Ears
A kind of swelling of the periosteum behind the right ear, with sticking in it, every evening after 7 o’clock. Burning in the right lobule of the ear, like fire. Pinching in the ear, extending down into the pharynx, on the left side, which makes swallowing difficult. Pinching pain within the left ear. Drawing in the ear. Drawing in the external ear and in the left cheek- bone. Stitches in the ears. Tearing in the right lobule of the ear, and boring in the ear. Transient tearing in the left ear. Hearing. The hearing is week and dull. The hearing is weak and confused; the tones become commingled; he cannot tell from which side they come, and it seems as though they came from another world. Whistling in the ear, on blowing the nose. Ringing in the ears, the whole night. Ringing in the right ear, on going into the open air.
Nose
Objective. The tip of the nose became red and painful to touch. Red, cracked, burning, and tensive painful tip of the nose (during menses). Redness and swelling of the nose, which is internally sore. Swelling of the nose, with pimples internally and externally, which form a scurf that lasts a long time. Swelling of the nose and mouth. Blisters in the right nostril. A tensive boil in the nostril. Stoppage in the left nostril, in the forenoon (second and third days). Stopped coryza; can get no air through the nose. Stopped coryza, in the forenoon, lasting till evening (first day). Stopped coryza, in the morning, on waking, which disappears after rising. Frequent passage of mucus from the nose, with stopped coryza. Coryza, with rawness of the throat. Coryza, catarrh, and scraping in the throat, especially in the evening and night, particularly when swallowing. Fluent coryza (tenth day). Fluent coryza of much watery mucus. Fluent coryza, with loss of smell, yawning, and much sneezing. Excessive fluent coryza, for several hours, in the evening. Nose-bleed, in the morning, when sitting, and in the afternoon. Nose-bleed, preceded by pressure and confusion of the head. Nose-bleed, in the morning, for several mornings, preceded by vertigo. Nose-bleed; a whole cupful of bright red blood. Nose-bleed, for a quarter of an hour, at night. Frequent blowing of blood from the nose. Subjective. A sensation in the nose as of commencing coryza, after eating, increased in the evening. Fine stitching in the side of the nose. Bruised pain above and in the root of the nose, also when touched.
Face
Yellowness of the face. Much heat and sweat in the face, during dinner. Transient tearing in the left malar bone, extending towards the temple. Tearing, frequently repeated, now in the upper, now in the lower jaw, on the right side of the face. The mouth is swollen. Swelling of both lips, with burning in them. The corners of the mouth are ulcerated, with burning pain. The lips are cracked. The lips bleed. Dryness of the lip, as from too great heat, in the morning.
Mouth
Teeth and Gums. Great looseness of the teeth, so that she is not able to chew the softest food without pain. Looseness of the teeth, with tearing in them, most severe in the evening, in bed. Looseness of the lower teeth, with pain in the gum. The upper and lower teeth are too long and loose. The teeth in the right upper row feel too long and loose, without pain for several days. She frequently bites the inside of the cheek. Painful griping in the teeth of the left side, aggravated in the open air. Drawing back and forth in the teeth, even in the front teeth. Drawing in a left lower back tooth, at night, as often as she woke. Drawing in the teeth, with flushes of heat in the face. Suddenly, while eating bread, drawing and sticking pains in the nerves of the back teeth. Constant drawing in the left back teeth, especially in the afternoon. Tearing toothache, especially in the hollow teeth, even at night, disturbing sleep. Throbbing in the teeth, worse on pressing upon them and in the evening. Throbbing toothache from cold drinks, followed by looseness of the teeth. The nerves of the teeth are sensitive to touching the crowns of the teeth. A hollow tooth becomes sensitive, and feels prominent; it pains on biting, and still more in the evening, in bed, with much saliva in the mouth. The gum is pale and painful, as if suppurating. The gum is red, swollen, and very painful. Tongue. Blisters on the tongue, which pain as if burnt. Small blisters on the margin of the tongue. Burning on the side of the tongue, as if it were sore. Burning on the tip of the tongue, and rawness of the mouth. General Mouth. Blisters in the mouth, which cause burning. Mucus in the mouth, in the morning, disappearing after rising. Offensive breath, without noticing it himself. Offensive smell in the mouth. Dryness of the mouth and throat, without thirst, nearly the whole day (second and third days). The mouth and tongue seem immovable, with difficult stammering or very low speech (after few hours). Saliva. Flow of saliva during sleep. Frothy saliva. Taste. Sour taste in the mouth. Slimy sour taste, in the morning, after waking. Bitter sour taste in the mouth. Bitterness in the mouth at times, also in the morning. Bitter taste every morning. Bitter taste in the morning, disappearing after rising. Bitter foul taste in the mouth. Foul taste in the mouth, in the morning. Nauseous taste in the mouth.
Throat
Much mucus in the throat, with frequent hawking and raising (after twenty-four hours). A feeling of mucus in the throat, in the morning, on waking, which compelled her to hawk a long time; it disappeared at noon. Acidity in the throat, not in the mouth. Pains in the throat, on swallowing, as if a blister were in it. Burning sensation in the throat. Pressure in the throat, only when swallowing. Pressure in the throat, extending to the stomach. Pressure in the throat, with dryness of the tongue. Scraping-sticking in the throat. Sore throat, with ulcerative pain, when swallowing. Sore pain and burning, like heartburn, in the throat, extending to the stomach, worse towards evening, night, and morning, better after rising and after eating and drinking. Raw sensation in the whole throat and oesophagus, extending to the pit of the stomach, not increased by swallowing. Rawness of the throat, almost every morning, which disappears after breakfast. Scraping in the throat, with accumulation of saliva. Rising up into the oesophagus and into the throat, where it chokes and presses, with a raw sensation. Swelling of the parotids. The right parotid gland is swollen (second day).
Stomach
Appetite. Increased appetite (first, second, and ninth days). Unnatural hunger. After a large dinner, appetite returns in two hours, and again hunger towards evening, followed by thirst. Very great hunger, in the morning. Hunger indeed, but he does not relish his food. Longing for sour and refreshing things. Appetite for raw sauerkraut, loss of appetite for other things. Little appetite, but while eating, the appetite returns. The appetite soon disappears, while eating. No appetite, aversion to food. Aversion to fat. Fat meat completely spoils his appetite. Thirst. Thirst, even in the morning, quite unusual (sixth day). Great thirst, especially for cold water, with dryness and heat in the throat. Aversion to cold drinks. Eructations and Hiccough. Frequent eructations. Many eructations from the stomach. Empty eructations, every time after eating. Frequent empty eructations, which change to hiccough. Eructations like hiccough, during dinner. Eructations tasting of food eaten a long time previous. Almost constant foul eructations. Foul fishy eructations. Inclination to water brash, with nausea in the stomach, at night. An attack of water brash, with which salty water rises from the stomach and runs out of the mouth, with retching and a spasmodic sensation in the jaws, followed by violent empty eructations, with cold feet, and at last hiccough, lasting half an hour. Heartburn rises up from the stomach. A scraping heartburn. Nausea. Long-continued nausea, after eating meat, with qualmishness and many empty eructations. Nausea, and qualmishness in the stomach, in the morning, after rising, with heat, anxiety, and eructations of water in the mouth, with general weariness. Nausea, when he sits down, after walking much. With the dizzy feeling in the head, he was attacked by nausea, and a watery mist seemed to come suddenly before his eyes, twice repeated. Nausea and aversion to tobacco-smoking. Stomach. Gurgling in the stomach. Audible gurgling in the stomach, in the morning, on waking. Fulness in the stomach, soon after eating a little with good appetite. Constrictive cramp in the stomach. Boring pain in the stomach, as after fasting, which extends to the abdomen. Pressure in the stomach, even when fasting. Pressure in the stomach, after eating. Severe pressure in the stomach, in the evening, after lying down in bed; she was obliged to press upon the epigastric region in order to relieve it (after sixteen hours). Short sudden pressive pain in the pit of the stomach, on deep inspiration. Pressure in the stomach, chest, and sometimes in the abdomen. Pressure in the stomach, with heaviness and fulness, with inclination to waterbrash. Frequent stitches in the stomach. Sharp stitches in the right side, near the pit of the stomach, even on inspiration, better when walking. A bruised feeling in the pit of the stomach, as after a violent cough (after six days).
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.