The most commonplace basis for visits to a pediatrician is earache. By the age of three years, more than 70 percent of children will have had at least one experience of earache, and about a third will have had more than three incidents. What you might not know, however, is that earache is also the most common occurrence for children under the age of five years to be escorted by parents to the chiropractor’s office.
How Chiropractic Care Can Help Earache and Ear Infections
When a child with an earache is diagnosed with middle ear infection by the pediatrician, the usual treatment involves a course of antibiotics. Current study, however, has concluded that such practices are often misguided. The cause of the child’s middle ear infection may not be due to bacteria, and inasmuch as antibiotics are only effective against bacterial pathogens, frequently there will be no positive result. The reason for this is that numerous cases of middle ear infection can be caused by a virus, and viruses do not respond to antibiotics. This may be the reason why children develop chronic ear infections.
One of the intentions of a Honolulu chiropractor is to determine if the reason for the body’s inability to combat the earache or ear infection is caused by inflamation of the small nerves in the spine (called free nerve endings).
An abnormal tension in the small muscles of the neck is created when these nerve endings are irritated. This muscle tension can put pressure on the lymphatic drainage ducts resulting in inadequate drainage from inside the ear, thus preventing the body from its ability to naturally fix the problem. In addition, balance can also be affected.
Assessment by a chiropractor of such a problem is made by the detection of increased tension in the neck and paraspinal muscles. Usually more tension is felt on the side of earache. In addition, the chiropractor will check to see which spinal vertebrae are either moderately out of alignment or not moving within their normal range. There are a number of reasons for such aaffliction as the result of the many bangs, jolts, and falls most children undergo growing up. Restoration of normal lymph drainage is most often accomplished with a short course of treatments that include spinal adjustments and manipulation of the neck muscles. If your child is suffering from an earache or an ear infection, contact your Honolulu chiropractor as soon as possible.
Advanced Research and Guidelines
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ear infection, the most frequent childhood disease second only to the common cold, accounts for nearly 30 million doctor visits every year. What’s more, at least 6 million courses of antibiotics are causelessly prescribed for the problem.Not too long ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines for treating pediatric ear inflammation, and specifically recommended a period of “watchful waiting” since, in many cases, infections clear up on their own, without medication.
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) endorses the AAP on the guidelines and emphasizes that chiropractic treatment is a “good first option” for treating ear infection conservatively. “Doctors of chiropractic have been treating children for decades with great success – helping them to avoid painful ear infections, antibiotic overuse and resistance, and ear tube surgery,” said ACA President Donald Krippendorf, DC. “Particularly when dealing with young children, drugs and surgery should be an absolute last resort.”
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