Eye
Matter in the eyes in the morning on waking, with burning and dimness of vision (tenth day). Dryness of the eyes, with burning (thirtieth day). The eyes are very dry in the morning (ninth day). The eyes seemed swollen in the morning after waking, and for a long time she could not open them, for half an hour (third day). The eyes seemed swollen in the morning after waking, with dizziness. Pain in the left eye, as if it would burst or were forced outward, with profuse lachrymation; at times much water runs from the left nostril, with aggravation of the drawing- sticking headache above the left eye, on blowing the nose. Burning in both eyes from morning till evening (twenty-fifth day). Burning in the inner canthus of the right eye, which was somewhat inflamed, at 5 P.M. Constant burning and dryness of the eyes (ninth, tenth, and eleventh days). Sticking and burning in the eyes, with red vessels in the whites (eleventh day). Tearing in the eyes, followed by lachrymation, in the morning in bed, disappearing after washing (tenth day). Itching of the whole right eye after dinner. Biting in the left eye, and lachrymation. Itching in the left inner canthus, disappearing on rubbing. Itching and burning in the right eye at 10 P.M. Itching and burning in the canthi (second evening). Violent itching and biting in the left eye, disappearing on rubbing, at 4 P.M. Voluptuous itching of the left eye, disappearing on rubbing, at 4.30 P.M. (tenth day). Biting itching of the right inner canthus, disappearing on rubbing. Brow and Orbit. Pressure about the eyes towards evening. Tearing in the right upper margin of the orbit. Vibrating jerking above the left eye, extending through the head, on motion and when walking (eleventh day). Lids. Inflammation and swelling of the lower eyelid, with redness of one canthus (after eight days). Eyes agglutinated in the morning on waking (second day). Agglutination in the morning, so that she could not open the eyes; only after a second washing did the cloud disappear from the eyes. The eyes are agglutinated every morning, and burn in the bright daylight, for many days. Agglutination of the eyes, with pressure in them. During the menses, both eyes are agglutinated in the inner canthus in the morning, with heaviness of the head. Jerking-tearing in both lower kids (twentieth day). Jerking in both left lids, causing lachrymation, for three days (thirty-seventh day). Lachrymal Apparatus. Watery eyes in the morning, as after long weeping. Lachrymation all day (thirty- fourth and thirty-fifth days). Lachrymation of the right eye some days, also of both eyes; they are agglutinated every morning (after forty-three days). Lachrymation and burning of the right eye, with red vessels in the inner canthus (ninth and tenth days). Ball. Swelling of the eyeball, as if a “dropsy in the eye” would form. Vision. Dimness of vision (third day). Dimness of vision in the inflamed eye, as if feathers were before it. During the menses the eyes are dim, dry, and burning, Fog before the eyes, especially the right eye, in the afternoon. Vision of the right eye vanishes when looking intently; it seems weaker than usual (seventeenth day). Photophobia, with burning in the eyes (twenty-ninth day).
Ear
External. A painful, dull stitch behind the right ear, ending with tension, which disappears only for a short time on pressure, at 3 P.M. Violent sharp stitches in front of the left ear, for two minutes, at 5.30 P.M. Tearing in the right external concha, at 10 A.M. Painful tearing in the whole left concha, lasting two minutes, at 7.30 P.M. Sore pain behind the lobule of the right ear when pressed upon (seventh day). During the menses, a burning-smarting below the lobule of the left ear. Middle. Burning like fire in the right ear, for a second. Painful boring in the left ear, with stitches, in the forenoon, lasting three minutes. Boring pain in the right ear, as with a corkscrew. Pain like a suppuration in the right external meatus, which is red and inflamed; this continued three days, after which it remained sensitive to pressure for several days. Fluttering in the right ear, in the evening. Fluttering in the right ear, as from a large bird, three times in succession. Tickling in the right ear, lasting a long time, at 6.30 P.M. Itching in the right meatus externus auditorius, removed by scratching. Hearing. Great sensitiveness to noise, even to starting up in fright. Noise in the left ear, in the morning in bed; whereupon the whole left ear was painful to touch. Loud noises in the right ear for two minutes, after dinner. Ringing in the ears (after twenty days). Roaring before the ears so violent that she could not stay in bed; she was obliged to sit up and at last stand (after nine days). Roaring in front of the ear, as if alternating with whistling. Ringing in the right ear, after dinner. Ringing or noises in the left ear. Roaring in the right ear, with diminished hearing, and a feeling of intoxication in the open air, so that she did not understand a question put to her, still worse in the house (twenty-ninth day). Roaring and noises in the left ear like a storm of wind, with diminished hearing, lasting a second, at 4.30 P.M. (tenth day). Roaring fluttering, and whizzing in the right ear, with hardness of hearing, for a minute, at 11 A.M.
Nose
Objective. The nose was red and swollen, for several evenings. Blisters in both nostrils, with a dragging pain (forty-third day). A scab in the nostril (after three days). Frequent sneezing caused by tickling in the nose, in the morning (twenty-third day). Frequent sneezing, with stoppage of the nose, in the morning (ninth day). During the menses, she sneezed four times in the morning. Violent sneezing and tickling in the whole nose, as if she had snuffed an errhine, in the morning (sixth day). Water drops unnoticed from the nose, without coryza. Stopped catarrh (thirty-fifth day). Stopped catarrh, with stoppage of the nose, waking her at night. Stopped catarrh all day; was obliged to open the to breath, yet there was secretion of nasal mucus. Coryza for several days, especially in the morning and evening. On appearance of the menses, coryza with stoppage of the nose, lasting four days. Coryza, with discharge of thick mucus, and a feeling as if the nose were swollen from frequent blowing, lasting three days (after ten days). Violent coryza, with stoppage of the right nostril (seventh day). Fluent coryza in the morning of rising, afterwards the nose was stopped all day (thirty-second day). The coryza was fluent in the morning, dry in the afternoon (fifteenth day). Bleeding of the nose and mouth. Bleeding of the nose, in the morning (after second and third days). Frequent profuse nosebleed (after seventeen days). She woke at 3 and 5 A.M., with violent nosebleed, lasting eight minutes; with violent sneezing and tickling in the right nostril (sixth day). A clot of blood is blown from the nose with the nasal mucus (fifteenth day). Subjective. Feeling of coryza in the morning, with stoppage of the nose; only at times were a few drops discharged (second day). Stoppage of the nose, which, however, does not last long, at 5.30 P.M. Stoppage of the nose, frequently alternating with fluent coryza (fourth day). Inclination to blow the nose, and a feeling as if it were full of mucus, but on blowing it nothing is discharged, and it remains stopped, at 8 A.M. Dryness of the nose, every morning on waking. Dryness of the nose, and stoppage of the left nostril, in the morning, soon disappearing (second day). Violent tearing in the upper part of the left side of the nose, near the margin of the eye, extending to the left temple, at 7 A.M. Tickling in the nose and ineffectual attempts to sneeze, at 10.30 A.M. Tickling in left nostril; irritation to sneeze. Astonishing tickling in the nose, followed by sneezing, in the evening. Fine tickling in the right nostril, disappearing on scratching, but returning. Itching in the left nostril, frequently reappearing. Violent itching in the nostrils that disappears after scratching, half an hour after dinner and at 3 P.M.
Face
Objective. Fretful expression, in the forenoon. During the menses, very pale color of the face. Very pale and of a bad color with general discomfort (twelfth day). Very pale suffering look (nineteenth and twentieth days). Suffering, pale, earthy look for a long time (twentieth day). Redness and burning in the face, with external heat, from 5 to 7 P.M. Great redness of the face with heat of the whole body, frequently recurring. Subjective. She was obliged to run from room to room all night on account of pain in the face, to hold the painful side and constantly wag the head; as soon as she remained quiet the pains returned with the same severity. Tension in the whole face, as if the white of an egg had dried upon it (ninth day). Violent tearing, pain in the left side of the face, in the afternoon. Cheeks. Nightly tearing, burrowing and boring as with a red-hot iron in the zygoma, somewhat relieved by sitting up in bed; or driving her out of bed, with frightful anxiety. Throbbing pain in the antrum of Highmore, with selling of the right malar bone. Lips. Dry lips without thirst, in the morning, disappearing by noon (twenty- seventh day). Burning and tension in the middle of the upper lip and also somewhat farther above. Fine painful tearing in the middle of the lower lip, somewhat to the left side. Soreness of the upper lip. China Burning and twinging in the centre between the chin and lip, lasting a long time, at 6 P.M. Violent pain as from suppuration in the right lower jaw, and also in the cheek, with redness and swelling; especially painful when pressed upon, a jerking in it on talking, sneezing, and yawning, for 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.