663.53.07 Chenopodium bonus-henricus, CaseMan, 65, otitis.
He has chronic ear inflammations. The ears are painful and full of wax, < swimming. His hearing is impaired (40 DB), mostly for the higher tones, >> cleaning his ear.
The complaints became worse when the marriage of his son broke down because his daughter in law had a relation with her neighbour for 6 months. This affects him a lot as a father.
His other son had died in a car accident. His first wife saw the accident as a punishment of God and retired into grief. He had to do everything on his own, the education of the children, the household and his work, without physical or emotional support from his wife. His wife died a year later.
He married his second wife a year later. Then his son and daughter in law started reproaching him, that he did not grieve enough (which he did a lot without showing it) and that he married too soon. His son said that he should have waited some 7 years. This made him very angry, without saying it. This resentment came back fully when that same daughter in law turned out to have a secret relationship.
He is brooding often about the past, about being left alone by his wife, the reproaches of his son and daughter in law.
He often has the idea of having been too strict in the education of his children, slapping them regularly. On the other hand he thinks that he had let things go too often and too much. That he was too weak to stand up for himself. Everything that went wrong was blamed on him.
Desire: pepper.
Aversion: sour.
AnalysisThe hearing loss for high tones reminds of Chenopodium anthelminthicum. He also has the hanging cheeks of Chenopodium. I choose for Chenopodium bonus henricus because he felt as a good (bonus) man, doing his best for everyone.
Follow upAfter Chenopodium bonus henricus MK his ears become well in a week or two. He felt generally much better. His brooding about the past disappeared, together with his resentment. He could let go of his anger. The relationship with his son ameliorated. He can talk about his past without getting tears.
The ear problems did not come back in the follow up of 3 years.