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
  • Sang C200, BD, If needed one dose every 3 hours
  • In acute pain with / Without fever Sang C200 + Bell C3 every 30 min
Second line If first line fail:
  • Kali-bi C30 2-3 doses daily
  • For nasal obstruction Lyc C30 every 1-2 hours
Third line Nasal obstruction + Rhinitis + Sneezing + Sinusitis:
  • Calc C1000 one dose weekly
  • Sang C200, BD

In Acute Allergic Rhinitis : Ars C6 one dose every an hour

Kali-bi


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)
    • Press-like headaches
    • Toothache: Feeling of elongation
    • Touch sensitivity of head and nose (Hep)
    • Unilateral headache with sinusitis
    • Nasal ulcers: Inflammation of the nasal bones
  • Agg with everything:
    • Outdoors
    • Sleeping
    • Eating, Drinking
    • Heat and Cold

Sang


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


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


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