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have taken the 3 doses Sil as directed. will it work fairly quickly or will i need to wait a few days?

Thanks

OK. Thank you.

so far no improvement. dizziness seems a bit worse. hope that's just the ear/sinus infection.

Sometimes it feels like it's getting a bit worse, other times it feels like it did four days ago.

>Are there any throbbing and burning sensations in the ear ?<

No.

>Does the pain radiate into the throat ? <

Yes; left side, glands enlarged and tender.

>Is it aggravated by blowing of the nose and coughing ?<

Blowing nose (makes ear feel plugged)

>Are the ears feeling blocked up ?<

Left ear does.

>Any cracking noises, which can be aggravated by swallowing and chewing food or other substances ?<

Random crackling noises under and behind. I have them often, even when ear not infected. Chewing/swallowing have no effect either way.

>Sensitive to cold air ? <

My ear? If the air is moving, yes.


>Any perspiration around the head ? <

Occasionally on forehead.

>Any craving for eggs ?<

No.

what did you have in mind?

i'm of mixed feelings. on the one hand i feel as if my best bet is to simply shut down all but essential function for a few days and see if i start feeling better. on the other hand, i'm tired of feeling so awful all the time.

i've been referred to an ENT dr to determine if there is a structural problem involved. having suffered from sinus/ear infections all my life (even when otherwise robustly healthy) and almost exclusively on the left side, it does seem possible that there's a deformity of some kind. what could be done about it if that's the case i'm not sure (surgery is not an option) but at least i'd know what i'm up against.

i also am torn between tackling the present ear/sinus infection or moving on to weeding out the more troublesome aspects of M.E. and Fibroymyalgia. for example, it came to me last night that the muscle problems associated with both conditions are making a lot of other things worse ... dizziness, headaches, and probbly area around ear being more painful than it would otherwise are three key examples.

and all this thinking when so foggy is making my head spin, so i think i'll just stop right here :)

muscles:

hard, rigid, taut (as if contracted)

knots and 'ropes', which when pressed will radiate pain in many directions at once, often to distant parts of the body.

fascia stiff, adhering to muscles

cramps (most typically in feet, calves and pectoral muscles)

spasms, twitches (legs, face/head,arms, hands)

pain in back, neck, face, head (particularly around ears, extending back toward occiput), chest (in chest causes intercostal pain and at sternum ... often mistaken when first occurs as heart attack or angina)

muscles tend to be strong but weaken quickly with repetitive motion. i.e. can hold something of significant weight, but if called upon to repeatedly lift and lower a lighter object, will quickly tire and cause the hands to release.

extreme pain reaction to slightest over-use.

ok. i don't have any so will have to try to get some. this will take until at least sept 2nd as it's a civic holiday weekend.

and now just to keep things interesting, i've developed a sore throat with swollen glands on both sides.

as soon as i can get it, yes. the store is closed til tomorrow (sept 2) and i am too ill to leave my flat so must therefor hope someone will be good enough to get it for me.

i now have a cold along with the ear infection, which i think was starting to ease up. i'm so multi-symptomatic it's making my head spin. should i perhaps wait til at least the viral infestation has run its course, or carry on as planned. (i hope to get the calc carb in the next day or two).

it's already autumn here (a bit early) ... chilly, windy and damp ... and every 'bug' passing through town is going to be dropping by for a visit, which makes it very hard to tell if a remedy is working on a specific thing or not ;o

my ear is starting to feel better although my nose is stuffy with this cold. i have gotten the calc carb, but it was too late in the day to start, so i can do it tomorrow if that seems a good idea.

Namaste

it now appears that i do not have a bacterial infection at all, but rather the result of 3-4 yrs exposure to mold, particularly black mold, an environment from which i have only recently removed myself. from the allopathic perspective, this changes everything (and explains why antibiotics were ineffective) ... i don't know if or how this would change the homeopathic picture but thought best to update.

namaste

i can safely say i feel significantly better in many ways since taking the arnica 1M, but not as well as i did between that time and when this latest ear/sinus flare began. there is still a great deal of pain and congestion, sensitivity to wind, and an overall feeling of toxicity.

i took the calc today (thurs).

there appears to be some improvement. there is still pain and congestion, but at intervals rather than constant.