Sexual excesses |
From keeping warm |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin
Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder storms Suddenness of symptoms Chronic congestion of head Oversensitive to smell Chronic catarrh, with small haemorrhages; handkerchief is always bloody Thirst for very cold water Stools long, narrow, hard, like dog's Urine turbid, brown, with red sediments Menses too early, scanty but lasting too long Leucorrhoea profuse, smarting, corrosive Lascivious dreams; of fire, haemorrhages |
Touch
Physical or mental exertion Twilight Warm food or drink Change of weather From getting wet in hot weather Evening Lying on left or painful side During thunderstorm Ascending stairs |
In dark
Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Sabadilla | Coryza
Chilliness Sensitive to cold Oversensitive to odors Spasmodic sneezing, with running nose Severe frontal pains Copious, watery, nasal discharge No thirst Loathing for strong food Canine appetite for sweets and farinaceous foods Desire for hot things Menses too late; come by fits and starts; intermittent |
Cold, cold drinks
Full moon
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Warm food and drink
Wrapped up |
| Silicea | Suppurative processes
Patient is cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm clothings, hates drafts Cold hands and feet Lack of vital heat Prostration of body and mind Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Ailments attended with pus formation Want of grit, moral or physical Pain begins at occiput, and spreads over head and settles over eyes Swelling in the glabella Dry, hard crusts form, bleeding when loosened Sneezing in morning Nose obstructed and loss of smell Disgust for warm food and meat Milky, acrid leucorrhoea Increased menses Anxious dreams |
Winter
New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold |
Warmth
Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Spigelia | Stabbing pains
Very sensitive to touch Parts feel chilly; send shudder through frame Pain beneath frontal eminence and temples, extending to eyes Semi lateral, involving left eye; pain violent, throbbing; worse making a false steps Pain as if a band around head Severe pain in and around eyes, extending deep into sockets Forepart of nose always dry; discharges through posterior nares Chronic catarrh, with post nasal dropping of bland mucus Foul odor from mouth |
Touch
Motion Noise Turning Washing Concussion |
lying on right side with head high
Inspiring |
| Sticta | Dullness and malaise
Dull, heavy pressure in forehead and root of nose Stiffness of neck Burning in eyes and soreness of balls Dryness of nasal membranes Constant need to blow the nose, but no discharge |
Sudden changes in temperature | |
| Teucrium Marum | Oversensitive
Desire to stretch Chronic nasal catarrh Large, offensive crusts and clinkers in nose Loss of sense of smell Frontal pain in head; worse stooping Catarrhal condition of both anterior and posterior nostrils Moldy taste in throat |
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| Thuja | Rapid exhaustion and emaciation
Lift sided complains Chilly pain in head as of pierced by nail Left sided headaches Chronic catarrh; thick green mucus; blood and pus Ulceration within the nostrils Dryness of nasal cavities Painful pressure at root Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Can not eat onions Leucorrhoea profuse; thick, greenish Menses scanty and retarded Sweats only uncovered parts |
At night
From heat of bed At 3 am and 3 pm From cold, damp air After breakfast Fat Coffee Vaccination |
Left side
While drawing up limbs |