NATRUM ARSENICATUM.
EAR.
[160.]
► Shooting pain over right ear, in
afternoon (seventh day), [6], [7]. ►
Dull of hearing at all times, but more so to-day (fourth day), [10a]. ►
Annoyed by rushing noise in right ear, lasting from ten to fifteen
minutes, and resembling the escaping of steam from an engine just
starting, and synchronous with the pulsation of the temporal artery
(have been troubled with it before, but not lately), at 9.40 P.M.
(thirty-seventh day), [5].
NOSE.
►
Objective. ► Right side of
nose and over bridge a little red; large pimple on side of nose not so
sore, and a little indurated (fifth day), [10a].
► Both nostrils inflamed, and
indurations in both (fiftieth day), [5].
► Nasal mucous membrane thickened,
and the nasal passages somewhat obstructed (eleventh day), [8a]. ►
Thickening of nasal mucous membrane; can inhale air, but finds it
difficult to exhale (eleventh day); nasal cavities feel as if stuffed,
but air can be drawn freely through the nose (fifteenth day), [10a]. ►
Frequent paroxysms of sneezing through the day (fifth day), [2]. ►
Through the day considerable sneezing (twelfth day); sneezing
(fourteenth day); sneezing brought on by an inspiration of cool air on
moving about during morning, accompanied by a free watery or semi-mucous
discharge; sneezing renewed every time he went into cool air, or took a
fresh inspiration of cool air (fifteenth day), [10a]. ►
Watery discharge from nose (seventh day); catarrhal discharge from nose,
less in afternoon (ninth day); thin watery discharge from nose (tenth
day); some discharge from nose (twelfth day), [8]. [170.] ► Free watery discharge from nostrils
(twelfth day); all afternoon and evening (thirteenth day); rather
copious watery or semi-mucous discharge all day (fourteenth day);
discharge free till midnight, and since that time has been gradually
diminishing (fifteenth day), [10a].
► Nose commenced discharging a clear
watery substance after rising in morning; discharge from nose so profuse
as to require the almost constant use of the handkerchief (sixth day);
discharge from nose very profuse and watery (seventh day); discharge
whitish, and becoming thick (eighth day); discharge from nose tough and
yellowish (ninth day), [10]. ► From left nostril a watery, non
irritating discharge, in morning on rising, continuing till 10 A.M.,
becoming much less after that hour (fourteenth day); at times through
the day, considerable discharge from nostrils, quite fluid from the
left, and more gluey from the right nostril, with considerable chafing
from frequent use of handkerchief (fifteenth day); nose discharging
(sixteenth and seventeenth days); profuse discharge of a watery mucus
from nose (eighteenth and twentieth days); both nostrils commenced
discharging freely, at 9 A.M. (twenty-second day); all day a free
discharge of yellowish mucus from both nasal cavities (twenty-third and
twenty-fourth days); at times a watery mucous discharge from both
nostrils, most free from the left thirty-sixth day), [9]. ► Some
indications of exudation from nasal mucous membrane setting in (eleventh
day); slight discharge of mucus from both nasal cavities (twelfth day);
moderate discharge of a tenacious whitish mucus from nasal cavities
(thirteenth day); still a little watery discharge from nostrils
(twenty-fourth day), [8a]. ► Slight catarrhal discharge from nose, at
10.30 A.M. (fourth day); slight fluent coryza, with sneezing, at 9.20
A.M. (fifth day); slight fluent coryza (thirty-sixth day); discharge of
a thick yellowish substance from nose, at 9.35 A.M. (forty-fifth day), [5]. ►
Fluent coryza in evening (fifth day), [2].
► Nosebleed twice in succession, in
evening (after third dose, seventh day), [1].
► Subjective. ► Stopping up of nose (seventh, eleventh,
and twelfth days), [8]; in morning
(twenty-first day), [5]. ► Stopped up on right side and dry
(thirty-ninth day), [7]. ► Right side of nose stopped or stuffed up,
and blowing of a thick yellowish mucus from it (twelfth day), [6]. [180.]
► Right nostril stopped up (fifth
day); nose stopped up; must keep mouth open to breathe through night
(sixth day), [10]. ► Nasal cavities stopped up, on rising in
morning (fourteenth day); nose obstructed almost completely on waking,
but during the day it was about the same as yesterday in that respect
(fifteenth day); nasal cavities very much obstructed in morning on
waking, but free through the day (twentieth day); nasal cavities stuffed
up in morning on waking, and remained so till 9 A.M. (twenty-second
day); nose entirely stopped up on waking (twenty-third day), [9]. ►
After recommencing the taking of the drug, the nose dry (fifth and
seventh days), [8]. ► Nostrils dry, and some thickening of the
lining membrane (twelfth day), [9].
► Pain at root of nose (thirty-ninth
day), [7]. ►
Dull aching at root of nose (fourth day); constant aching pain at toot
of nose (sixth day); severe aching at root of nose (seventh day); aching
at root of nose (eighth day), [10].
► Nostrils quite tender when touched,
at 11.30 A.M.; not as painful, at 9.30 P.M. (fifty-first day); nostrils
less painful, but still indurated and sore, at 9.30 P.M. (fifty-third
day), [5]. ► Smell. ►
Sense of smell defective since nose began to show symptoms from the
taking of the drug (twenty-third day), [9].
► Loss of smell (fourteenth day), [8].
FACE.
►
Objective. ► The
complexion a little red or purplish (ninth day); natural (twenty-second
day), [9a]. [190.] ►
Face flushed and hot (third day), [10].
► Face a little flushed (eighth day);
took none of the drug for twenty days, and on the seventh day after
recommencing it, face again flushed, [9].
► Entire face swollen, orbital region
more than any other part, in morning on waking (twelfth day); bloating
of face, seen while taking drug, gone (twenty-fourth day), [8a]. ►
Face feels puffed up and hot (fifth day), [10].
► Malar bones feel large, as if
swollen (seventh day), [10]. ► Corners of mouth indurated and painful,
the right worst, at 11.30 A.M. (fifty-first day); corners of mouth still
fissured, the right worst, at 9.30 P.M. (fifty-third day), [5]. ►
Muscles of mastication feel stiff, and motion of jaw is painful (seventh
day), [10].
MOUTH.
►
Teeth. ► Teeth and gums
tender (twenty-second day), [5]. ► Tongue. ►
Tongue rather furry, but of natural color (twenty-ninth day), [10a]. ►
Tongue slightly coated (third day), [7].
[200.] ► Tongue coated whitish-yellow
(twenty-second day), [5]. ► Slightly yellowish coating on tongue
(forty-sixth day), [5]. ► Tongue coated with a thin yellowish-white
fur (fourth and fifth days); nearly natural in color, and but slightly
furred (eighth and tenth days); rather cleaner (twelfth and thirteenth
days); rather whitish and downy, with slightly metallic taste after
taking a drink of water (fourteenth day); slightly furred (fifteenth and
sixteenth days); moderately heavy whitish coat uniformly spread over
tongue on getting up in morning (eighteenth day), [10a]. ►
Tongue slightly coated grayish-white, in morning (second day); slightly
coated white, with a rough feeling (thirty-ninth day); coated with a
grayish-white mucus (fortieth day), [7].
► Whitish fur on tongue, most dense
near the base, and on getting out of bed (eighteenth day), [9]. ►
Slight whitish coating on tongue (twelfth day); tongue coated
yellowish-white (thirteenth day), [6].
► Light whitish fur on tongue (fourth
day); tongue deep red, considerably corrugated, and somewhat furred
(eighth day); tongue not so red, still somewhat and the papillæ
standing up plainly on posterior part (ninth day); on waking, tongue
moderately furred, but no very unpleasant taste in mouth (eleventh day);
on waking, tongue somewhat furred back, and the papillæ on posterior
part prominent and large, and the anterior part fissured (fourteenth
day); tongue cracked, red, and uneven, and slightly furred (nineteenth
day), [9a]. ►
Tongue clean (second day); thin whitish fur over middle of tongue from
tip to base, leaving a small well-defined space on each side clear and
of natural color (fourth day); tongue a little corrugated, and posterior
part covered with a whitish-yellow coating, becoming lighter the nearer
the tip (seventh day); slightly furred, supposed to be inflamed to some
extent (case of tobacco), (eight day); thin whitish coating over most of
surface, edges an tip free (thirteenth day), [8a]. ► Tongue
large, moist, and fissured (tenth day); flabby and fissured (twelfth
day); large, soft, and deeply fissured (fourteenth day); furred,
whitish, more on back part (forty-third day), [9]. ► Small
blister on right side near base of tongue (thirty-seventh day), [5]. [210.]
► Tongue feels dry, as if burnt;
liquids do not remove the sensation (third day), [2]. ► General
Mouth. ► Ulcer in mouth,
very sore (third day), [7]. ► Mouth gets watery, and I think that I am
going to vomit (fiftieth day), [6].
► Taste. ►
Insipid taste (fortieth day), [7].
► Clammy taste in mouth (eighteenth
day), [9]. ►
Pasty taste in mouth (third day), [7].
► Bitter taste in mouth (thirteenth
and fiftieth days), [6]; at 9.35
A.M. (forty-sixth day), [5]. ► Sour taste in mouth, at 9.30 A.M.
(forty-third day), [5].
THROAT.
►
Objective. ► Throat
purple-red, rough, and pitted in places, and studded with little patches
of points filled with mucus (twenty-first day), [9]. ► Throat
somewhat red, color deepest within fauces, less on soft palate, and
entirely lost on the arch; the parts within the pharynx, so far as can
be seen, are redder than natural, but not complained of as being sore on
swallowing (eleventh day); throat purplish-red, and looks raw, but no
soreness on swallowing (twelfth day); pharynx and pillars of fauces are
red, and their structures thickened and angry looking, but not sore on
swallowing (thirteenth day), [8a].
[220.] ►
A quantity of tough yellowish mucus occupying the posterior nares and
upper of pharynx (twenty-third day), [9].
► Considerable yellowish, rather
consistent mucus drawn by inspiration and hawking from posterior nares
(eleventh and twelfth days); but little discharge anteriorly through
nares, but the usual amount of hawking and clearing of throat and
posterior nares during early part of day (thirteenth day); can draw air
freely through nostrils, but there is a feeling in posterior nares as if
obstructed, preventing easy and clear articulation (seventeenth day), [10a]. ►
Hawking up of a grayish, viscid, tenacious mucus, with rough feeling in
throat (third day); roughness of throat; a tenacious white mucus causes
considerable hawking to free the throat, in afternoon (twenty-sixth
day), [7]. ►
Hawking this morning, as for some days past, but less this afternoon
(fifteenth day); hawking continues; the mucus hawked up is tougher, a
little more yellow, and the hawking a good deal oftener (seventeenth and
eighteenth days); hawking very troublesome all day, but worst in morning
(twentieth day); hawking and clearing of throat continues till 10 or 11
A.M.; a very tenacious whitish-yellow mucus is brought away by hawking
(twenty-fifth day); hawking continues; it was formerly troublesome in
morning, but is now troublesome all day (twenty-ninth day), [10a]. ►
Subjective. ► Disposition
to hawk frequently and clear the throat of a tenacious starchy-looking
mucus (twelfth and thirteenth days), [8a].
► Disposition to hawk and draw from
the posterior nares and throat a thick semi-solid whitish mucus,
continuing through the day, but most annoying on lying down to sleep
(twelfth day); hawking a great deal (sixteenth day); hawking worse in
open air (eighteenth day); frequent hawking and clearing of the throat
(twenty-fourth day); disposition to hawk and clear the throat of the
same tenacious mucus (thirty-sixth day), [9].
► Throat dry, and when dry, cough
most troublesome (nineteenth day); throat dry, and a lot of stiff
tenacious mucus lodged in upper part of pharynx, which, on trying to
dislodge, caused gagging; during day throat dry, sore, and empty;
deglutition painful (twenty-second day); dryness of throat only
occasionally felt (thirty-sixth day), [9].
► Constrictive sensation in throat,
below larynx, all evening (second day); constricted, choking feeling
still in throat (third day); great constriction in throat, in afternoon
(fifth day); same constricted feeling in throat, at 9 P.M. (seventh
day); moderate feeling of constriction in region of thyroid cartilage,
as if pressed between thumb and finger (thirty-sixth day), [7]. ►
Scraping and raw tickling sensation in throat (twenty-seventh day), [7]. [230.]
► Smarting in posterior nares, in
afternoon (twenty-sixth day), [7].
► Throat rough (twelfth day); throat
rough, and clogged up with much mucus, difficult to dislodge, and of a
dark-slate color (forty-ninth day), [6].
► Uvula and Tonsils. ► Tonsils, uvula, and soft part of palate
red, thickened, and sore looking, without special pain on swallowing
(nineteenth day), [1]. ► Tonsils, fauces, and pharynx are a
purplish-red, so far as can be seen, and œdematous, and in places
covered with a tough, whitish, viscid mucus (twenty-second day), [9]. ►
Tonsils, uvula, and as far as can be seen of the pharynx, are thickened,
irregular on the surface, swollen, and a purplish-red, with an abundance
of yellowish or yellowish-gray mucus; most of the soft part of the
palate is thickened, and presents to a degree the same appearance as the
fauces; color deepest on inner edge of tonsils and uvula, and pales more
the farther from that point till lost well up on the arch (eighteenth
day); throat not so dark and rough in appearance (twentieth day);
pillars of fauces, uvula, and surface of pharynx, so far as can be seen,
are still a little thickened and of a pale-red color, and some mucus is
seen in places adherent to the surface of the pharynx (twenty-fifth
day); fauces and soft part of palate and pharynx, so far as can be seen,
are of a pale-red color, and the vessels are full, and the parts just
named œdematous (twenty-ninth day), [10a].
► Fauces, Pharynx, and Œsophagus.
► Fauces and pharynx look red and
glassy (seventeenth day), [9]. ► Dry, stiff feeling in fauces and pharynx
on waking (twenty-fifth day); throat feels dry and stiff (twenty-ninth
day), [10a]. ►
Fauces and pharynx dry (twenty-third day), [9]; on waking in morning (twenty-second day), [9], [9a].
► Sensation of dryness all day in
fauces and pharynx (seventeenth day); fauces and pharynx dry, on waking
in morning (twenty-second day), [9].
► Pharynx somewhat dry (twelfth day),
[8a]. [240.]
► Constrictive, burning feeling in
œsophagus (second day), [7]. ► Swallowing. ►
Deglutition painful (twenty-second day); throat painful on empty
deglutition all day, but no soreness on swallowing food or drink
(twenty-third day), [9]. ► External Throat. ► Stiffness and tenderness in upper part of
sterno-cleido-mastoideus muscle, at 11.45 A.M. (fourteenth day), [5]. ►
Pain all afternoon in right side of neck, at bifurcation of common
carotid artery, felt when moving the head in any direction, or when
pressing the point named, but not noticed when swallowing, at 5.10 P.M.
(forty-first day), [5].® 2000
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