COMPOUND #28 TABLETS-100TABS

1) OTITIS EXTERNA

It is the inflammation of external auditory canal which can extend to the outer ear as well. It can be acute, lasting for less than 6 weeks or chronic which lasts more than 3 months. It is also known as swimmer’s ear as it occurs commonly during summer and in tropical climates. Causes include bacterial infection, allergy, eczema and psoriasis. It is manifested by itching and pain in ear, otorrhoea, fullness sensation and hearing loss.

 2) OTITIS MEDIA

Acute Otitis Media

It is an acute infection of the middle ear, most commonly seen in children between the age of 6 to 24 months. This infection can be viral, bacterial or coinfection. Symptoms include pulling or tugging at ears, irritability, headache, disturbed or restless sleep, poor feeding, anorexia, vomiting or diarrhoea and low grade fever in 2/3^rd cases.

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

It is a chronic inflammation of middle ear and/or mastoid cavity where the tympanic membrane is ruptured. It is characterized by a persistent otorrhoea over 2-6 weeks through a perforated tympanic membrane, hearing loss, tinnitus and aural fullness. Causes include viral or bacterial infection.

Otitis Media with Effusion

It is a condition in which there is presence of fluid in the middle ear without any signs of acute infection. The fluid puts pressure on the tympanic membrane and prevents it from vibrating properly and hence, decreases the sound conduction resulting in hearing deficit. Other symptoms include otalgia, which is intermittent, difficulty in communication, lack of attention and withdrawal. There may be tinnitus and foreign body sensation in adults.

3) OTITIS INTERNA

It is the inflammation of inner ear, commonly known as labyrinthitis. It is characterized by symptoms of vertigo, dizziness and ringing in ears. There may be associated earache and hearing loss.

Diagnosis: Diagnosis of otitis is based on clinical features, ear examination signs and otoscopic findings.

Action of Ingredients:

Hepar sulphuris calcareum: Indicated in Otitis media which is painful. Ears are sensitive to touch and wind. Discharge of fetid pus from the ears. Pustules in auditory canal and auricle. Indicated for Mastoiditis. Whizzing and throbbing in ears with hardness of hearing. Roaring in ears and deafness from Eustachian catarrh after scarlet fever.

Pulsatilla: External ear swollen and red. Lobes of ear swollen. Catarrhal otitis media. Ear infections, worse at night. Otorrhea, with discharge of pus, blood, thick yellow humor, which is offensive, occurring after exanthemata. Threatened ulceration and perforation of tympanum. Itching deep in ears and severe earache, not better by warm applications. Earaches which are worse at night. Sensation as if something were being forced outward from the ear. Hearing difficult, deafness, as if ears were stopped up.

Silicea: Indicated for Earaches, Abscess, Boils. Otorrhoea with fetid discharge. Crusty formations in ears and Perforated eardrum. Itching in ears when swallowing and itching of outer ears. Shooting pain in left ear. Feeling of stoppage in the ear, better when yawning or swallowing. Decay of mastoid process. Sensitive to noise. Indicated for Meniere's disease.