Heart Disease 8. Allergy or swelling of the tonsils and adenoids may block the Eustachian tubes and sinus passages, and inflammation and fluid can increase in the middle ear, causing pressure, pain, and sometimes even a ruptured eardrum and discharge. For dosage information, please read the information at the end of this section. The person usually is fearful, agitated, and restless. Fever may be high and thirst is strong.
Symptoms are often worse near midnight, and can even wake the person up.
Intense bouts of earache that come and go very suddenly, with heat and inflammation, suggest a need for this remedy. Pain can be pounding or throbbing, and may be worse from jarring. The person usually has a fever, a flushed red face, eyes that are sensitive to light, and skin that is hot to touch. The right ear is most often affected. A child needing Belladonna may feel drowsy with the fever, or be restless and have nightmares.