Small boy, 10 months old, has troubles with very difficult
falling asleep, difficult dentition and strong anger. The problems are caused
by difficult dentition. He wants to be rocked (3) but cries and screams
although he is doing so. His whole psychological condition is much worse during
the night while during the day he is completely normal psychologically.
Follow-up 2 weeks after the remedy: Falls asleep very
quickly without any problems and psychologically much calmer, no hysteria's or
anger.
In the case report bellow, there is information given by the
mother and father without any confirmatory symptoms, there are just hints. Your
mission is to put right questions and confirm correct remedy. Please do not put
names of remedies without questioning for other keynotes to confirm it. This is
not quiz for finding the remedy only but also for you to develop correct line of
thinking during the process of case taking. Good luck to everybody.
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Baby Teeth Dentition |
Summary of the case for the students of homeopathy:
Here is what homeopathic remedy given to baby for difficult
dentition! At the very beginning of the case I was suspecting Chamomilla due to
the marked amelioration by rocking together with the fact that complaints were
accentuated to a significant degree during dentition. What did not go with
Chamomilla was the marked aggravation during the whole night and also the fact
that rocking ameliorated but the aggression and anger was so strong that this
amelioration was not complete to the point known in Chamomilla that child would
become calm altogether when rocked. We know that Chamomile’s worst time is 9 pm
and also that anger is triggered by pain. All these symptoms were in this case
during the night only.
At this point I said to myself: look, you have case in front
of you that looks like Chamomilla but anger is stronger and amel by rocking has
therefore lesser effect. Cina was the remedy that came to my mind at this
moment and I asked mother if there is any position in sleep which the child
prefers. Mother answered: he sleeps only on abdomen. Then I put together this
symptom (which is keynote for Cina) with other symptoms already known from the
case and my suspicion for Cina was stronger. I asked for boring nose with
fingers and both parents says: nothing like this but he rubbing nose constantly
which is also strong keynote of Cina. Finally I asked for appetite as there is
main difference between Chamomilla and Cina and mother said: whenever he eat,
he overeat himself and very soon wants to eat again. So that was definite
confirmation for me to give Cina.
Lesson coming from this case:
1) Don’t be a routine prescriber and don’t give Chamomilla
immediately in every case of difficult dentition unless you don’t know the
peculiarities of a case and complete picture.
2) if you find a one or two confirmatory symptoms, ask more,
go further in your investigation to be absolutely sure and to know every single
symptom because during follow-up you need compare all these symptoms, not only
part of it and the last but not least, you have done a great job here! I hope
you enjoyed it.
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