Chiropractic and Infectious disease
The standard medical treatment for ear infections (otitis media) is with antibiotics. But, according to many research studies, antibiotics are often not much more effective than the body’s own immune system.
Published research is now showing that, after receiving a series of chiropractic adjustments, nearly 80 percent of the children treated were free of ear infections for at least the six-month period following their initial visits (a period that also included maintenance treatments every four to six weeks).
Chiropractic adjustments improve drainage of the ear in children, and if they can continue to drain without a buildup of fluid and subsequent infection, children will build up their own antibodies and recover more quickly.
Adjusting the base of the skull and the upper neck, in particular, will get the middle ear to drain. This is because adjusting the spine, particularly the neck, will remove any interference from the nervous system and will allow the Eustachian tubes to function properly. If a child’s case is acute, they will generally get an adjustment every day or every other day and then adjustments will decrease in frequency over time. Since they are susceptible to ear infections and in order to improve the function of their nervous system and body a maintaince program of adjustments once every 4-6 weeks will be recommended.
Chiropractic care is safe and effective and is something that parents should try, certainly before surgically inserting tubes in their children’s ears.
Talk to your doctor of chiropractic about your child’s ear infections. Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and trained to diagnose and treat patients of all ages and will use a gentler type of treatment for children.