Flickering before the eyes, as from swarms of insects. If he looked a long time at anything, objects flickered before his eyes, and everything ran together, which was followed by pressive pain in the eyes. Sparks of fire before the eyes, even on a bright day. If he winks, he sees sparks of fire before the eyes, even on a bright day. It becomes black before the eyes, for half an hour (5th day). The eyes become dim, and the vision indistinct; it seems as though a thick cloud were before the eyes. Obscuration of the eyes at times, as from a veil.
Obscuration of the eyes frequently, as if a membrane were drawn over them. Obscuration of the vision for a moment, on blowing the nose. Obscuration of the eyes in the morning, when blowing the nose, as if a membrane were drawn from the inner canthus over half the pupil. Obscuration of the eyes frequently, especially if he looks at the light, as if he were blinded by a strong light, and could see nothing.
Obscuration of the eyes, as if a veil were drawn before them, when standing. Obscuration of the eyes; something seemed to come from the head into the left eye, and the light looked as if there were many points of light in a black circle.
Dimness of vision. Dim vision, as if a thin membrane were drawn over the eyes, or as if a cloud were before them, increased by wiping and rubbing. Dim vision, as from a thick cloud before the eyes, in the morning, after waking; she could not see for a long time, until she had washed (2nd day). While reading, some of the letters became invisible. Farsightedness, the first day; he was unable to read without glasses.
Ear.
Objective. Swelling of the external ear, with contractive pains. Swelling of the meatus, with twinging earache and discharge of bloody matter. Suppuration and discharge from within the ear, with offensive odor. During eructations, air rushes into the ear. Subjective. Severe boring pain in the right fossa, below the ear afterwards, on pressing upon it, a bruised pain. At one time boring, at another, pulsating-throbbing, behind the left ear (4th day). Pressive pain in the mastoid process. Sharp intermitting stitches near the right ear, in the mastoid process. Stitches, like boring knife-stitches, externally behind the left ear, with frequent sudden general sweat, lasting eight minutes, several times a day (7th day).
Stitches on the outer margin of the ear, with burning pain, especially in the evening, in bed. Tearings beneath the left ear, which soon disappear, at 4 P.M. Stopped sensation in the ears, in the morning. Stopped sensation in the right ear.
Sensation of contraction in the left ear and in the whole side of the head, in the evening, after lying down; he was unable to sleep upon that side; the flesh felt as if it had been separated from the bone, when touched, but on firm pressure the sensation was relieved. Boring pain in the right ear, as from a borer (after 3 quarters of an hour). Sensation in the ears as if everything were dragging outward, and as if they would burst, like a tearing mingled with itching. Stitches in the right ear, paroxysmal, and in rapid succession. Tearing-stitching in the ear, with a roaring, as from a storm of wind. Tearings in the left ear (12th day). Twinging in the ears. Sensation of jerking outward in the ear. Crawling, as from an insect, with itching- biting, in the left ear (after a quarter of an hour). Itching in the ear, beginning in the throat, along the Eustachian tube.
Itching in the left ear. A sensation as though a cold wind were blowing into the right meatus auditorius. Pain in the right meatus, in the evening (after 48 hours). On cleaning the ear, the meatus is painful, as if sore and ulcerated. A sticking-itching in front of the right meatus. Tearing in the drum, with tensive confusion of the head. Hearing. Sounds echo in the ears, and he hears with difficulty.Re-echoing in the ears, every morning. Words and steps re-echo in her ears. Ringing in the left ear. Ringing in front of the right ear, in the evening. Roaring before the ears (5th day). Roaring before the ears, frequently during the day. Roaring of short duration in the right ear (after a quarter of an hour). Roaring in the evening, shortly before going to sleep, first in one ear, then in the other, for a minute. Rushing sound before the ears, as of a waterfall, with difficult hearing. Clear singing in the ears, as of crickets at a distance, followed by throbbing, then again singing (after 8 hours). Thundering tones in the right ear. Whistling in the left ear, lasting only a short time (after one hour and a quarter).
Nose.
Objective.
Swelling of the nose, frequently in the morning, which disappears in the evening. The hairs fall out of the nostrils, where he usually had very many. Discharge of offensive mucus from the nose, with sneezing. After drinking, the nose waters and discharges more moisture than usual. Catarrh, with nightly dryness of the throat and stopped nose, when lying (after 16 days). Catarrh, with cough and scraping in the larynx. Coryza, with stoppage of the nose and sneezing (2nd day). Coryza and hoarseness, so that he could not speak aloud (after 14 days).
Transient coryza, with sneezing (almost immediately). Violent coryza and cough, with pains in the chest, drawings in the limbs, frequent waking at night, and chilliness. Profuse fluent coryza, with agglutination of the eyes, in the morning (13th day). Severe fluent coryza for two weeks, with painful cough at night and headache, for 7 days. Stopped coryza, with great stoppage of the nose; breathing through the nose and mouth was impeded. Severe stopped and fluent coryza, with rawness in the throat and smarting in the chest, caused by severe cough (after 32 days). He blows blood from the nose, in the morning, several mornings in succession (after 24 hours).
Profuse nose-bleed (7th & 9th days). Profuse bleeding from the left nostril (after 8 hours). Ineffectual attempts to sneeze. Great sneezing (immediately). Frequent sneezing in the morning. Frequent sneezing in the morning, after rising (2nd day). Stoppage of the nose. Sensations. The septum of the nose is painful to touch. Burning in the nostrils, as in coryza. Drawing in the wing of the nose, extending down from the right eternal canthus. Cutting-tearing through the wing of the nose. Soreness within the nose. A sore pain in the lower portion of the nose, as in severe coryza. Tickling in the left nostril, relieved by external pressure. Itching in the nose, as if coryza would appear. Itching in the nostrils. Smell. Loss of smell, with completely stopped nose.
Face
Objective. The face has a very sickly look (7th day). Very yellow face (21st day). During menstruation, the face was quite yellow. Discolored face, yellowish about the temples, pale-bluish lips.
Cheeks. Swelling of the cheeks, with throbbing pain. Throbbing and twitching in the muscles of the cheeks, though but slightly visible (3rd day). Burning on the right malar bone (6th day).
Cooling-burning on the malar bone. Sensitive burning pain in the upper part of the cheeks, in front of the ears, as if an eruption would appear there.
Transient violent drawing pain in the right cheek, and then in the ear (after 2 days). Sticking in the cheek, over the lower jaw.
Tearing in the left cheek-bone. Tearing and sticking in the cheeks.
Lips. Swelling of the lower lip, with papulous eruption, with sticking and crawling in it. Spasmodic sensation in the lips.
Fine tearings in the lips. Pain in the lips, as if sore. Soreness of the left corner of the mouth (7th day).
China Inflammatory swelling beneath the chin as if an abscess would form, with burning pain. Tensive drawing pain in the lower part of the chin. Burning-cutting pain in the chin, in the right side, as if a piece of glass were cutting outward (after three hours).
Tearing in the middle of the chin, in the bone. Tearings on the lower part of the chin. He could separate the jaws only with great difficulty, and could not open the mouth as usual; it seemed as if the throat below the jaw were swollen or tense. Sensation of tension and pain the jaws, so that she could only with difficulty open the mouth, and also could not eat well, because a tooth seemed too long.
Painfulness of the right inferior maxillary joint (after half an hour). (* In Hahnemann’s Materia Medica Pura, it is “left”. – C.
HG. *) Rheumatic pains in the lower jaw (after a quarter of an hour).
Burning pains in the lower jaw. Prickling-digging in the lower jaw.
Drawing, first from the right, then from the left ramus of the lower jaw, towards the chin, and thence back again in the direction of the angle of the mouth, on each side. Tearing in the right lower jaw.
Mouth.– Teeth.
Looseness of some of the teeth. Loose incisors. Painful looseness of the incisors. A peculiar sensation in the roots of the teeth, so that he must gnash the teeth. A severe jerks in the teeth, almost immediately. Pain in the sound teeth on drawing in the cold air. Burning pain in hollow teeth, while eating and drinking. Boring pain in a lower back tooth, extending to the nose and eye. A painful prickling-digging in the lower back teeth, extending as far as the ear (after one hour). Drawings in the teeth (after 26 hours). Drawing pain in the teeth of the left lower row, from the articulation to the chin; in the afternoon. Dull pressure, as from without, in the roots of both anterior upper back teeth (after half an hour).
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.