Hello
earlier this year I tried to rep a case for an old man who went deaf as a direct result of a bomb exploding next to him, and didn't get very far..

now, my nephew is partially deaf in one ear from having been punched! The doctors think it is a perforated ear drum and will get better.

I have tried to find rubrics to reflect
Ear blows to / injuries
deafness due to injury / blow / concussion / loud noise

And am getting no where

basic knowledge says Arnica in the first instance, Calendula for damage to the ear drum

Can anyone tell what the rubric is and where I can find it for deafness caused by either a punch (blow) and noise

many thanks

Caroline :-)

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Hi Caroline,

The only possibility I find so far is:
Perforation, tympanum: aur, calc, calc-i, caps, hep, hydr, iod, kali-b, kali-p, merc, merc-d(2), psor, puls, sil, sul-i, sulph, tell, tub, verb.

But my guess is that those have to do with perforation as a result of infection rather than injury--?

Shannon

Hi Caroline,

Here's a few rubrics in combination...

Chris

Location:
Beaten Pain, as after a blow (Focal, localised)
Acon.(3), Alum.(4), Amm.(3), Amm. mur.(3), Anac.(3), Arn.(5), Bov.(3), Cann.(3), Cina.(5), Croc.(3), Kali.(3), Lach.(3), Laur.(3), Mgs.(4), M. arct.(3), M. austr.(4), Mang.(3), Mezer.(3), Natr. carb.(4), Natr. mur.(3), N. mosch.(4), N. vom.(3), Oleand.(4), Phosph.(4), Plat.(5), Plumb.(3), Puls.(3), Ruta.(3), Sassap.(3), Tar.(3), Zinc.(3).

Sensation:
Hardness of hearing (difficult).
Amm.(3), Anac.(4), Arn.(3), Kali.(4), Laur.(4), Mgs.(3), M. arct.(3), Nat. carb.(4), Natr. mur.(3), Nux. vom.(4), Oleand.(4), Phosph.(4), Plumb.(4), Puls.(5), Ruta.(4).

Modality:
Ailments from Injuries, trauma, in general.
Arn.(5), Puls.(5), Ruta.(4).

Hi Shannon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shannon The only possibility I find so far is:

I shouldn't think so. Not necessarily. Often a perforation remains after infection or it may be have been due to scarlet fever. So old perforations may be included. If some of the rx or all work for that, it may also work for a perforation from injury.

Regards

Luise

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Linda

I am so glad you sent this "Hello to Luise," because I don't have his response in my inbox.

So, Welcome back Luise!! and thanks too

Kindest thoughts

Caroline :-) xxx
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dear caroline,

that was a nice question.
had to look up the books and reps to answer properly.

hearing impaired after injuries or blows on ear - CHININ-S, tell

hearing impaired after injuries or blows on tympanum - tell

hearing impaired after injuries or blows on head - arn

hearing impaired from concussion - ARN, chinin-s, croc

hearing lost after loud sound / report - sep

(source boericke rep, RU, synthesis)

hope that helps.

dr manish agarwala

Hi Caroline

Clinical evidence from P. Banerji.

Arnica 3c

Deafness or hard of hearing developed from loud sounds like explisions of bombs, crackers, gun-firings, or constant ringing of big bells very close to ears. This is a sort of trauma to ear drums. But must be very recent, within 7 days of occurrence. Otherwise, the 200th potency has been more effective.

Dose: twice a day

re rubrics

Shannons offering of perforated tympanum is relevant IF the eardrum is perforated, which you did not definitely state - only that they 'think' is the problem.

Deafness from concussion can be found in this rubric


>From Synthesis

HEARING - IMPAIRED - concussions, from

ARN. chinin-s. croc. hell. nat-s.

EAR - PERFORATION - Tympanum

aur. calc-i. calc-p. calc. caps. Elaps ferr-p. hep. Hydr. Kali-bi. Kali-p. lach. lap-a. Lyc. merc. Sil. sul-i. Sulph. tell. Tub.


>From RU

GENERALITIES - MODALITIES - CONCUSSION - agg.

acet-ac. ACON. aeth. am-c. am-caust. ANAC. ARN. art-v. aur. BAD. bell-p. BELL. bry. calc-s. CALC. calen. camph. cann-s. caust. CHIN. chinin-s. CIC. cina COCC. CON. croc. CUPR. echi. euphr. ferr-p. FIL. gels. GLON. HAM. HELL. hep. HYOS. HYPER. ign. IOD. Kali-br. KALI-P. kola kreos. lac-c. LACH. land. LAUR. LED. LYC. m-ambo. MAG-C. mag-m. manc. MANG. meli. merc. mez. NAT-M. NAT-S. NUX-M. NUX-V. onos. OP. par. ph-ac. phos. pip-m. PLAT. PLB. PULS. RHUS-T. RUTA sang. seneg. SEP. SIL. SPIG. staph. stry-xyz. stram. sul-ac. sulph. SYMPH. TEUCR. valer. verat. verb. viol-t. VIP. zinc.

HEAD - PHENOMENA - CONCUSSION of brain - objective

ACON. aeth. am-c. am-caust. ARN. bell. calc-s. calen. chinin-s. CIC. con. cupr. fil. gels. glon. HELL. HYOS. HYPER. Kali-br. KALI-P. LACH. LAUR. nat-s. onos. OP. par. ph-ac. pip-m. stram. sul-ac. TEUCR. VIP. zinc.


If you cross the 3 without the perforated tympanum (which may not have happened) you get

Arn
Chinnin. s

If you cross concussion agg with perf tymp

perfoation concussion agg

aur. CALC. hep. IOD. KALI-P. merc. PULS. SIL. sulph. verb.

some of the above ones would be useful if there was accompanying infection or if the perforation was due to infection, so may not be applicable



I would be seriously looking at Arnica 3c myself, if it was recent, and making sure no infection occurs if there is a perforation - as this then causes complications and can compromise the hearing.

Best to you

Robyn

Thank you for your welcomes

Luise
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