Pharyngitis

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ACUTE DISEASES - Ear / nose / throat disorders - inflammation of the throat : apis Bell. Hep. kali-bi. lac-c. LACH. Lyc. Merc. nit-ac. Phyt. Quinsy

Modalities
Difficult Swallowing / Speaking

Bar-c

  • Difficulty swallowing (food or saliva)
  • Only swallowing of liquids is possible
  • Stinging and smarting pain in throat
  • Marked suppuration (pus collection) behind the tonsils.
  • Palate feels very swollen+ Fever, Red face, Offensive breath + Tthick phlegm
  • Salivation + Sensation of having a plug in the throat.
  • Throat is sore to touch
Pain in Throat Radiating to Ear

Hep

  • Marked uneasiness/ Hawking disposition
  • Stitching pain / Splinter like pain in the throat
  • Sensation of having a splinter or plug of mucus in the throat
  • Fever with chills
  • Inflammation / Swelling + Pus formation of Tonsils / Throat
  • Amel with hot drinks (Hep ₳ Lyc)
  • Scraping / Smarting due to swallowing food.
Excessive Drooling of Saliva

Merc

  • Collection of pus behind the tonsil which may be enlarged
  • Palate is red and swollen and there may be difficulty in swallowing.
  • Sharp, sticking pain in throat is particularly felt upon swallowing.
  • Offensiveness: Smell from mouth
  • Inflammation / Dryness / Rawness / Burning /Sore Throat / Tonsils / Uvula
  • Salivation during sleep (Lyc)
  • Constant thirst for water.
  • White tongue (Bell)
  • Lymphadenopathy
Suppuration Behind Left Tonsil

Lach

  • Pain in the throat on the left side which agg from taking liquids and from empty swallowing.
  • Left side of the throat feels choked when drinking fluids
  • Pain may radiate to the ear and usually worsens after sleep in most cases.
  • Throat is swollen, dry and seems dark red.
  • There is also a lot of phlegm present.
  • Voice tends to get hoarse,
  • Throat and neck are very sensitive to external pressure. (Bar-c ₳ Lach)
  • Purple throat color
  • Tendency to hawking
  • Swallowing liquids agg
  • Pain amel with swallowing solids
Suppuration behind Right Tonsil

Lyc

  • Right tonsil is sore, painful and suppurated.
  • Throat feels dry and sharp pain is felt in the tonsil particularly upon swallowing.
  • Sometimes burning and pricking appears in the tonsil.
  • Frontal headache (Maybe)
  • Salivation during sleep
  • Dry throat
  • Tendency to hawking
  • Formation of purulent membrane on the tonsils
  • General sensitivity to cold / Drinking / Eating
  • Pharyngitis amel with warm drinks.
  • Lymphadenopathy
Marked Burning Pains in Throat

Phyt

  • Throat, tonsil, and palate are congested with bluish or dark-purple appearance.
  • Throat is also intensely dry, rough with burning and smarting in fauces.
  • Swallowing difficult and is followed by excruciating pain in the throat that shoots to the ears. (Hep ₳ Phyt)
  • Hawking disposition
  • Swelling of the tonsils
  • White membrane on tonsils
Tendency of Quinsy

Psor

  • Tonsils are greatly swollen along with painful swallowing.
  • Pain in the throat upon swallowing may be burning, cutting or tearing in nature.
  • Pain may extend to ear from throat while swallowing.
  • Saliva is profuse and offensive.
  • Tough mucus in the throat. (Maybe)
Suppurating Tonsil is Slow to Heal

SIL

  • Pus is fetid,
  • It helps hasten the recovery process and clear off the pus discharges effectively.
Sore Throat, Tonsillitis and Quinsy in Strep Throat

Streptoc

  • Throat gets red and swollen
  • There is an accumulation of excessive pus behind the tonsil.
  • There is a constant pain in the throat

Banerji protocols

First line
  • Hep C200 two doses daily, in acute case every 3 hours
  • Bell Ce one dose evey three hours alternating with Hep 200
Second line
  • Bar-c C200, two doses daily
  • KM 3X, two doses daily
  • Acute cough, Spong C6 every 3 hour

Other remedies

Dulc

  • Rheumatic pharyngitis (Cold/ Wet agg + Accompanied by arthritis )

Mez

Apis

  • Redness of the pharynx
  • Inflammation of Uvula
  • Erysipelatous
  • White membrane of the throat
  • Stinging pain in the throat
  • Ulcers

Nit-ac

  • Inflammation of Throat / Tonsils
  • Pain goes from throat to ears
  • Burning / Soreness / Shooting
  • Painful swallowing
  • White Tongue (Bell, Merc)


Lac-c

  • Pain alternating between left and right side
  • Dry throat
  • Inflammation. Tonsil pain and swelling
  • White membrane
  • Painful swallowing

Kali-bi

  • Coated Tongue / Throat
  • Dry throat


Tissue Salt Remedies

KM:

  • Typical diphtheria remedy, start treating all diphtheria with KM
  • Swollen and gray-white patches
  • Painful swallowing
  • Copious sputum

CP: Diphtheria with swelling and white exudate covering uvula completely

NP: When the exudate is clearly yellow

KP:

  • Sore throat + Offensive breath.
  • It progresses to gangrene
  • Symptoms of paralysis appear

NM: Edema due to diphtheria

FP:

  • Dry, red, painful pharyngitis without mucus
  • Agg by talking