Eye
Some catarrhal inflammation of the eyes, especially of the left, on waking in the morning (3rd day). Burning in the eyes and weakness as from sleepiness (6th day). Burning and lachrymation of the eyes in the morning (22nd day). Burning in the eyes, which are intolerant of light (after 17 days). Burning in the outer canthi (3rd day). Violent burning of the eyes, in the morning after rising, disappearing after washing (14th day). Violent burning in the eyes and lachrymation, in the morning after washing with cold water. Violent burning in the eyes with redness of canthi, for three days. Pressure in the eyes (6th day). Pressure in the eyes and on pressing upon the ball, painfulness of the orbits (14th day). Pressure in the right eye (2nd day). Momentary pressure in both eyes at different times (5th day). Pressure shooting through both eyes, soon after supper (5th day). Slight pressure in the left eye (2nd day). Painful pressure in the eyes, as if sand or dust were in them, the whole day (after 16 days). Drawing pressure through the left eye and left eye and left side of the forehead, following an oblique course (7th day). Constant tearing in the inner canthi. Burning biting as from salt water, especially in the left eye (28th day). Itching of the right eye, and constant acrid lachrymation, which runs over the cheek. Sticking itching on the inner angle of the left and on the outer angle of the right eye; itching on the right side of the neck, left upper arm, left side of the forehead, right side of the chest, etc. (9th day). Orbit. Compressive pain in the orbits aggravated by pressing on the upper part of the eyeball (9th day). Lids. Lids of the right eye still red with much itching (11th day). Inflamed redness and swelling of the right eyelid, burning in the external canthus of the same eye and pressive stitches (9th day ). With the headache the eyelids close. Agglutination of both eyes, in the morning (19th day). Agglutination of the right eye with mucus, in the morning (15th day). Pressure beneath the upper lid of the left eye, as from a hair. Sticking and burning in the lid constantly increased together with the headache, so that I was totally unable to work, on account of which I took Aconite 6th by olfaction, which somewhat relieved the pains (9th day). Burning biting of the lids of the right eye; is obliged rub them. Lachrymal Apparatus. Much water constantly flows involuntarily from the right eye. Ball. Pain in the left eyeball as if it were grasped and compressed from both sides so that its long axis was increased, at 3 p. m. during dinner (2nd day). Pressure in the right eyeball (7th day). Very transient pressive pain in the right eyeball. Slight pressure on the right eyeball at different times (9th day). Vision. Loss of sight. Transient blindness. After taking saltpetre, the odor of camphor frequently makes it black before the eyes so that she can see nothing. Rings of variegated colors before the eyes, with good visual power, for 2 days.
Ear
Inflammation and swelling of the right lobule of the right ear with violent burning and itching, so that he was obliged to scratch it; heat and redness of the lobule. Pain in the ears tension in the right meatus. Tensive pain behind the right ear the whole day, with sticking behind the left ear, on diminution of the pain. Pressure from opposite side in the ears and temples (3rd day). Sticking in the right ear, in the evening (5th day). Sticking in the right ear, so that she could not lie upon it at night (34th day). Sticking in the ear with headache (35th day). sticking behind the right ear as if deep in the head. Dull sticking pain in the right ear. A stitch in the right ear followed by twinging in it. Violent stitches behind the left ear, extending towards the articulation of the jaw. Tearing in the right meatus (7th day). Tearing behind the ears for 2 hours (14th day). Throbbing rhythmical with the pulse in the left ear (6th day). Tickling in the cartilage of the right meatus auditorius, in the morning in bed (9th day). Excessive itching in the external meatus (15th day). Hearing. Loss of hearing. Transient deafness. Rushing in the ears, as of running water (1st day). Very slight dull hissing in the head (1st day). Ringing in the ears; (37th day). Great ringing in the left ear, in the evening (2nd day). Clear toned ringing in the left ear. A pulsating roaring noise in front of the right ear.
Nose Objective.
The skin of the nose is red as if inflamed. Tip of the nose inflamed (37th day). An ulcer deep in the right nostril, that after several days is covered with a scab (after 19 days). Sneezing in the morning without catarrh (10th day). Frequent sneezing (2nd day); (19th and 20th days); in evening about 10 o’clock (9th day). Much sneezing almost immediately. (Violent sneezing, several times), (9th day). Violent sneezing in the morning (30th and 40th days). Some drops of water run from the nose without catarrh. Catarrh with sneezing (soon after a new dose). Violent catarrh, with stoppage of the nose loss of smell, and rough voice (11th and 12th days). Stopped rather than fluent catarrh, with burning externally about the nose. Catarrh now dry, now fluent, though constant. The catarrh flowed freely in the open air, less so in the house. (The catarrh from which he suffered became usually worse, from right nostril clear water dropped, and the mucus was difficult to loosen). Bleeding from the nose without relief to the head took place on the day following bleeding from the scurf on the tip of the nose. Bleeding from the nose three times in one week; the blood acrid like vinegar (after 20 days). Bleeding from the left nostril when blowing the nose. Bleeding from the left nostril immediately after rising followed by relief of the headache. Bleeding from the nose in the afternoon (after 20 days). Blowing of blood from the nose, soon after rising, followed by some nosebleed. Clotted blood or small balls of blood, come from the nose on blowing it (after 17 days). Subjective. Dryness of the nose and burning of the (usually) sore place in the nose, (7th day). Stoppage of the nose with a disagreeable taste (3rd day). Stoppage of the nose with frequent sneezing (19th day). Stoppage of the nose for 2 days followed by discharge of purulent offensive mucus with sneezing (after 48 days) Burning about the nose with burrowing and clawing aggravated by touch, with the swelling of the right nostril, as if there were an eruption in it with want of an air in the nose. Burning in the right nostril as if sore, when blowing the nose (4th day). Clawing and burning about the wings of the nose. Swollen feeling in the right nostril, which painful on pressure. Sore pain in the upper part of the right nostril, with sensitiveness to external pressure. The bones of the nose are painful, especially if when taken hold of. Pain in the tip of the nose as if pustule would form (6th day). Itching in the left side of the tip of the nose internally (8th day).
Face Objective.
Pale sickly expression. Face pinched and very anxious (after 4 hours). Paleness of the face as after long illness (after 30 days). Face which was formerly red, became pale and collapsed as in cholera. Face sunken; pale cold nose. Muscles of face convulsed (after a quarter of an hour). A visible jerking motion of the muscles of the face, especially by the eye and on the right side of the neck, during the light nap in the morning, about 8 o’clock; the first attack was in the region of the right articulation of the jaw; I was perfectly conscious, but afterwards on thinking about it I became fearful that it would develop into an epileptic spasm; and I fell to dreaming during the night that the eyes were tightly closed, and I ineffectually endeavored to open them during the attack and was obliged to open them by force with the fingers. Subjective. Feeling of heat in the face without rapid pulse (after few hours). Acute tearing in the bones of the left side of the face. Cheeks. Tensive pain in the cheeks with redness of them, and increased throbbing in the head, as if in the middle of the brain. Stitches as with needles in the left cheek, followed by burning (38th day). Tearing in zygomata. Gnawing pain in the left upper jaw, close to the wing of the nose (5th day). Jerking pain in the right zygomata, at night. Jerking pain in the upper jaw and zygomata. Intermitting jerking pain in the zygoma, extending towards the vertex the whole day, at times also in the wrist. Lips. Twitchings of the muscles, whereby the mouth was distorted. China Drawing in the right side of the lower jaw (13th day). Pressure and dull sticking pain in the right articulation of the jaw on moving it and swallowing (5th day). Tearing, first in the right side of the chin then beneath the right external malleolus, while sitting. Tearing in a narrow streak in the middle of the base of the right lower jaw extending into the head, with toothache in the same row, relieved by pressure and lying upon it, in the evening in bed. Drawing tearing in the left side of the lower jaw, and in a hollow tooth of the same side (6th day). Sticking tearing between the mastoid process and the angle of the lower jaw of the right side (9th day).
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.