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REMEDY
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SIGNS
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BETTER/ WORSE
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OTHER
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Belladonna
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Red ear, ear canal, flushed face, sudden
onset with fever
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< 3 p.m., motion, right ear, night
> sitting with head raised, warmth
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Ear feels hot and throbs. Child is agitated.
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Calc. carb.
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Head hot and sweats profusely. Congested
throbbing pain with thick yellow discharge.
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< cold wind, exertion
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Often chronic and accompanied with nasal
congestion which is thick and bland. Very chilly child.
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Chamomilla
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Extreme pain, out of proportion with
inflammation. Very irritable.
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< cold air or wind
> temporarily from being carried or
rocked.
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Angry cry. Doesn’t want you to touch ear.
Often accompanies teething
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Ferrum phos.
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Early stages, slow onset.
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< left ear
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often accompanies other cold symptoms
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Hepar sulph
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Splinter-like pain in ear, often
accompanied with croupy cough.
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< slightest touch and cold
> warm applications
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Child hypersensitive. May have offensive
discharge.
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Mercurius
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Especially chronic ear infections. May be
gluey yellow-green pus or discharge
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< night, warmth of bed, heat
> blowing the nose.
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Excessive salivation
Bad breath
Often have swollen glands
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Pulsatilla
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Little pain during day. Comes on after cold
or chilling.
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< heat, at night in bed
> cool applications
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Weepy, congested. Want attention and
consolation. Thirstless. Not angry.
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Mullein oil
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Drop directly in ear if there is no
discharge. Can be used in conjunction with other remedies taken internally.
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Plantago
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Tincture diluted in water. A few drops in
the ear. Good especially when accompanied by teething pain. Can also be used on the gums to sooth that pain.
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