Spong, Spongia Tosta

Respiration

Boger described Spong with three respiratory rubrics

1. RESPIRATION - General; in
2. COUGH - Incessant
3. VOICE AND SPEECH - General; in

Modalities

• Agg with ascending
• Agg with drinking
• After sleep agg

Apnea

• He wake up with Great fear/ Dyspnea before he realizes his surroundings (Carb-v ₳ Spong)
• Feeling of dying. It seems like his last breath.
  • In this case, he can be saved by Carb-v, but if asthma returns later due to a cold, give him Nat-s.
  • Spong and Ip only have a temporary improvement. (Carb-v ₳ Spong) (Ip ₳ Spong)

Cough

• Croupy / Suffocative cough that wakes him up with Dyspnea + Cold sweat
• As if air passage is narrowed and he amel with coughs. (unlike Ign and All-c)
• Agg with Deep breathing / Excitement
• Dry coughs Amel with drinking and eating

• Caused by irritation of the larynx
• Paroxysmal successive Coughs
• Sticky and dry sputum that does not come out easily (Arn, Caust, Lach, Kali-c, Kali-s, Nux-m, Sep, Staph)
• Dyspnea / Cough amel with warm Food/ Drinks and worse with cold drinks

Laryngitis

• Laryngitis + Voice Hoarseness / Voice interruption
• Harsh coughs, sounds like a Saw / Dog barking/ A bell with a metallic sound
• Laryngeal pain: He grabs his throat
• Agg by
  • Touching the larynx
  • Singing, talking
  • Swallowing food.

• Pain/ Irritability/ Dryness / Burning of larynx
• Chronic larynx problems that have progressed to tuberculosis and cachexia
• Dryness of the larynx caused by a cold, sneezing that hits his lungs and the patient loses his voice. His nose becomes dry, phlegm gradually begins and progresses to rattling. (similar to Hep) (Hep ₳ Spong)

Laryngospasm / Laryngismus

• Colds that lead to dryness and irritation of the trachea and larynx
• Ign and Gels are effective in 80% of these cases, and the next step is Laur and Spong
• His larynx became sensitive to touch during croup attacks (Phos)

Asthma

• Suffocating dyspnea
• Noisy / Dryness / Harsh breathing (wheezing) esp when falling asleep
• Asthmatic cough
• Asthma caused by goitre or bronchitis or croup (large airways)
• Spasmodic asthma esp caused by a cold
• Amel by bending head backward
• Agg with movement, activity, talking
• Anxious Breathing in the form of gasping
• There are two remedies for heart problems associated with asthma: Lach, Spong (Lach ₳ Spong)

Croup

• Spong is a croup remedy (Acon ₳ Spong)
• Spong is a cough remedy (Hep ₳ Spong), (Iod ₳ Spong)
• His face is pale, wrinkled with cold sweat during croup attacks. (Very similar to Ars) but when heart problems are seen, Spong is a better choice
• Croup with endocarditis and many rheumatic heart diseases is a good indication for Spong

Pulmonary tuberculosis

• Tuberculosis of the upper lobe of the lungs

Heart problems

• According to Vithoulkas Spong is a mental-cardiac remedy (Fear/ Anxiety/ Dyspnea/ Suffocation related to heart problems/ Palpitations / Heart pain / Fear of something bad happening/ Death)
• Feeling of pressure and suffocation in the chest, esp when lying down without a pillow
• Feeling of fullness in the chest accompanied by Closed and tearful eyes
• Palpitation wakes him up esp after midnight
• Palpitations due to hyperthyroidism
• Valvular heart diseases / Cardiac hypertrophy (Kalm. Sep, Naja)
• Cardiac Congestion that move like a wave upwards / Towards the face
• Acute endocarditis (Spong, Abrot, Kalm, Naja)
• Cardiac Dyspnea: Dyspnea with ​​Cardiac / Asthmatic origin (Orthopnea: Dyspnea / Wheezing when lying down)
• Orthopnea is accompanied by a severe headache, and the patient must sit down immediately
• Angina pectoris: Shooting pain in the heart
  • Palpitation + Lip cyanosis + Copious perspiration
  • Heart pains with hot flushes

Glands

• Enlarged glands (Thyroid, Testes, Lymph nodes)
• Congestive headache associated with goiter, heart problems and asthma
• Pancreatitis

• Diphtheria
• Epididymitis / Orchitis
  • Inflammation/ Swelling / Pain / Burning of epididymis, testicles and spermatic cord
  • Feeling of Pulling / Squeezing the testicles
  • His testicles are completely hardened.

Panic attacks

• He wakes up with a panic and it takes him a while to realize his surroundings (Aesc, Lyc, Samb, Lach, Phos, Carb-v) (Acon ₳ Spong)
• Sensation of suffocation, as if something is blocking his airway or larynx, which wakes him up.
• He feels that a rope is tied around his neck
• He feels like he is dying
• He feels suffocated at the beginning of sleep and wakes up with anxiety.
• Anxious and frightened look

Sudden weakness

• He suddenly feels weak while walking in the open air, then he should lie down immediately.
• His thighs are sweating
• Thinking about these conditions makes him feel worse.

Relations

• Related: Iod, Led (Iod ₳ Spong) (Led ₳ Spong)
• Follow well: Cact

Four Themes

According to Radar

(1) Past (Am-c)

MIND - DELUSIONS - visions, has - horrible - events, of past

MIND - DWELLS - past disagreeable occurrences, on

MIND - DWELLS - past disagreeable occurrences, on - frightful scene of some mournful event of the past; tormented by a

MIND - THOUGHTS - tormenting - past disagreeable events, about

(2) Alternating: (Croc, Plat, Stram, Chin)

• Great anxiety and happiness
• Happiness and confusion/distraction
• Happiness and sadness
• Happiness and irritability/litigiousness
• Joy and dislike of work

(3) Falling: (Calc, Bell, Nux-v, Rhus-t)

• Anxiety with fainting, thinks fainting
• Dizziness with falling (especially on the back)
• Drooping eyelids, coma-like sleep with profuse sweating

(4) Restricted, Retained (Plb)

• Eye pain spreading to the back
• Stretching feeling in the face
• Sensation of limbs stretching downward or upward when walking or trying to walk
• His body is bent while walking
• Jerking upper limbs

Miasms

• MTB
• RSV: Spong is good candidate for RSV because of Non-catarrhal / Dry inflammation of the Lung / Larynx
• PIV
• HMPV