Eyes
Eyes confused, dull, and surrounded by a livid circle. Pressure in eyes, as from sand, principally when fixing the attention on any object. Shootings, itching, tickling and burning in eyes, principally in open air. Eyes red, inflamed, with redness of conjunctiva or sclerotica, and injection of vessels of sclerotica, or of external canthi. Profuse lachrymation, principally in evening. Blear-eyedness. Amaurotic dimness before left eye. Twitching of lids. Excessive sensitiveness of eyes to light, and to brightness of the fire. Firelight dazzles eyes greatly. Eyes inflamed, with swollen invested tarsi. Pupils dilated. Inability to open eyes well, as if agglutinated to balls. Pustules in conjunctiva, and ulcers in cornea. Eyelids red, inflamed, swollen, ulcerated on margins, and covered with scabs. Sensation as if a cutting instrument were under eyelid. Tumour in eyelid, like a stye. Nocturnal agglutination of eyelids. Spasmodic closing of eyelids, with difficulty in opening them. Scabs round the eyes. Amblyopia and confused sight, as in looking through a mist (periodical loss of sight), momentary loss of sight, black points, hovering flies, flames and sparks before eyes. Apparent motion of letters, when reading.
Ears
Tearing, shooting and drawing pains in ears, sometimes with a sensation of coldness, as if there were ice in ear, increased by heat of bed. As if ice-cold water running out of ears, comes suddenly, lasts a few minutes and recurs, violent itching in ears in intervals. Ear and auditory tube inflamed, with cramp-like and shooting pains. Soreness of internal ear. Meatus swollen with much earache when chewing. Small ulcers in front of left membrana tympani. Discharge of pus from ear, with ulceration of external ear. Excoriation and ulceration of the concha auris. Purulent otorrhoea and fungous excrescences in ear, with tearing in side of head affected, and in face. Flow of blood from ears. Discharge of cerumen. Subcutaneous tumour, and furfuraceous and moist pimples on the lobe. Hardness of hearing, sometimes with obstruction of ears, which ceases when swallowing or blowing nose (or the obstruction is caused by enlargement of tonsils), or with an extraordinary reverberation of all sorts of sounds in ears. Tinkling, roaring, ringing, and buzzing in ears, principally in evening. Obstinate tinnitus. Painful sensitiveness, and inflammatory swelling of parotids. Inflammatory swelling of the right parotid gland with stinging.
Nose
Swelling of the bones of the nose (external nose, as bridge of the nose, may swell up very large on both sides), with painful sensitiveness to touch. Itching in nose. Tension, pressure, and sensation of heaviness in nose. Blackish colour of nose. Inflammatory swelling and shining redness of nose, with itching. Scabs in nostrils (bleeding when cleansed). Discharge of a greenish fetid and corrosive pus from the nostrils. “Dirty-nosed children.” _ Frequent and profuse bleeding from nose, even during sleep, and sometimes when coughing. Obstruction and dryness of nose. Frequent sneezing. Dry coryza, with obstruction in nose, or fluent coryza, with copious discharge of corrosive serum. Putrid smell from nose. Painful pustule in nose.
Face
Face, pale or yellowish, or lead-coloured, or earthy (with dull eyes without lustre). Features discomposed and drawn. Circle of bluish red round the eyes. Feverish heat and redness of cheeks. Bloatedness and swelling of face, principally round eyes. Swelling of one (right) side of face with heat and toothache. Swelling of cheek. Tearing in bones and muscles (of one side) of face. Aching and pricking in zygomatic process. Sensation of tension of skin on face and head. Sweat on face. Red and tettery spots on face. Yellowish scab on face, with discharge of a fetid humor, constant itching day and night, and bleeding of the part after having been scratched. Crusta lactea. Lips rough, dry and blackish, with burning when they are touched. Salt taste on lips. Swelling and ulceration of lips. Yellowish scabs, purulent pustules, and small ulcers on the lips and round the chin. Burning pimples with yellow crusts on lips. Fissures, rhagades,
and ulceration in (lips and) corners of mouth. Distortion of mouth and convulsive movements of lips. Masseter muscles contracted so that speech was difficult. Atrophy and exfoliation of alveolar processes. Clenching and immobility of jaws, with inflammatory swelling of lower jaw, and tension in muscles of neck. Lockjaw with stinging pains and engorgement, and inflammatory swelling of submaxillary glands, with shooting or pulsative pains, or without pain. Caries of jaw. Facial paralysis from cold, right or left side: almost specific (R. T. C.).
Teeth
Tearing, shooting, or pulsative pains in carious teeth, or in roots of teeth, often extending to ears, and over whole cheek of side affected, sometimes also with painful swelling of cheek or of submaxillary glands, salivation, and shivering. The nightly pulsating toothache extends to ear. Appearance or aggravation of toothache, principally in evening, or at night, in heat of the
bed, where it is insupportable, renewed by fresh air, as well as by eating, and taking anything hot or cold into mouth. The teeth are set on edge, grow black, loosen (they are painful when touched by tongue), denuded of gum, and fall out. Itching, burning, and redness of gums. Gums are fungous, and bleed easily. Bleeding of gums when touching them ever so little. Retraction and swelling of gums, principally at night, with burning pain and sensation of excoriation, on touching them, and when eating. Gums livid, discoloured, and very sensitive. Upper border of gums looks indented, the indentation being white and ulcerated. The swollen gums have white, elevated, ulcerated, pointed edges. Ulceration of gums.
Mouth
(This remedy covers in general, affections of mouth and fauces, right side of fauces, right side of neck, nape of neck (i.e., affections appearing in any of the mentioned places), rarely give Mercurius if the tongue is dry. Guernsey). Putrid smell from the mouth. Bluish colour, excoriation, and inflammatory swelling of inside of mouth. Burning pain, vesicles, blisters, aphthae and ulcers in the mouth. Stomacace. Sensation of dryness in mouth and palate, or accumulation of tenacious mucus. Ulceration of orifice of salivary duct, and profuse discharge of excessively fetid saliva, which is sometimes bloody (or tenacious). Tongue moist, coated with white and thick, or dry, brown, or blackish mucus. (Excoriated patches like islands on tongue in children, with craving for fat, v.). Hardness, inflammatory swelling (suppuration), and ulceration of tongue, with shooting pains. Longitudinal furrow on tongue with pricking pains. Needle pricks in tip of tongue. Tongue swollen, soft flabby, the edges become indented by the impression of teeth. Tongue red and swollen, ulcerated, black, with red edges, moist with intense thirst, grey patches on edges, dirty-yellow coat on upper surface. Aphthae in the mouth, bluish and spongy, ulcers spread without penetrating the flesh. Inflammation and superficial ulceration of the mucous membranes of mouth. Salivary glands swollen and painful, saliva fetid or tastes coppery. Rigidity, insensibility, and immobility of tongue. Sensation in tongue as if burnt. Quivering of tongue. Rapid and stammering speech, entire loss of speech. Loss of speech and voice, she hears everything well, but can only reply by signs and grimaces, sunken features, weeping about her condition, cannot sleep, feels very exhausted, good appetite, thirst for beer, Faeces and urine passed easily, lasted three days, almost complete relief by Hyo.) _ Ranula. Ulceration and caries of palate.
Throat
Continuous painful dryness of throat, the mouth being full of water. Painful dryness of throat, which impedes speech. Pain, as from excoriation and smarting in throat, or sensation of heat, which ascends into gullet. Shooting pains in throat and in tonsils, principally when swallowing. Elongation and swelling of uvula. Suppuration of tonsils. Pressure and pains as from excoriation and ulceration, in oesophagus. Syphilitic ulcers in mouth and throat. Inflammatory swelling and redness of back parts of mouth and throat. Erysipelatous inflammation of all soft parts of mouth and throat. Inflammation and redness of palate. Angina especially with stinging pains worse by empty deglutition at night and in cold air. Throat and fauces of a coppery red colour and swollen. Accumulation of thick and tenacious mucus in throat. Sensation as if there were a tumour, or some foreign body in throat, which it is necessary to swallow. Constant want to swallow. Sensation as if a worm rose up so that he must always swallow, whereby it goes off somewhat though he does not feel anything go down. When swallowing shooting in tonsils, stitches into ears. Painful, difficult, and sometimes spasmodic deglutition, with danger of suffocation. Burning in throat as if from a hot vapour ascending from stomach, with dryness in throat when swallowing, and continuous desire to swallow, with accumulation of water in mouth. Inability to swallow the least liquid, which escapes through nostrils. The pains in throat commonly extend to ears, parotids, submaxillary, and cervical glands, they are worse for the most part by empty deglutition, as well as at night, in fresh air, and when speaking, and they are often accompanied by salivation.
