Homeopathy for earache
Homeopathic medicines
Earache in connection with an incipient general infection with a stormy beginning is best treated in the initial stage with the following homeopathic medicines:
- Aconitum (blue monkshood)
- Belladonna (deadly nightshade)
However, for earache with a gradual onset, the following are homeopathic medicines suitable:
- Magnesium phosphoricum (after exposure to cold)
- Ferrum phosphoricum (for colds and runny nose)
Aconitum (blue monkshood)
- Stormy beginning with great restlessness, dry fever and chilliness (also chills)
- goes into a state of dry, hot skin
- Face red when lying down, pale when sitting up
- Pulse fast, hard and well filled
- Exposure to cold, dry weather (sharp east wind)
- The sick (often children) wake up in the night (before midnight) with great anxiety
- Earache is associated with strong sensitivity to noise
- Violent thirst
- Everything worse in the hot room and at night
Typical dosage of Aconitum (blue monkshood) for earache: Drops or globules D6
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Belladonna (deadly nightshade)
Prescription up to and including D3!
- Sudden onset of a general infection with red, sweaty skin
- Violent palpitation and throbbing sensations all over the body, but especially on the red head
- Hot, steaming sweat in bed with chilliness when uncovered (wants to stay covered!)
- Dry mucous membranes and much thirst for cold water
- Body hot, arms and legs rather frosty
- Pain in the ear is felt knocking and pounding
- Used in the early stages, belladonna can prevent otitis media from developing
- Aggravated by cold, tremors, drafts, and excitement
- Better with warmth.
Typical dosage of Belladonna (deadly nightshade) for earache: Tablets D6.
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Magnesium phosphoricum
- Severe ear pain after walking in the cold wind or swimming in cold water
- Very severe and spasmodic pain
- Suitable for tired, exhausted people who do not like mental exertion
- Worse from cold water and cold air
- better through warmth
Typical dosage of Magnesium phosphoricum for earache: Tablets D6.
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Ferrum phosphoricum
- For colds, before otitis media and suppuration occur, Ferrum phosphoricum is the drug of choice
- The disease develops slowly (not as stormy as with aconite and belladonna)
- The fever rises slowly, the complexion is sometimes pale and sometimes red
- Pulse, fast, soft and easy to suppress
- Throbbing pain in the ear (you can feel the pulse in your ear)
- Tendency to nosebleeds
- Little thirst
- Everything worse at night (especially early in the morning between 4 and 6 a.m.)
- Better by cold applications and walking slowly around
Typical dosage of Ferrum phosphoricum for earache: Tablets D6 or D12.
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