| As you know, this is the part of the ezine
where we give and discuss the answer to last month's quiz. Here's
the case again for those of you who missed it:
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... my daughter, Sneezie, is allergic to something-in-the-basement!
It started acting up again last night. She had a friend over and
they were in the basement playing. I could hear her snuffling and
making this weird clicking or clucking sound in her throat because
of it itching.
Knowing that we've not had much success in coming up with a remedy
for this in the past, Sneezie came upstairs begging for Benedryl!
Not being a fan of Benedryl, I replied, "Wait! Let me see
if I can figure this out!"
I said to myself, OK, Kelly, think: she has itching in the ears,
her eyes are running and itchy, they're red, lacrymation is bland,
nose is running clear with a burning discharge and frequent sneezing.
Her throat's itching, and she's got red blotches on her face especially
under her nose.
I quickly gave her ____________. A half hour later, I caught up
with her (no small feat!) and noticed immediately that she was symptom-free!!
Usually this allergy progresses until she has to leave the basement
and then is miserable for hours after. Not this time!! She and her
friend spent the night in the basement without any discomfort at
all! (or any sleep either for that matter!)
Late the next morning I heard her sneezing again followed by the
weird throat-itching sound. I re-dosed with __________ and the symptoms
went away and this time did not come back. This was the first time
I was able to successfully treat one of her allergy episodes which
have been tormenting her for years!!
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Give yourselves a round of applause, everybody, because
most of you came up with the right answer! Out of 16 votes cast,
10 of you said Allium Cepa! In fact, the first six votes
that came in all said Allium cepa and I thought, Oh my God, it's
going to be a clean sweep! Well, almost. I've never seen so much
agreement in all the time I've been doing the quiz! Ten winners!
Here's what our winners had to say:
1. I came up with Allium Cepa. There were a few others
with similar symptoms but I ruled them out and Allium Cepa
with its burning nose discharge and bland tears, but also the sneezing
and throat itching were probably the most important symptoms and
even though they weren't real strong symptoms of Allium Cepa,
they were still present.
Tara Maue (who is fairly new at this)
2. Dear Elaine, Here the remedy seems to be Allium Cepa
- The red and watering eyes, the sneezing are just the indications
for this.
Please let me know if I am right.
Regards
Jayashree Kanoi
3. I will like to give a doze of Allium Cepa IM, as the
child was playing in basement (stuffy place) "she has itching
in the ears, her eyes are running and itchy, they're red, lacrymation
is bland, nose is running clear with a burning discharge and frequent
sneezing.
Her throat's itching, and she's got red blotches on her face especially
under her nose."
Dr.S.C.Kursija
4. Dear Elaine,
The remedy that seems indicated for this month's quiz is Allium
Cepa.
It has the grand keynote of this remedy viz. 'acrid
or burning dicsharge from the nose' but 'bland discharge from the
eyes'. Euphrasia in comparison has 'acrid discharge
from the eyes'.
The runny nose and eyes, itching in the ears and throat, the constant
sneezing etc. are all covered by this remedy and the keynote that
i mentioned for which i think it is the only remedy clinches the
case in its favour.
With warm regards,
Rajiv
5. hi elaine!
firstly, thanks once again for helping to produce this most amazing
ezine - it is such an invaluable resource to me.
as for this month's quiz...i think the remedy kelly gave was allium
cepa.
it fits all of the symptoms of kelly's daughter's allergic reaction.
- - itchy throat, needs to clear it
- - bland eye lachrymation
- - eyes red and itchy
- - itching in the ears due to an allergy
- - profuse nose discharge, clear and burning
- - redness of the skin
- - a good remedy for allergies
(info taken from murphy's homeopathic remedy guide).
as to the potency i think kelly gave a 30c, as she had to repeat
the dose. i probably would have given a 200c as this was an acute
case that needed somthing to work straight away, and 200c has the
strong male energy to do this. plus the remedy is very well indicated.
also, children can cope well with high potencies and respond very
well to them.
merry christmas.
kind regards,
rebecca hill
6. Dear Elaine, the bland lachrymation from the eyes belong only
to a few remedies; Euph. has respiratory and skin symptoms.Puls.
altough it has violent , frequent sneezing, but does not have the
burning discharge in the case text.In my own opinion All-c
is the remedy for the case.
Tony
7. Hello Elaine,
I think the answer is Allium cepa mostly because "lacrymation
is bland, nose is running clear with a burning discharge" and
snnezing. We can refer to the basement as a closed, warm room like
modality of aggravation?
All the best,
Anca Ticu
8. Hi there,
Here is the answer - Allium cepa 30
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Thanks,
Soniya.
9. HELLO ELAIN , THIS IS DR. PADMA GUPTA. I HV SEEN UR CASE,, WANT
TO GIVE THE ANSWER. AS PER MY KNOWAGE, THE GIVEN MEDICINE CAN BE
ALLIUM CEPA.
REGARDS,
DR.PADMA GUPTA.
10. Everything seems to fit, at least when I turned to Murphy's
Remedy Guide after a lackluster attempt at Kent's Rep.
I know that Allium is noted for the combination of bland
lacrymation and excoriating nasal discharge, but I didn't know it
was also associated with frequent sneezing, itchy ears, red itchy
eyes, itchy throat (Murphy says the Allium cough is caused
by tickling in the larynx, creating a constant inclination to hack
in order to relieve it).
What has me nervous is the following comment: "we've not had
much success in coming up with a remedy for this in the past".
There's always some kicker in your write-ups, that's why they're
such great lessons, LOL.
Katie "Brooks" Durham
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Katie gives me too much credit! So, yes, everyone seemed
to know what Rajiv said best, that there's a GRAND KEYNOTE of a
remedy here: the famous bland discharge from the eyes and the burning
acrid discharge from the nose of Allium Cepa. Robin Murphy
always says, when you see a grand keynote of a remedy in a case,
go for it!
So, let's congratulate all our winners: Katie Durham, Dr.
Padma Gupta, Soniya, Anca Ticu, Tony, Rebecca Hill, Dr.S.C.Kursija,
Rajiv, Jayashree Kanoi and Tara Maue. Dr. B, what have they won?
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