Mercurius dulcis
Remedy of ear catarrh and eustachian tube blockage. Deafness from catarrh — eustachian tube blocked with thick mucus. Otitis media with thick discharge. Enlarged tonsils. Diarrhea in children — greenish slimy.
Source
Prepared from mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2), triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Eustachian tube catarrh — deafness from blocked tube with thick mucus. The chief indication. Otitis media with thick discharge. Enlarged tonsils causing snoring and mouth-breathing. Diarrhea in children — greenish, slimy, during dentition. Chronic ear catarrh in children.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull from deafness. Sluggish child.
General Symptoms
Ears and GI. Worse from cold, damp, night. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Ears
Eustachian tube blockage — deafness from catarrh. The keynote. Thick mucous discharge. Otitis media. Chronic ear catarrh.
Throat
Tonsils enlarged causing mouth-breathing, snoring.
Rectum
Diarrhea in children — greenish, slimy, during dentition.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, damp, night
Constitutional Type
Children with ear catarrh and deafness. Enlarged tonsils.
Clinical Indications
Eustachian tube blockage, deafness from catarrh, otitis media, enlarged tonsils, dentition diarrhea
Comparative Materia Medica
Kali muriaticum has eustachian catarrh (tissue salt approach). Pulsatilla has otitis media with thick bland discharge. Baryta carbonica has enlarged tonsils in dull children.
Safety Information
Hepar sulphuris, Sulphur.
Calomel (mercurous chloride) was historically used as a purgative and teething remedy — now known to be toxic. Mercury causes neurological damage. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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