Sinusitis
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Sinusitis in brief
- Ear / nose / throat disorders - sinusitis : Ars. bry. calc. hep. KALI-BI. lyc. nat-m. nux-v. phos. puls. sil
- Sinusitis in Heat patients need Kali-i or Kali-s but cold patients need Hep or Kali-bi
First class remedies
Banerji protocols | |
|---|---|
| First line | |
| Second line | If first line fail: |
| Third line | Nasal obstruction + Rhinitis + Sneezing + Sinusitis: |
Kali-bi
- Chronic sinusitis of all sinuses, esp Maxillary / Frontal
- Adhesive / Mucopurulent PND (Kali-bi ₳ Teucr) Stringy (Hydr ₳ Kali-bi)
- Severe / Neuralgic pain / Fullness in Nasal root + Amel with pressure
- Nasal congestion + Nasal root fullness (Kali-bi ₳ Stict) + Decreased sense of smell
Hydr
- Post-cold sinusitis + PND
- Constant Nasal blowing
- Adhesive / Thick / Yellow / Purulent discharge (Catarrhal common cold)
- Nasal Coldness
- Severe headaches due to sinusitis
- Forehead pain (Dull pain / Pressure)
Kali-i
- Suitable for all chronic sinusitis
- Air-fluid level is seen in x-ray.
- Excessive / Hot / Burning / Watery and discharges
- Cold / Green / Itchy discharge
- Severe Pressive / Neuralgic Headache / Eye pain
- Nasal congestion
- Unilateral headache
- Headache Agg Closed / warm room / Amel by walking in open air (Puls) (Kali-i ₳ Puls)
Sil
- Chronic sinusitis, esp frontal
- Polysinusitis: The only remedy of simultaneous involvement of all sinuses
- First catarrhal nasal involvement and then frontal sinusitis
- Foamy nasal discharge
- Nasal congestion + inflammation of the gabella
- Pain above the eyes
- Itchy nose tip
- Perforated nasal septum
- Morning sneezing
Lyc
- Frontal sinusitis + Cold and runny nose
- Chronic sinusitis from childhood
- Headache from one side to another
- Nasal congestion and chronic mouth breathing make him looks silly face
- Headache above the eyes
- Increased sense of smell (Nux-v) (Lyc ₳ Nux-v)
- Nasal dryness
- Ulcers of the nasal cavities (Sil, Thuj))
- Headache lying down agg
Stict
- Chronic sinusitis
- Persistent feeling of Nasal Discharge / Constant Fullness (Kali-bi ₳ Stict) trying constantly to drain it by nasal blowing, but there is nothing at all.
- Greenish-yellow / Thick / Purulent discharge + PND
- Sinusitis after suppression of discharge\ Head / Nasal root tearing pain
- Pain Agg with Shaking / Jumping
- Toothache
- Nasal cavity ulcers
Merc
- Catarrhal frontal and maxillary sinusitis
- Thick discharge that does not come down and the patient feels should swallow it from the back of his throat
- Green / Foul-smelling / Burning / Purulent discharge
- Colds with sneezing and salivation
- Tearing pain and heat in Bones (head and teeth)
- Agg with everything:
- Outdoors
- Sleeping
- Eating, Drinking
- Heat and Cold
Sang
- Catarrhal frontal sinusitis + Colds and runny noses + Central frontal headache
- Sinusitis + fever (Acon, Merc)
- Sensitive to odor/ Olfactory hallucinations (Lyc ₳ Sang) (Graph ₳ Sang) (Phos ₳ Sang)
- Nasal Root pain (Pressing) (Hep ₳ Sang )
- Stinging in the nostrils (Kali-i ₳ Sang)
- Headache extends the right eye.
- Headache above the right eye that extends the upper jaw
- Occipital headache which extends to right eye / jaw
Puls
- Catarrhal frontal sinusitis
- Pressive pain of Nasal root (Puls ₳ Sang)
- Congestive Sinusitis / Unilateral throbbing headache of right Nose / Temporal
- Yellow / Green / Bland discharges
- Feeling of injury of nasal bones
- Headache
- Agg by heat / Closed room
- Amel with Cold / Open window
- Agg by Lying down with Low head
- Agg by Bending over Head
- Agg by Eating fatty foods
Hep
- Thick / Yellow discharges of the sinuses and nose.
- Nostril Pain due to burning secretions
- Nostril Sensitivity to cold air
- Scalp Sensitivity to touch
- Severe Boring headache
- Their problem started with sneezing
- Headache: As if a nail is inserted to his head or his head is cracking
- Headache agg by Shaking / Driving / Cold air/ Moving the eyes
Teucr
- Sinusitis with Hard discharge (Kali-bi ₳ Teucr)
- Uncomfortable Nose, Constantly empty it (Stict ₳ Teucr)
- Stiff and scaly discharge from obstructed nose
- Nasal burning after removing discharges (Kali-bi, Stict)
- Sneezing + Nasal cap (Aesc ₳ Teucr)
- Nasal polyps (Or uterus) (Sang ₳ Teucr)
Second class remedies
Nux-v
- Allergic sinusitis with nasal obstruction
- One-sided headaches, amel with walking in open air
- Head heaviness esp over eyes
- Lacrimation right sided
- Soreness of nostrils
Calc
- Nasal root swelling + Offensive / Copious discharges
- Taking cold easily by every weather change
- Coldness Externally / Internally esp over right eye
Thuj
- Thick, Yellow / Green nasal discharges
- Nostril ulcers, bleeding with every stimulus
- Chronic post nasal discharges
- Headache agg with motion esp sudden
Bry
- First painful stages according to Radar.
- Frontal headache agg by Bending head /Stooping
- Catarrhal headache (forehead)
- Frontal headache with spread to frontal sinuses
HEAD - PAIN - catarrhal
NOSE - CATARRH - extending to - Frontal sinuses
- Post-pharyngeal secretions,
Facial pain esp cheeks
- Purulent, thick, yellow or bloody discharge
Tissue Salt remedies
- FP: Common but bad colds
- KM: Cold + Dry cold
- NS: Cold + green discharge or chronic and smelly nasal discharge
- MP: Chronic nasal discharge and nasal odor (like NS)
- Sil: Chronic infection or chronic catarrhal sinusitis, Cold agg
- NP: Ozaena
- KP: Ozaena
- NM: Allergic sinusitis: Cold + sneezing and runny nose