A child one and a half years of age came with a diagnosis of laryngomalacia.
He was advised to get operated on or wait till he gets 3-4 yrs old when the condition would resolve on its own.
The breathing was audible from a distance (called a stridor). It was more pronounced during sleep. The child was running around in the clinic and wanted to touch everything. On further questioning, it was found that the child had aversion to bathing and had to be forced to take a bath.
A dose of sulph 200 was given. A follow-up 15 days later showed a marked improvement in the condition with the breath barely audible otherwise (except when hand was put on chest, then it could still be appreciated). Another dose of sulph was given to parents with proper instructions of repetition if needed at all.
Explanation
A child who has a desire to touch everything, hates water (quis/ the person who is suffering, Boenninghausen) and who has a weak larynx (where, ubi, location, Boenninghausen/ Phatak repertory), who had < during sleep (a common symptom of laryngomalacia, though not considered in the selection of medicine nevertheless was covered by selected medicine), would need sulph.
Aude Sapere
Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
https://drshivangihomoeopathy.com/
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