[Omeo33] Art 1027 - Alt Complem Ther, 2008, 14 (5), 246-247

[Gino Santini]

Homeopathic Treatment of Otitis Media: A Literature Review
Paolo Bellavite

The first report of classical homeopathy is relatively recent,
dating to 1997 when Friese and colleagues1–3 reported on an
open study comparing the results obtained treating otitis media in  
children. The children were treated using two different medical  
approaches. The researchers compared classical unitary homeopathic  
remedies (Aconitum, Apis mel., Belladonna, Lachesis, Pulsatilla,  
Silicea, Lycopodium, Chamomilla, and Capsicum) prescribed after an  
individual homeopathic case analysis, with conventional therapy based  
on antibiotics, mucolytics, and antipyretics. Subjects in a  
homeopathic group experienced pain for 2 days and subjects in a  
conventional therapy group experienced 3 days of pain, and the  
duration of therapy was 4 and 10 days, respectively.
The latter difference was statistically significant, but it should
be noted that the duration of antibiotic therapy for these conditions  
cannot be shorter than a week, so this comparison may not reflect the  
clinical outcomes. In brief, this pragmatic study comparing  
homeopathic with conventional therapy showed that results were  
similar, but with a trend in favor of homeopathy.

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