Stinging pain in the eyes on waking, as if pricked with pins; the sight is weak and eyes tired, as with presbyopic persons; feeling as though an eyelash was in the left eye, causing him to rub it.
Light irritates and tired the eyes; company and conversation annoys him. Itching of the eyes and very thick tears. Brow and Orbit. About 1 P.M., shooting, lancinating pains under the right eyebrow and right temple, with sensation as if cold water was poured on. These symptoms flew around from temples to eyes, or to sides of head, or from there to forehead or root of the nose, and vice versa; sometimes when the pain affected the forehead or sides of the head, it was not of a lancinating or shooting character, but there was a sensation of great internal noise.
Shooting in the right eyebrow, in the night. Pulsating throbbing under the right orbit. Lids. Involuntary movements (twitching) of the right upper eyelid, lasting several minutes. Eyelids agglutinated on waking. A pimple on the right upper eyelid, changing into a small herpes; when touched, pain in the eye under the eyebrow. The herpes increased, and continued to produce the same pain when touched. Itching of the edges of eyelids, increased by rubbing. Itching of the eyelids and external canthus, particularly of the right eye. Itching of the eyelids, with bluish circles under the eyes, and a sad countenance.
Itching of the eyelids, with a sensation of roughness; hoarseness in the larynx and trachea; indifference. Lachrymation.
Lachrymation, with sensation as if sand was under the eyelids; slight coryza, dry cough, hoarseness, happy mood, and poor memory. Vision. Weakness of sight to distinguish objects; the same in open air, sunlight, or shade (in a young girl who had always been shortsighted). Dimness of sight (from 7 A.M. until 10 A.M.). He thinks, in the evening, that he does not see well with his right eye when looking attentively at an object.
Obscuration of sight, as if a cobweb was passing before the eyes.
Obscuration of vision, as if there was a veil before the eyes, increasing in the sunlight. Photophobia, compelling him to complain and scream, during a deep and intense headache.
Photophobia, with vision of ghosts, faces, and different things, and sometimes flashes of light before the eyes.
Ears
External. Profuse mucous secretion from right ear. Pain at the entrance of external meatus, worse by touching, and producing the same sensation as if a nail were driven through the head.
Violent pain at the entrance of external meatus, increased by slightest touch, which produces a great shaking. Stinging pain in the right external meatus. Internal. When going up in the morning, a snap in the right ear, followed by a thick and brownish discharge. A snapping or cracking in the right ear, with pain and hiccough. In the evening, snapping and noise in the affected ear, hearing a little with it. Dull pain in the right ear, with increased secretion of ear-wax. In the morning, severe pain in the right ear, temple, and teeth, with burning in the right external ear, lasting until evening. The pain was worse by spells, locating itself at last in the right temple; the right cheek was somewhat swollen, with sensation of formication and worse by touching. General broken down or bruised sensation.
Severe pain at intervals in the ears; a deep and dull pain during the remission. Pain in the right ear, lasting all day; increasing in the afternoon, and during belching; towards evening the pain ceases, when running. Lacerating or tearing pain in the right ear. Stinging shooting pain in the internal ears and Eustachian tubes. Lancinating pains under the left ear.
Lancinating pains in the left ear, early in the morning.
Lancinating pain on one side of right ear. Tearing pain in the right ear, with heat; sometimes a buzzing sound, ringing of bells in others. Impaired hearing. Pricking in the right ear. In the evening, pricking in the right ear. Hearing. Deafness of both ears for eight days, with buzzing, wheezing, and vertigo. Noise in both ears. Noise in the ears, particularly in the right one, in bed, and increasing when waking. Noise in both ears, with a serous discharge from the right one. The noise in the ears lessened after a severe headache, caused by a momentary congestion. Noise in right ear, with a mucous discharge from it.
Noise in the right ear, as a clear ringing sound of bells, when waking up; vanishing after getting up. Roaring rumbling in the ears, with dulness of hearing. When a snapping or cracking is felt, the hearing is improved.
Nose
Sneezing and coryza. Coryza of the right nostril, and shooting sensation, radiating to the top of the head. Slight epistaxis.
While washing the face, some drops of blood from the left nostril. Profuse hemorrhage from the nose, the amount of blood lost measuring over one pint; the blood discharged was almost black, each drop coagulated, and sank at once, like a bullet, to the bottom of a vessel partly filled with water, and formed a large black clot (third day). Sensation of constriction in the nose. Two hours after taking the medicine in the morning, great itching in the left nostril and frequent sneezing, as after taking snuff.
Face
Countenance expressive of terror. Face pale, earthy color, in strong contrast with the nearly purple neck. Bruised pains in the bones of the face. (Cancer on the cheek, lower lip, or nose, in the beginning? ). Flushed cheeks, with burning heat in the head; burning heat and sweat in the palms of the hands. Burning, scorching sensation in the lips, as after a fever. Pains in the right or left angle of the inferior maxilla, and so severe as to think he is going crazy. Pain in the direction of the right inferior maxillary nerve, with a tickling sensation in the stomach, dizziness, vanishing of sight, and buzzing in the ears, of short duration. Pain in the inferior maxilla, as if all the teeth were going to fall out; neither cold or heat relieves.
Mouth
Teeth. Toothache with sensation of formication, as if an insect were running in them. Pain in the teeth, with hiccough, without being carious. Pain in all the teeth, as if they were loose, and momentary sensation as if an electric spark passed through them; at the same time constrictive pain in the nose, with throbbing in the eyes and orbits. In the evening, pain in the teeth and right cheek, as after a very cold sensation or impression. Dull pain in all the teeth, with smarting in the mucous membrane of the buccal cavity. Tearing pain in all the teeth, as if they were pulled, with burning heat and perspiration, which falls in drops from the face. Tearing pain in the upper teeth, as if pulled; more intense in the right side. Slight pain in all the left upper teeth when coming in contact with the air, in the morning (in a girl 24 years old, of a nervous constitution). Slight pain in the roots of the incisors and molars, increasing when coming in contact with each other; gastric symptoms. Slight pulsating pains in the right superior canine during the night. Pulsating toothache, causing involuntary distortions of the countenance.
Convulsive throbbing pain in all the teeth, with weeping and sadness. Gum. The gum of the incisors and the first molars continually bleeds. Tongue. (Cancer of the tongue, in the beginning, with or without fetid breath?). Very painful aphthae on the tongue. A spot or patch at the base of the tongue, a kind of aphthous ulcer the size of a lentil. A patch on the tongue near the uvula; a kind of small aphthous ulceration, with a fetid breath. Tongue coated dark brown, edges and tip fiery red.
Tongue moist. Dryness and roughness of the tongue from the evening until breakfast time the next morning. The patient said her tongue was drawn backward, so that on attempting to speak she could not utter a word. General Mouth. A white patch on the palate, with a tendency to enlarge. A patch of a suspicious, cancerous nature, in the mouth and on the fauces. Dryness and bitterness of the mouth, with great thirst. Great dryness of the mouth and teeth, as if they had never been moist. Slight constriction in the posterior palatine arch, with some pain when swallowing. A sensation in the mouth, tongue, and palate, similar to the taste of cream of tartar; and in the throat, as if drops of cold water were constantly falling down. Excoriating pain in the palate since morning, particularly when eating. The palate feels as if scalded, and as if the epithelium was removed.
The same preceding symptom in the mouth and throat, with burning and smarting, and, at the same time, pain in the sacral region and left half of the scrotum. Taste. Very bad taste in the mouth all day; feeling of dryness of the tongue, though it was moist. Flat taste. Sour and flat taste in the mouth, in the morning; food has a sour, salty, and piquant taste. Bitterness in the mouth and thirst, with pressive pain in the precordial region, and severe headache.
Throat
Sore throat when swallowing, at the same time shooting in left eye. Sore throat on right side, when cough, during the whole day. Sore throat when coughing, with slight redness of the mucous membrane. Pain in the throat when talking, yawning, coughing, and swallow-ing. Slight itching in the throat, with a dry cough. Painful constriction of the throat when swallowing, with aggravation of the mouth symptoms, when smoking. Sensation on swallowing of constriction in the throat. Sensation in the throat as if cold water was constantly dropping down; also a taste of cream of tartar in the mouth, tongue, and palate.
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.