Ohren
Auricular acupuncture
= Ohrakupunktur
Das Ohr stellt eine exakte Somatotopie des gesamten Organismus dar. Ihrer embryonalen Entwicklung entsprechend spiegeln sich in der durch den Vagus versorgten Concha die entodermalen Organe (Magen- und Darmtrakt, innere Organe), in dem durch den N. trigeminus versorgten zwischen der Concha und der Helix gelegenen Gebiet die mesodermalen Somatotopien (Knochen, Muskeln, Gefäße, Herz, Niere, Genitalien) und in dem durch den
N. auriculus magnus versorgten Gebiet, Ohrrückseite, Helixrand und Ohrläppchen die des ektodermalen Keimblattes (Nervensystem, Haut).
Auricularia auricula-judae o. polytricha = Judasohren Fungi
Calochortus
tolmeii =
Cat’s ears/= Mormonetulp/= Startulip
Gink-b. = Yin-Hsing/= Ya
Chio = Entenfuß"/= Elefantenohr"/= "Mädchenhaarbaum"/= Yin
kuo
Forficula auricularia = Ohrwürmer
Haemanthus albiflos = Elefantenohr Asparagales/= Zimmerpflanze
Hieracium peleterianum = Vals-muizenoor Asterales
Hypochearis radicata = false dandelion/= Ferkelkraut/= Hairy cat’s ears/wie Tarax gebraucht Asterales
Opuntiaceae = Ohrenkaktus
Philodendron domesticum = Elephant earphilodendron /air filtering plants Alismatales
Plan-m
= Breitwegerich/= Plantain/= Lungenblatt/= Wundwegerich/= Ballenkraut//=
Wegtritt/= Saurüssel/= Mausöhrle
Salix
aurita = Ohrweide Malphigiales
Thios
Ohroperation, Katarrakt, Sklerodermie
Wirkt bei Ohrerkrankung begleitet durch Bildung von neuem Binde-/Narbengewebe .
Verabreichung mit mechanischen Maßnahmen kombinieren.
Resultate besser/prompter in kürzer dauernden Fällen.
Positive Wirkung auf Schwindel.
Resultate in Tinnitus besser als durch jedes andere Medikament.
Schlangen haben keine Ohren.
‡ Entwicklung der Ohren ‡
„Du hast wohl was an den Ohren?“
„Die hat aber große Ohren!“
„sich etwas hinter die Ohren schreiben“ (Sich etwas merken.)
„es faustdick hinter den Ohren haben“ (Schlau und raffiniert sein.)
„ganz Ohr sein“ (aufmerksam zuhören.)
„kleine potjes hebben grote oren“ Kinder hören Erwachsenen bei Gespräche zu, auch wann sie tun als ob sie beschäftigt sind.
Verhärtetes Ohrenschmalz: Saft von Semp.
Tuberkulinie tobt sich im Ohr und Zähnen aus
Caps.
Swelling
on bone behind the ear, painful to touch; tearing behind ear, in concha; pain
deeply seated with itching beneath the left ear with every cough as if an ulcer
would open.
Take a
fleshy, flabby, dark haired child with the above symptoms who wants to lie on a
hot water bottle but howls with pain if anything cold touches his ear and
Capsicum will relieve in a few moments. [S.
Lilienthal]
Hep.
Whizzing and throbbing in ears.
Darting pain in ears.
Canal filled with, cheesy bloody pus.
Surrounding skin scurfy and irritated.
Little pustules in meatus and auricle
wherever pus touched. Pus very offensive.
Haemorrhage from slight touch.
> hot applications: < anything
cold.
[One wonders that more has not crept into
homoeopathic literature regarding the extreme value of Hepar in ear troubles.
At outpatients, years ago, a doctor, trained by Dr. Yunnan (a great prescriber)
in India, revealed the marvellous action of Hepar 200 in single dose in ear
troubles. Since then one has used it often with great effect. The most striking
case was during the War, when "specialists" were not always at hand.
A young girl with very high temperature; much pain; ear, "sticking
out"; the redness and swelling over mastoid denoting urgency, and no
surgeon to hand, got Hepar 200. When seen, a couple of days later, the whole
thing had subsided, temperature, pain and all. But such cases of urgent
responsibility, in normal days, one hands over, gladly, to the ear surgeon. One
remembers hearing of a patient brought to hospital too late, where pus was
found, not only in brain, but down the spinal cord].
An old domestic tip for earache.
"Heat an onion in the oven, and insert the small hot core into ear.".
Discharge of pus from ear.
Pains behind ears, deep in head, from
backwards and towards ears.
KENT says: "The old mothers used to put
onions on the babys ear when it had earache: not surprising, when we see all
the pains and aches belonging to this remedy.
"Jerking pains from throat towards
Eustachian tube. Violent earache, even to discharge of pus from ear. Ringing in
ears. Stitches towards ear from forehead. Pain like thick threads drawing from
deep in head. Stitching, tearing pains in ear with whooping-cough coryza
laryngitis".
Puls.
Most useful in less extreme cases.
Otalgia: pain violent as from something
forcing outward.
Jerking; tearing; darting; shooting;
bursting; pulsating at night.
Earache relieved by cold applications
(reverse of Hepar.). < heat
Stitches in ears: itching sticking, deep
in.
"Otitis media: profuse, yellowish,
or yellow-green discharge. Severe pain, especially as evening sets in,
continuing through the night, with paroxysms of increasing severity: causing
little concern during the day: later a bland discharge of mucus and pus: not
especially offensive.".
Otitis external: pains very severe: ear
red and swollen. Pains < at night. Sensation as of something crawling out of
the ear.
Otitis with delirium, horrid pain,
swelling in ear. Pain may extend over side of face, and into throat.
Otorrhoea, from cold: after scarlet
fever, measles, etc.
"Puls. has such a strong affinity
for the ear that it will cure earache in almost all sensitive children who cry
pitifully."- KENT.
Cham.
Grows furious with the pain.
Violent pains in ear, >eat (Hep. of
Puls.). Cant have a draught of air on the ears (Hep.).
Single large stitches in ear (stooping)
with ill- humour and peevishness.
Roaring in ears, „As from rushing water“:
ringing in ears.
„As of hot water running out of ear“.
Pressing earache in spells, with tearing
pain, extorting cries. Particularly sensitive to open air about ears.
[KENT says: "Pitiful crying in
children with earache calls for Puls. But those who are snappish, who are never
suited, who will throw away something asked for and slap the nurse in the face
must have Cham. With Puls., Cham. and Allium cepa, you can cure the majority of
earaches in children].
Sil.
Otorrhoea: offensive, watery, curdy.
Purulent discharges from ear.
Caries of mastoid process.
Scabs behind ears.
Child bores into its ears with fingers
when asleep, causing discharge of blood and pus: enjoys having its ear cleanses.
Hep. far more hypersensitive; to
touch/cold/draught. One cannot imagine Hep. loving to have its ear
cleansed". Sil. may clear up the results of mastoid operations which fail
to heal easily.
Merc.
Soreness and excoriation of inner ears.
Ears inflamed internally and externally.
Pain: cramp-like, sticking: as if stopped
by a swelling.
Purulent, green offensive discharges.
After a cold: intolerable pain in whole
head, esp. ears: boring, tearing, stitching, raring, < left ear, which
externally is red, hot and swollen. Pain may cause fainting.
RestLESS/sleepLESS.
Purulent offensive discharge with itching
in ears.
Boils, fungus excrescences, polypi in
ears.
Inflammatory swelling of glands under ear.
Typical Merc. is offensive discharges:
saliva, sweat. Tremors of hands and tongue.
Aching in ears < between 17 – 18 h.
< at night and from heat of bed.
Queer symptoms: shivering in any pus-cavity.
Complaints increase during sweat.
Oversensitive to noise, but music
relieves.
Caries of mastoid: obstinate otorrhoea.
Burning, pricking, itching, boring pains
behind ear.
Fetid otorrhoea, especially with caries
of the ossicles. After scarlatina.
Typical Aurum is intensely depressed-even
to suicide.
Itching and swelling with painful throbbing
in external meatus: then discharge of water fluid smelling like fish-pickle,
which causes vesicles wherever it touches. Ear is bluish-red, oedematous:
hearing impaired.
Constant rather severe deep pain in ear.
Dull throbbing pain in ears day and
night; thin, watery, excoriating discharge.
Ulceration in external auditory meatus.
Characteristic. Hungry at night: wants an apple in the middle of night.
Longs for beer.
Offensive sweat of armpits: fetid sweaty
feet.
Fear if touch in sensitive places.
(Hep.).
Itching of sweaty places.
Discharge from ears with tearing pain:
Otorrhoea after measles.
Colchicum is hypersensitive to odours:
especially smells of cooking.
[Clarke somewhere records the case of a
middle-aged woman with ear-trouble after scarlet fever at thirteen. Clarke gave
her Colch. which cleared it up. The drum healed, and she had normal hearing
thereafter].
Acute earache: If suffering from
violent earache, acute stabbing pain in the ear, and tenderness over the
mastoid region, when you first look at it from the homoeopathic standpoint you
are completely lost.
Acon: Cause COLD north-east wind/restless/PAIN (burning in
character)/irritable, a bit scared, with all the signs of a rising
temperature/tenderNESS to touch.
Cham: PAIN and practically beside himself with pain/will
not stay still/cross and as irritable as can be/tenderNESS/nothing satisfies.
Caps: MORE tenderness over the mastoid region, possibly a
little bulging, ear begins to look a little more prominent on the affected
side. External ear RED (redder than on the opposite side).
Acute stabbing running into the ear, condition
a little comforted by hot applications/SORRY for himself, miserable, wanting to
be comforted, probably a little tearful, - irritability of Cham.
Possible is allways a child requiring Puls
(Merc./Hepar.).
Child: All-c. all the pains and aches
belonging to this remedy.
Puls. Teary/sensitive.
Cham. snappish, who are never suited,
who will throw away something they have asked for, and slap the nurse in the
face.
Apis. Bell. Ferr-p. Hepar. Sil. Mag-p.
Tinnitus: perception of sound in the human ear
in the absence of corresponding external sound. Tinnitus can be perceived in
one or both ears or in the head. It is usually described as a ringing noise,
but in some patients it takes the form of a high pitched whining, buzzing,
hissing, humming, or whistling sound, or as ticking, clicking, roaring, etc. It
has also been described as a `whooshing` sound, as of wind or waves.
Chin.:
Ringing in the ear, which becomes worse if the ear is lightly touched but
diminishes on giving hard pressure on the ear. Painless diarrhoea only at night
is another important feature.
Kali-i.:
Suffers with noises in the ear with boring pain. > in open air.
Sal-ac.:
Roaring and ringing in the ears + deafness and vertigo or giddiness. Difficult
to maintain balance and tends to fall to the left side.
Frei nach: Mark J. Eisen, M.D.
Excerpted
from a conference on the Natural Treatment of Ear Infections, held in Chapel
Hill, NC, in 1994.
Eardrops sold
over the counter, excellent for the treatment of middle ear infections (otitis
media) may contain borage, garlic or mullein oils or other herbal preparations.
2 - 4 warmed drops (hold bottle or glass dropper
under running warm water until it reaches baby bottle temp.) are put in the
affected ears and a bit of cotton put in. Repeat 4 - 6x daily in acute
situations. The child's head should be kept warm and covered. For older
children a scarf should be worn around the neck. Do not use ear drops if the drum
has ruptured (you will see pus draining out, which may be bloodstained. See
your doctor immediately if this happens. Not surprisingly, the child's pain
almost always stops as soon as the eardrum ruptures - this is because the
intense pressure stops as soon as the pus can run out).
Homeopathic
Remedies
In
anthroposophical therapy we often try to gently aid the healing effort, but not
compel a change. I will use homeopathic remedies in the C 6 potencies; if these
are unavailable or the situation is acute (crying baby, pain in ear) C 30 can
be used for several doses. If there is no response, contact your health care
practitioner. Follow recommendations on the packages or from your practitioner.
Cham.: child
is fretful, peevish, and irritable/want water, then throw the bottle down after
a sip/may arch their back and throw their head back, sometimes screaming.
Puls.: typically have creamy yellowish discharges
and they are very "clingy," crying if set down. They are often
piteous to look at.
Acon.: onset of the earache is sudden. The pains
are knife-like, the child is cool to the touch. Face may be red.
Bell.: high fever, red and hot, dry faces. The pain
is throbbing. Little thirst. May appear frightened.
Ferr-p.: use immediately at the initial stages. Often
violent, throbbing pain relieved by cold applications. Anxious, restless and
hypersensitive to noise.
Kali-m.: white tongue and swollen glands. Often
cracking noises on swallowing or blowing nose.
Sil. = Puls +
C.
These are
just a few of the many excellent homeopathic remedies available.
Both Weleda
and WALA make a wonderful eardrop - an oil extraction of lovage root (=
Levisticum ex radix) which can be prescribed by your physician. It is called
Levisticum Oil, 10% Ear Drops. Follow instructions as above or as directed by
the physician.
Levisticum
Radix D 3 is a specific remedy suggestion by R.S. and not generally used by
homeopaths. I have found it to be a superb preparation for use in uncomplicated
ear infections. It is available by prescription only from Weleda or in the
preparation called
Apis/Levisticum
D2/3 from WALA (also by prescription). Your physician can prescribe this for
you. The child is given 1 – 7 drops (one drop per year of age) of the former,
diluted in a teaspoon of water, or 2 - 5 globuli of the latter on the tongue,
up to hourly while awake. The amount is somewhat age dependent but 1 - 2 drops
or globuli more or less than recommended should cause no problem.
Other
Therapies
Chamomile Compresses
can be applied for earache pain. A chamomile tea bag is dipped once into boiled
water, removed and placed on a handkerchief, which is then wrung out
thoroughly. The warm (watch out it's not too hot) compress is placed over the
painful ear and secured in place with a folded dry washcloth and a little
stocking cap. Never secure compresses under or around a small child or infant's
neck.
Onion
Compresses may help when the infection is smoldering - when it neither comes
out nor is resorbed. A few teaspoons of chopped onions are gently sauteed in
olive oil until just glassy in appearance. They are placed in a handkerchief
and rolled, then wrapped behind the ear (again, watch the temperature) and
secured in place as above. Often the sulfurous element in the onion adds enough
warmth to enhance the body's response. (raw onion in slices serves oft >)
Lemons on
the feet will help if the child is excessively congested and uncomfortable;
place a wafer thin slice of lemon on the bottoms of the feet; secure carefully
with a little gauze, then replace the child's sock back on the foot. This will
help reduce congestion quickly. In this case it is the sour, acidic element of
the lemon that draws us down more deeply into the body and helps to dry out the
head.
In addition
to the above measures for acute and chronic conditions, an anthroposophic,
homeopathic or naturopathic physician would want to address the often
underlying digestive dysfunction which accompanies the child who tends to ear
infections, looking for ways to strengthen the breakdown of food substances in
the early portion of the digestive tract. This may enhance selectivity of
absorption of nutriments, leading to a > feeling for foods, and healthier
appetites. It will also enhance elimination and proper bowel functions. I have
repeatedly found that attention to digestion is necessary in cases where the
ear infections recur more than one or two times after using the above remedies.
All natural
drug therapy for conditions such as otitis need to be accompanied by careful
observation on the parent's part and re-examination by the practitioner when
needed. I find it useful with new parents to have telephone contact with them
at least daily during a child's first few illnesses. This creates confidence
that they will get the help they need, and keeps me reassured that the parents
are clear about instructions and that the child continues to do well. It is
essential to work with a qualified health care practitioner when your child is
ill, especially those under two years of age with fever. The advice given here
is not meant to be used without good observation, common sense and appropriate
professional care.
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