| ding to medical statistics, over 75% of children will | | | | chiropractor's refer to them as subluxations. The |
| suffer from ear infections at some point. Some cases | | | | eustacian tube is responsible for the proper draining |
| are acute but self limiting, others become chronic and | | | | of the middle ear, and if it becomes occluded, it |
| more difficult to treat. The most common treatment | | | | allows for the proliferation of bacteria and infections. |
| protocol are antibiotics followed by surgical insertion | | | | When clear, the body had no problems with drainage |
| of tube to drain the middle ear. | | | | or infection in the middle ear. |
| Just recently, medical doctors have taken a stand | | | | For over 50 year, chiropractors have studied the |
| against the overuse of antibiotics for ear infections, | | | | effect of chiropractic adjustments and their effect |
| as they have shown to be of little value for the | | | | on the resolution of ear infections. The results have |
| resolution of otitis media. | | | | been second to none. Drug free, surgery free |
| Over prescribing of these drugs have also led to the | | | | intervention. |
| growth of drug resistant strains of bacteria, which | | | | An excellent study was done in a Chiropractic |
| lead to a greater imbalance of natural homeostasis. | | | | Pediatric Journal that studied children with ear |
| This is where chiropractors and the delivery of the | | | | infections from 27 months to five years old. 80% of |
| chiropractic adjustment comes into play. | | | | the children that were adjusted did not have another |
| Chiropractic is the profession that focuses on natural | | | | ear infection within the next six months following the |
| health from within, through the diagnosis and | | | | adjustment. 332 children were in the study, and I |
| correction of spinal misalignments on the nervous | | | | have yet to see anything that comes close to these |
| system. When these corrections are made, the brain | | | | fantastic results. |
| communicated optimally with the rest of the body | | | | Although many believe chiropractor's are simply back |
| via the spinal cords, and peripheral nerves. This allows | | | | doctors, or headache doctors, the truth is, we are |
| the body to be optimally self regulating, and gives | | | | nervous system doctors. There is no better time to |
| the best potential of avoiding drugs and surgery. | | | | consider the positive effects of chiropractic |
| Chiropractic and Otitis Media | | | | adjustments for children and adults to help restore |
| Currently, ear infections are accepted as being a | | | | your body's balance with it's innate ability to heal. |
| normal part of childhood. It is not if your child will get | | | | It is not a fluke that as a child my sister and I, who |
| one, its a matter of when. Well, as a chiropractor, I | | | | were both adjusted from our first day, have never |
| am here to tell you that this does not have to be | | | | suffered from an ear infection. My son has never had |
| the case. | | | | ad ear infection, and the resolution rate in our |
| Due to the potential of misalignment of spinal | | | | chiropractic office is near 100% for resolution of |
| vertebrae on the spinal cord, brain, stem, and | | | | chronic otitis media. |
| eustacian tube, ear infections have become so | | | | Please consider chiropractic first before considering |
| prevalent. | | | | drugs or surgery to help resolve ear infections in your |
| When these structural misalignments happen, | | | | child. |