Derived from animal sponge powder, Spongia Tosta is a homeopathic remedy used to treat certain ear, nose and throat disorders, particularly infections that cause inflammation in the throat.
Spongia Tosta is also indicated in otorhinolaryngology for pathologies whose symptoms are most pronounced during sleep.
Manifestations of the disease
Spongia Tosta is often used to treat sensitive people, in this case children who are prone to inflammation of the larynx.
If the person has difficulty breathing, especially at night, Spongia Tosta is the appropriate homeopathic remedy.
This homeopathic remedy is also used to treat palpitations caused by suffocating laryngitis and a dry cough.
Main indications
Spongia Tosta is the homeopathic remedy for lubricating dry mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, including those lining the nose, trachea, larynx and bronchi.
It is also indicated for the treatment of dry mouth with a tight feeling and dryness of the tongue.
Patients often complain that their mouth and internal organs feel rough like leather.
In attacks of ear pain, Spongia Tosta relieves pressure on the primary ear.
It can also treat an ulcer in the ear cartilage.
Spongia Tosta also eliminates the warm sensation in the ears that sometimes causes hearing loss or tinnitus, especially in the right ear.
Spongia Tosta is recommended for dysphagia, which is a feeling of discomfort when food passes through the mouth, oesophagus or pharynx.
Sometimes people feel a tingling or burning sensation and think they have angina because their throat is inflamed.
In many cases, dysphagia can cause pain that spreads to the ear and disappears when the patient lies down.
Spongia Tosta is recommended if the person feels a strong heat around the oesophagus.
This homeopathic remedy is also prescribed when the thyroid gland is hardened and swollen, sometimes causing choking during sleep.
Spongia Tosta is used to treat goiter in its early stages, which sometimes causes the throat to tighten with pain when swallowing.
Sometimes you may feel an icy cold that numbs your neck and throat.
In some cases, you may feel as if you have torticollis.