Tinnitus
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Baryta Carbonica | Specially indicated in infancy and old age Scrofulous children, especially if they are backward mentally and physically, are dwarfish, do not grow and develop, have scrofulous ophthalmia, swollen abdomen, take cold easily, and then always have swollen tonsils Very sensitive to cold Offensive foot-sweats Very weak and weary, must sit or lie down or lean on something Very averse to meeting strangers Crackling noise in ears Reverberation in ear on blowing nose Hungry, but refuses food Constipation, with hard, knotty stools Diminished desire and premature impotence Menses scanty Talking in sleep; awakens frequently; feels too hot Twitching during sleep |
After warm food While thinking of symptoms From washing Lying on painful side |
Walking in open air |
| Baryta Muriaticum | Aged and dwarfish, both mentally and physically. Hypertension and vascular degeneration Increased tension of pulse General feeling of lassitude in the morning, especially weakness of the legs, with muscular stiffness Children who go around with their mouth open and who talk through the nose Stupid-appearing, hard of hearing Whizzing and buzzing in ears Noises in ears on chewing and swallowing, or sneezing Great increase in uric acid, diminution of chlorides in urine |
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| Causticum | Broken down seniles Seems to choose preferably dark-complexioned and rigid-fibered persons Restlessness at night, with tearing pains in joints and bones, and faint-like sinking of strength Children are slow to walk Dirty white sallow, with warts, especially on the face Emaciation due to disease, worry, etc, and of long standing Burning, rawness, and soreness Ringing, roaring, pulsating in ears with deafness; words and steps re-echo Greasy taste Aversion to sweets Feels as if lime were burned in stomach Worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees Involuntary urination when coughing, sneezing; expelled very slowly, and sometimes retained; involuntary during first sleep at night; also from slightest excitement Loss of sensibility on passing urine Menses cease at night; flow only during day; delay, late Leucorrhœa at night, with great weakness Very drowsy; can hardly keep awake Nocturnal sleeplessness, with dry heat, inquietude |
Dry, cold winds In clear fine weather Cold air From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather Warmth Heat of bed |
| Chenopodium | Stertorous breathing
Sudden vertigo Affections of auditory nerves Torpor of auditory nerve Hearing better for high-pitched sounds Comparative deafness to sound of voice, but great sensitiveness to sound, as of passing vehicles and also a shrinking from low tones Buzzing in ears Copious, yellow, foaming urine, with acrid sensation in urethra; yellowish sediment |
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| Chininum Sulphuricum | Marked periodicity and spinal sensitiveness Violent ringing, buzzing, and roaring in ears, with deafness Urine bloody; turbid, slimy, clay-colored, greasy sediment; small amount of urea and phosphoric acid with excess of uric acid and abundance of chlorides, accompanied by subnormal temperature; excessive flow |
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| Chininum Salicylicum | Tinnitus with deafness and Meniere's disease | ||
| Cinchona | Periodicity is most marked Sensitive to draughts Seldom indicated in the earlier stages of acute disease Ringing in ears Hearing sensitive to noise Bitter taste Food tastes too salty Slow digestion Weight after eating Hungry without appetite Flat taste Milk disagrees Hungry longing for food, which lies undigested Flatulence; belching of bitter fluid or regurgitation of food gives no relief; worse eating fruit Stool undigested, frothy, yellow Excited lascivious fancy; frequent emissions, followed by great weakness Menses too early; dark clots and abdominal distention; profuse menses with pain Desire too strong Bloody leucorrhœa; seems to take the place of the usual menstrual discharge Drowsiness Unrefreshing or constant stupor; wakens early; protracted sleeplessness Anxious, frightful dreams with confused consciousness on waking, so that the dream cannot be rid of and fear of dream remains |
Slightest touch Draught of air Every other day Loss of vital fluids At night After eating Bending over |
Bending double Hard pressure Open air Warmth |
| Graphites | Especially active in patients who are rather stout,
of fair complexion, with tendency to skin affections and constipation,
fat, chilly, and costive, with delayed menstrual history, take cold
easily Children impudent, teasing, laugh at reprimands Tendency to obesity Cracking in ears when eating Hears better in noise Hardness of hearing Hissing in the ears Detonation in ear like report of a gun Smell abnormally acute; cannot tolerate flowers Rotten odor from mouth Breath smells like urine Sour eructations Aversion to meat Sweets nauseate Hot drinks disagree Urine turbid, with sediment; sour smelling Menses too late, with constipation; pale and scanty, with tearing pain in epigastrium, and itching before Leucorrhœa, pale, thin, profuse, white, excoriating, with great weakness in back Sexual debility, with increased desire; aversion to coition; too early or no ejaculation |
Warmth At night During and after menstruation |
In the dark From wrapping up |
| Kali Muriaticum | White or gray coating of base of tongue Snapping and noises in the ear Fatty or rich food causes indigestion Flatulence Leucorrhœa; discharge of milky-white mucus, thick, non-irritating, bland |
Rich food Fats Motion |
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| Natrum Salicyclicum | Lassitude, drowsiness, listlessness, tremor Tinnitus of a low tone. Deafness |
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| Pulsatilla | Pre-eminently a female remedy, especially for mild,
gentle, yielding disposition Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking; changeable, contradictory Seeks the open air; always feels better there, even though he is chilly Symptoms ever changing Thirstless, peevish, and chilly When first serious impairment of health is referred to age of puberty Great sensitiveness Wants the head high; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow Lies with hands above head Hearing difficult, as if the ear were stuffed Greasy taste Dry mouth, without thirst; wants it washed frequently; frequently licks the dry lips. Offensive odor from mouth Food, especially bread, tastes bitter Much sweet saliva Alternations of taste, bitter, bilious, greasy, salty, foul Loss of taste Desire for tonics Averse to fat food, warm food, and drink Eructations; taste of food remains a long time; after ices, fruits, pasty Bitter taste, diminished taste of all food Flatulence Dislikes butter Heartburn. Thirstlessness, with nearly all complaints Two or three normal stools daily; no two stools alike Increased desire to urinate; worse when lying down Tardy menses; too late, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, changeable, intermittent Leucorrhœa acrid, burning, creamy Wide awake in the evening; first sleep restless Wakes languid, unrefreshed Irresistible sleepiness in afternoon |
From heat Rich fat food After eating Towards evening Warm room Lying on left or on painless side When allowing feet to hang down |
Open air Motion Cold applications Cold food Cold drinks, though not thirsty |
| Salicylicum Acidum | Roaring and ringing in ears Flatulence; hot, sour belching |
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| Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Voice altered, deep, hoarse | ||
| Viola Odorata | Has a specific action on the ear Affects especially dark-haired patients Shooting in ears Aversion to music Roaring and tickling in ears Milky urine; smells strong |
Cool air | |
| Adrenalinum | Stimulation of the sympathetic endings Constriction of the peripheral arterioles, with resulting rise in blood pressure Slowing of pulse Strengthening of heart beat Sensation of thoracic constriction with anguish |
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| Ammonium Carbonicum | Stout women who are always tired and weary, take
cold easily, suffer from cholera-like symptoms before menses, lead a
sedentary life, have a slow reaction generally, and are disposed to frequent
use of the smelling-bottle Fat patients with weak heart, wheezing, feel suffocated Very sensitive to cold air Great aversion to water; cannot bear to touch it Heaviness in all organs Uncleanness in bodily habits Swelling of parts, glands, etc Acid secretions Prostration from trifles Taste sour; metallic Great appetite, but easily satisfied Stools difficult, hard, and knotty Erection without desire Leucorrhœa burning, acrid, watery Aversion to the other sex Menses too frequent, profuse, early, copious, clotted, black Sleepiness during the day Starts from sleep strangling |
Evenings From cold, wet weather Wet applications Washing During 3 to 4 am During menses |
Lying on painful side and on stomach In dry weather |
| Antipyrinum | Pains and buzzing in ears Urine diminished Watery leucorrhœa Rapid, weak, irregular pulse Throbbing throughout the body Contractures Trembling and cramps Crawling and numbness General prostration |
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| Arsenicum Album | All-prevailing debility, exhaustion, and
restlessness, with nightly aggravation Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion Irritable weakness Burning pains; burning relieved by heat Fear fright and worry Septic infections and low vitality Roaring in ears, during a paroxysm of pain Metallic taste Great thirst; drinks much, but little at a time Craves milk, acids and coffee Heartburn; gulping up of acid and bitter substances which seem to excoriate the throat Long-lasting eructations Stools small, offensive, dark, with much prostration Urine scanty, burning, involuntary.; albuminous Menses too profuse and too soon Leucorrhœa, acrid, burning, offensive, thin Disturbed, anxious, restless sleep; must have head raised by pillows Suffocative fits during sleep Sleeps with hands over head Dreams are full of care and fear |
Wet weather After midnight From cold, cold drinks, or food Seashore Right side |
From heat From head elevated Warm drinks |
| Belladonna | Always is associated with hot, red skin, flushed
face, glaring eyes, throbbing carotids, excited mental state, hyperæsthesia
of all senses Dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water Heat, redness, throbbing and burning Great children's remedy No thirst, anxiety or fear Stands for violence of attack and suddenness of onset Humming noises in ears Autophony-hearing one's voice in ear Loss of appetite Averse to meat and milk Great thirst for cold water Abhorrence of liquids; dread of drinking Sexual desire diminished Menses increased; bright red, too early, too profuse; very offensive and hot Sleep restless, crying out, gritting of teeth; kept awake by pulsation of blood-vessels Screams out in sleep Starting when closing the eyes or during sleep Sleeps with hands under head |
Touch Jar Noise Draught After noon Lying down |
Semi-erect |
| Canchalagua | Sore, as if bruised all over Sensation of drops falling from and upon different spots Buzzing in ears |
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| Carboneum Sulphuratum | Sensitive patients worse cold, wasted muscles Lack of vital heat Diminished sensibility of arms, hands and feet Buzzing and singing noises like an æolian harp Sexual desire lost, parts atrophied Frequent profuse seminal emissions Deep morning sleep with anxious, vexatious dreams |
After breakfast Bathing Sensitive to warm, damp weather |
In open air |
| Chenopodi Glauci Aphis | Noise in ears, as of cannon No appetite for meat and bread Urination frequent, copious and frothy |
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| Cimicifuga Racemosa | Tinnitus Ears sensitive to least noise Menses profuse, dark, coagulated, offensive with backache, nervousness; always irregular Sleeplessness |
Morning Cold (except headache) During menses; the more profuse the flow, the greater the suffering |
Warmth Eating |
| Cistus Canadensis | Sensation of coldness in various parts Hurts to protrude the tongue Cool feeling in stomach before and after eating; cool feeling in whole abdomen Desire for cheese Cannot sleep from coldness in throat Bad smelling leucorrhœa |
Slightest exposure to cold air Mental exertion Excitement |
After eating |
| Conium | Old age, a time of weakness, languor, local
congestions, and sluggishness Debility Weakened memory Sexual debility found here General feeling as if bruised by blows Great debility in the morning in bed Weakness of body and mind, trembling, and palpitation Defective hearing; discharge from ear blood colored Tremulous weakness after every stool Much difficulty in voiding; it flows and stops again Desire increased; power decreased Menses delayed and scanty; parts sensitive Leucorrhœa after micturition |
Lying down Turning or rising in bed Celibacy Before and during menses From taking cold Bodily or mental exertion A few hours after meals |
While fasting In the dark From letting limbs hang down Motion Pressure From eating |
| Ferrum Phosphoricum | Nervous, sensitive, anæmic with the false plethora
and easy flushing Prostration marked Pulse soft and flowing Noises in ear Aversion to meat and milk Desire for stimulants Sour eructations Urine spurts with every cough Menses every three weeks, with bearing-down sensation and pain on top of head Restless and sleepless Anxious dreams |
At night 4 to 6 pm Touch Jar Motion Right side |
Cold applications |
| Ferrum Picricum | Acts best in dark-haired patients, plethoric, with
sensitive livers Crackling in ears and low-pitched voice. Humming in ears as from telegraph wires |
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| Hepar Sulph | Blondes with sluggish character and weak muscles Great sensitiveness to all impressions Sweating patient pulling blanket around him Chilliness, hypersensitiveness, 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 Whizzing and throbbing in the ears, with hardness of hearing Longing for acids, wine, and strong-tasting food Aversion to fat food Frequent eructations, without taste or smell Stool 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 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 |
| Hydrastis | Especially active in old, easily-tired people,
cachectic individuals, with great debility Cerebral effects prominent, feels his wits sharpened, head cleared, facile expression Weak muscular power, poor digestion and obstinate constipation Emaciation and prostration Roaring in ears Peppery taste Bitter taste Urine smells decomposed Leucorrhœa, worse after menses; acrid and corroding, shreddy, tenacious Sexual excitement. |
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| Jaborandi | Hot flushes, nausea, salivation and profuse
perspiration tremors and nervousness Tinnitus Saliva viscid, like white of egg Free salivation, with profuse sweating Scanty urination; pain over pubes with much urging |
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| Kali Carbonicum | Soft pulse, coldness, general depression, and very
characteristic stitches Sensitive to every atmospheric change, and intolerance of cold weather. Fleshy aged people, with dropsical and paretic tendencies Sweat, backache, and weakness. "Giving-out" sensation. Twitching of muscles Itching, cracking, ringing and roaring in ears Much saliva constantly in mouth Bad, slimy taste Flatulence Desire for sweets Sour eructations Constant feeling as if stomach were full of water Disgust for food Easy choking when eating Obliged to rise several times at night to urinate Deficient sexual instinct; excessive emissions, followed by weakness Drowsy after eating Wakes about two o'clock and cannot sleep again |
After coition In cold weather From soup and coffee In morning about three o'clock Lying on left and painful side |
In warm weather, though moist During day While moving about |
| Kali Iodatum | Diffused sensitiveness Noises in ear Saliva increased Much thirst Flatulence Menses late, profuse Corrosive leucorrhœa, with sub acute inflammatory conditions of the womb in young married women |
Warm clothing Warm room At night Damp weather Cold food and drink, especially milk |
Motion Open air |
| Kali Phosphoricum | Prostration Weak and tired Especially adapted to the young Conditions arising from want of nerve power, neurasthenia, mental and physical depression; the causes are usually excitement, overwork and worry Humming and buzzing in the ears Breath offensive, fetid Nocturnal emissions; sexual power diminished utter prostration after coitus Very yellow urine |
Excitement Worry Mental and physical exertion Eating Cold Early morning |
Warmth Rest Nourishment |
| Lachesis | Very important during the climacteric and for
patients of a melancholic disposition Sensation of tension in various parts Cannot bear anything tight anywhere Nauseous taste Craving for alcohol, oysters Hungry, cannot wait for food Menses too short, too feeble; pains all relieved by the flow Intense excitement of sexual organs Breathing almost stops on falling asleep Sleeps into an aggravation Sudden starting when falling asleep Sleepiness, yet cannot sleep Wide-awake in evening |
After sleep Sleeps into aggravation Left side In the spring Warm bath Pressure or constriction Hot drinks Closing eyes |
Appearance of discharges Warm applications |
| Lecithinum | Mental exhaustion and impotency Tired, weak, short breath, loss of flesh; symptoms of general break-down Sexually weak Loss of appetite Thirsty Craves wine and coffee Urine scanty, with phosphates, sugar or albumen |
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| Lithium Carbonicum | Whole body is sore Dizzy states with ringing in ears Cannot endure slightest pressure of clothes Turbid urine, with mucus and red deposit |
In morning Right side |
Rising Moving about |
| Mercurius | Tremors everywhere Weakness with ebullitions and tremblings from least exertion Associated with a great deal of weariness, prostration, and trembling A human "thermometer" Sensitive to heat and cold Parts are much swollen, with raw, sore feeling; the profuse, oily perspiration does not relieve Breath, excretions and body smell foul Sweetish metallic taste Salivary secretions greatly increased; bloody and viscid Saliva fetid, coppery Great thirst, with moist mouth Putrid eructations Intense thirst for cold drinks Weak digestion, with continuous hunger Urine dark, scanty, bloody, albuminous Menses profuse, with abdominal pains Leucorrhœa excoriating, greenish and bloody; sensation of rawness in parts |
At night Wet, damp weather Lying on right side Perspiring Warm room Warm bed |
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| Mercurius Dulcis | Pallor, flabby bloatedness, and turgid
flaccidity Offensive breath Salivation Constant flow of dark, putrid saliva; very offensive |
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| Natrum Mur | Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning
in bed Coldness. Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Dry mucous membranes Constrictive sensation throughout the body Great weakness and weariness Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Noises in ears; roaring and ringing Loss of smell and taste Immoderate thirst; unquenchable Hungry, yet loose flesh Heartburn, with palpitation Sweats while eating Craving for salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fats Has to wait a long time for it to pass if others are present Menses irregular; usually profuse Leucorrhœa acrid, watery Sleepy in forenoon Nervous jerking during sleep Dreams of robbers |
noise, music, warm room, lying down about 10 a m;, at seashore, mental exertion, consolation, heat, talking | Open air Cold bathing Going without regular meals Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothing |
| Parthenium | General debility Disordered vision Tinnitus and pain in ears |
After sleep Sudden motion |
After rising Walking about |
| Petroleum | Ailments from riding in cars, carriages, or ships; Long-lasting complaints follow mental states-fright, vexation, etc Noise unbearable, especially from several people talking together Ringing and cracking in ears Heartburn; hot, sharp, sour eructation. Strong aversion to fat food, meat; worse, eating cabbage Hunger, immediately after stool Ravenous hunger; must rise at night and eat Odor of garlic Leucorrhœa, profuse, albuminous |
Dampness Before and during a thunder-storm From riding in cars Passive motion In winter Eating From mental states |
Warm air Lying with head high Dry weather |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids, with great nervous
debility, emaciation, amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc. Hearing difficult, especially to human voice Re-echoing of sounds Thirst for very cold water Hunger soon after eating Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal Belching large quantities of wind, after eating Very fetid stools and flatus; long, narrow, hard, like a dog's; difficult to expel Urine turbid, brown, with red sediment Lack of power; irresistible desire; involuntary emissions, with lascivious dreams Menses too early and scanty-not profuse, but last too long Leucorrhœa profuse, smarting, corrosive, instead of menses Great drowsiness, especially after meals. Vivid dreams of fire; of hæmorrhage Lascivious dreams Goes to sleep late and awakens weak Short naps and frequent wakings |
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 a thunder-storm Ascending stairs |
In dark Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Platinum Metallicum | Pre-eminently a woman's remedy Tremulousness Roaring and rumbling in ears Fermentation, much flatulence Ravenous hunger Stool retarded; feces scanty; evacuated with difficulty; adheres to rectum, like soft clay; sticky stool Stool as if burnt Menses too early, too profuse, dark-clotted, with spasms and painful bearing-down, chilliness, and sensitiveness of parts Excessive sexual development Abnormal sexual appetite and melancholia Sleeps with legs far apart |
Sitting Standing Evening |
Walking |
| Plumbum Metallicum | Constrictive sensation in internal organs Excessive and rapid emaciation Tinnitus Solids cannot be swallowed Obstructed flatus, with intense colic Urine scanty; albuminous; low specific gravity; emission drop by drop Loss of sexual power Disposition to yawn and stretch |
At night Motion. |
Rubbing Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Sanguinaria | Right-sided remedy pre-eminently Marked vaso-motor disturbances, as seen in the circumscribed redness of the cheeks, flashes of heat, determination of blood to head and chest, distention of temporal veins, burning in palms and soles Burning sensations, like from hot water Burning in various parts Humming and roaring in ears Aversion to butter Craving for piquant things Unquenchable thirst Leucorrhœa fetid, corrosive Menses offensive, profuse |
Sweets Right side Motion Touch |
Acids Sleep Darkness |
| Silicea | Silica patient is cold, chilly, hugs the fire,
wants plenty warm clothing, hates drafts, hands and feet cold Lack of vital heat Prostration of mind and body Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Want of grit, moral or physical Loud pistol-like report in ears Sensitive to noise Roaring in ears Disgust for meat and warm food Want of appetite; thirst excessive Sour eructations after eating A milky, acrid leucorrhœa, during urination Discharge of blood between menstrual periods Increased menses, with paroxysms of icy coldness over whole body Sleeplessness, with great orgasm of blood and heat in head Frequent starts in sleep Anxious dreams |
New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold In winter |
Warmth Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Sulphur | Inertia and relaxation of fiber; hence feebleness
of tone Ebullitions of heat, dislike of water, dry and hard hair and skin, red orifices, sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am, and cat-nap sleep Aversion to being washed When carefully-selected remedies fail to act, especially in acute diseases Complaints that relapse General offensive character of discharge and exhalations Very red lips and face, flushing easily Whizzing in ears Complete loss of, or excessive appetite Putrid eructation Food tastes too salty Drinks much, eats little Milk disagrees Great desire for sweets Great acidity, sour eructation Water fills the patient up Must hurry, sudden call to urinate Great quantities of colorless urine Menses too late, short, scanty, and difficult; thick, black, acrid, making parts sore Leucorrhœa, burning, excoriating. Talks, jerks, and twitches during sleep Vivid dreams Wakes up singing Wakes frequently, and becomes wide awake suddenly Catnaps; slightest noise awakens Cannot sleep between 2 an 5 am |
At rest When standing Warmth in bed Washing Bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry, warm weather Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Sulphonalum | Profound weakness, gone, faint feeling, and
despondency Loss of control of sphincter Muscular in co-ordination Albuminuria, with casts Scanty urine; pink color Constant desire to urinate; scanty, brownish red Fidgety, wakeful, drowsy |
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| Digitalis | Pulse is weak, irregular, intermittent,
abnormally slow Slow pulse in recumbent posture, but irregular and dicrotic on sitting up Faint, as if dying Bluish appearance of face Prostration from slight exertion Cracking sounds during a nap Sweet taste with constant ptyalism Copious salivation White, chalk-like, ashy, pasty stools Starts from sleep in alarm that he is falling from a height Continuous sleepiness |
When sitting erect After meals Music |
When stomach is empty In open air. |