Eyes
In the forenoon sudden swelling of one eye with pain, without redness; there is a discharge of pus and the conjunctiva is dark- red and swollen. In the afternoon a sensation in the right eye as if a grain of sand were in it. Biting in the eye as if sand (?) were in them, which causes rubbing. Severe burning and lachrymation of the right eye. Pressure in the eyes for sixteen days in succession. In the morning on waking a pressure in the eye, as if it were pressed with the hand, or as from a room full of smoke. Pressure in the eyes, with burning-itching sensation of the lids. Orbit. Headache in a spot in the supraorbital ridge of the size of a needle (soon). A transient pain deep in the right orbit aggravated by pressure upon the eyeball. Pain as if burnt from without into the left eye (after twenty-four hours). Pain as from a burn over the left eye an on the left side of the left side of the nose, relieved by pressure. Contractive pain in the muscles of the right eyebrow. Slight drawing-pinching pain in the right eyebrow, with severe itching of the left, causing rubbing (third day). Aching in left orbit, pulsation in the same (after three to four hours). Drawing pain, beginning slowly an increasing gradually, over the left eyebrow, extending into the forehead, frequently repeated. Pressive pain above the left eye. Sensitive pressive pains all about the right eye, especially on the lower margin of the orbit, in the evening, in the open air. Slight pressing pain in the left supraorbital region, which extended to the right side. Pressure from within outward over the right orbit into the brain, which changes to a pressure on the eyeball from above downward (after three days). Transient stitches in th eyebrows. Fine stitches above the right eyebrow. Sticking, bruising pain in the upper border of the right orbit, with a feeling of heaviness in the left (third and fourth day). Lids. Redness and swelling of the lids, with pressure in them for three days (after third day). Puffiness of the right upper lid. The lower lid is at times red and inflamed, the upper one twitches. Swelling of the lower lid, together with pressive pain; the eyes agglutinated in the morning. Lids, especially of the right eye, swollen and somewhat reddened (second day). In the morning the lids seem swollen and agglutinated. Twitching in the right upper lid. Painless twitching drawing together in the left in the right upper lid. Painless twitching drawing together in the left upper lid, with a persistent sensation of heaviness therein. In the morning on waking he is scarcely able to open the eyes; they are agglutinated with purulent matter. Lids agglutinated in the morning, with a burning biting in the right canthi (ninth day). The lids feel agglutinated in the morning, somewhat red and swollen, and ache as if rubbed and heated. Agglutination of the lids in the morning, and after a forcible opening he saw as through a veil, soon disappearing (third day). Slight burning in the lids of the right eye (fourth day). Pressure above the lids towards evening. Sore pain in the left inner canthus, with smarting. Sticking-itching on the margin of the right lid relieved by rubbing. Increased burning in both external canthi on touch. Itching-biting in the left external canthus. Itching in the left external canthus, together with some biting, not relieved by rubbing (after six hours). Lachrymal apparatus. Frequent lachrymation. The eye fill with tears and the lids itch, as if something were healing; is obliged to rub them. Profuse lachrymation; the white of the eye is red, lids agglutinated in the external canthus. Much lachrymation in the open air. Ball. Pressure on the right eyeball, more from above downward (after third day). Very sensitive pressive pain (coming and going) in the left eyeball, especially violent moving the ball, with a feeling as if the eye became smaller and were retracted within the orbit. A throbbing in the right eyeball. Vision. Vision as through a mist (fourth day). Dim vision of the left eye, as if it were full of water. Weakness of the eyes in the morning; if she attempts to read all the letters run together. (Presbyopia), she is able to see clearly at a distance, but not near (after twenty-four hours). Flickering before the right eye on looking out of the window after a very moderate dinner; afterwards appearance of all colors of the rainbow; every object seemed covered with these colors; on closing the eye there appeared a jagged, broken, iridescent stripe, which on keeping the eye closed a long time became of a blinding white color; the left eye was not affected by this illusion; after a quarter of an hour these symptoms disappeared, but the eye remained weak for some time; after half an hour photophobia and confusion of the head.
Ears
Objective. Boil-like swelling before the ear, which arises after twelve hours, discharges, and becomes a yellowish scurf. Discharge of blood from the ears. Subjective. Sensation as if the ears were stopped and no air could enter them. Pain about the left ear. Burning in the lobules of the ear. Dull pain as if burnt, extending from without into the left ear (after six hours). A constrictive pain in the meatus auditorius, which only disappears after removing the wax with the finger, but suddenly returns again, with difficult hearing. A slight drawing pain in the right ear. Pressure in the right concha. Severe pressure on the right cartilage of the ear. Sensation in the external meatus as if the finger were pressed into it, which increases on stooping, when reading. Violent sticking in the right meatus auditorius (fifth day). Stitches is the ears (fourth day). Slight stitch when touched on the convex surface of the right ear (fifth day). If he goes into the open air or goes into the house from a walk he feels stitches, now under one ear, now under the other ear. The whole of the union of the ear with the skull is sensitive (sixth day). The border of the ear and the point of the union of the ear with the skull is so sensitive that washing is unpleasant (seventh day). The sensitiveness of the ear extends from the convex to the concave surface; the latter was decidedly red, the temperature of the ear increased, the external meatus somewhat swollen, the convex surface rather painful; during the course of the day the symptoms increased; the inner surface of the ear became hot to the touch; the swelling increased; at times severe stitches pierced deep into the ear; the heat was diminished, though only momentarily; ringing in the ear; chewing became difficult and the bony parts about the ear painful; at night it was impossible to lie upon the right side; the next day the condition of the ear was the same, only somewhat more painful; there was also a constant noise before the ear, even severe, was pleasant, but warmth especially so; cracking in the ear on sneezing; the night was very restless; next day the stitches in the ear were more frequent, often when at rest, but especially on every step; hearing was somewhat diminished; cold air increased the pain in the ear; the next day, after an almost sleepless night, the swelling in the ear had decidedly increased, the right ear felt completely stopped; the swelling and pain extended over a portion of the parotid gland into the zygoma; transient stitches extend into the head and external portion of the neck; on the two last evenings there was slight chilliness and some acceleration of the otherwise small pulse; it was interesting to notice that, while listening o harmonies of music, the high tones were heard correctly, while the lower ones seemed incorrect and even reversed; the next night was sleepless, with the exception of about two hours; it was not, however, the excessive pain that kept him awake, but he could not find a place to lay the head without the general integument over parotid being tense, for such tension caused pain sufficient to prevent sleep; the parotid gland was especially sensitive to the touch of the steel bows of the glasses, which also caused violent burning, that lasted several seconds after removing them; this symptom, which did not disappear during the whole duration of the Bryonia ear-trouble, was at first ascribed simply to pressure, but he became convinced that the burning pain was just as violent from a light touch upon the parotid with the steel as from severe pressure; the region of the parotid gland was very much distended, and tearing pains attacked two teeth in the lower jaw (he had never suffered from toothaches except when proving Colocynth); the next night was almost sleepless; the ear continued to swell, so that the convex surface continued to be more removed from the base of the ear, the margin was double its ordinary size, the external skin was very red and warmer then usual, and the hearing greatly diminished; sudden creeping shivering over the back; small, accelerated pulse; the toothache continued the whole day, with some interruption; the next night was entirely sleepless; the next day all symptoms aggravated; the following day the external ear stood out from the base of the ear; the skin, especially on the margin, thickened, dry, white, with many scales, insensible to touch, but itching exceedingly; the meatus was very much contracted, the antitragus very much thickened, hearing greatly diminished; at short intervals violent stitches pierced the auditory apparatus; cracking in the internal ear when sneezing, hawking, etc.; the region of the parotid gland greatly distended and painful even to slight pressure; burning and sensation of warmth lasted for some time after touch; the swelling extending even to the lower eyelid and the right side of the neck; toothache continues in the molar teeth of the right side of the neck; toothache continues in the molar teeth of the right side of the lower jaw, it was like electric shocks and caused one to drink old water instinctively, whereby the pain was completely relieved for a time, but returned after a few minutes with the same intensity. The next morning a severe chill attacked the back and extremities, with small, accelerated, depressed pulse; he remained in bed and took, morning and evening, six pellets of the thirtieth dilution of Rhus tox.; the symptoms lasted all day, with the same intensity; towards evening, although in friendly company, he could not rid himself of the idea that he would become delirious in the night, and spoke of all possible precautions in such a case; indeed he could not rid himself of the idea that he would become delirious in the night, and spoke of all possible precautions in such a case; indeed he could scarcely help thinking of the probably fatal issue of his sickness. The next night he slept very little; he had headache, which extended from the region of the parotid gland into the temple; a little after quantity of odorless, dark matter, like ear-was. On the next day, the same symptoms as yesterday; took, morning and evening, a dose of Rhus; he did not leave his bed; no appetite or thirst; taste not changed; in the afternoon there was some discharge from the ear; the matter discharged was clearer than that of yesterday; the next night was still little refreshing; in addition to the toothache, which still continued, he was troubled by repeated severe stitches extending from the region of the parotid through the malar bone to the nose. The next morning, the fever had disappeared and he sat up for a few hours; the discharge from the ear was more profuse, quite clear and smelt like pus; warm injections were especially agreeable; dry warmth he could not endure, on account of the burning pin which it caused; the discharge from the ear lasted three days; on the fourth it ceased, the toothache also ceased, the hearing improved, and the nights became refreshing; the sensitiveness of the ear and also the diminished acuteness of hearing lasted a week longer; during this time portions of the integument of the ear desquamated; even after this the parotid region was sensitive to steel (from fifth to thirty-second day). Hearing. Difficult hearing in the left ear, as though it was stopped. Rumbling before the right ear. A chirping in the head as from locusts. Ringing in front of the left ear, as from small bells (after one hours). Ringing in both ears with difficult hearing for two hours. Roaring in the ears. Roaring in the ears (half an hour). Sudden roaring in the ears. Roaring, humming in left ear, resembling the pouring of water over a dam (first day). More roaring in right than left ear (after two hours). Roaring in the ears, with accelerate pulse. A sudden very peculiar sensation in the ears, as if one heard the noise of a wind-mill at a great distance, it commences in the left ear and goes to the right; disappears in ten minutes.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.