According to medical statistics, over 75% of children will suffer from ear infections at some point. Some cases are acute but self limiting, others become chronic and more difficult to treat. The most common treatment protocol are antibiotics followed by surgical insertion of tube to drain the middle ear.

Just recently, medical doctors have taken a stand against the overuse of antibiotics for ear infections, as they have shown to be of little value for the resolution of otitis media.

Over prescribing of these drugs have also led to the growth of drug resistant strains of bacteria, which lead to a greater imbalance of natural homeostasis. This is where chiropractors and the delivery of the chiropractic adjustment comes into play.

Chiropractic is the profession that focuses on natural health from within, through the diagnosis and correction of spinal misalignments on the nervous system. When these corrections are made, the brain communicated optimally with the rest of the body via the spinal cords, and peripheral nerves. This allows the body to be optimally self regulating, and gives the best potential of avoiding drugs and surgery.

Chiropractic and Otitis Media

Currently, ear infections are accepted as being a normal part of childhood. It is not if your child will get one, its a matter of when. Well, as a chiropractor, I am here to tell you that this does not have to be the case.

Due to the potential of misalignment of spinal vertebrae on the spinal cord, brain, stem, and eustacian tube, ear infections have become so prevalent.

When these structural misalignments happen, chiropractor’s refer to them as subluxations. The eustacian tube is responsible for the proper draining of the middle ear, and if it becomes occluded, it allows for the proliferation of bacteria and infections. When clear, the body had no problems with drainage or infection in the middle ear.

For over 50 year, chiropractors have studied the effect of chiropractic adjustments and their effect on the resolution of ear infections. The results have been second to none. Drug free, surgery free intervention.

An excellent study was done in a Chiropractic Pediatric Journal that studied children with ear infections from 27 months to five years old. 80% of the children that were adjusted did not have another ear infection within the next six months following the adjustment. 332 children were in the study, and I have yet to see anything that comes close to these fantastic results.

Although many believe chiropractor’s are simply back doctors, or headache doctors, the truth is, we are nervous system doctors. There is no better time to consider the positive effects of chiropractic adjustments for children and adults to help restore your body’s balance with it’s innate ability to heal.

It is not a fluke that as a child my sister and I, who were both adjusted from our first day, have never suffered from an ear infection. My son has never had ad ear infection, and the resolution rate in our chiropractic office is near 100% for resolution of chronic otitis media.

Please consider chiropractic first before considering drugs or surgery to help resolve ear infections in your child.

Author Bio: Dr. Graeme has been in full time practice as a Seattle chiropractor since 2001. He enjoys writing in his Seattle chiropractic blog, and spending time with his family. Dr. Graeme Gibson, D.C. Queen Anne Seattle Chiropractic Center 1905 Queen Anne Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 282-8275

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