Frequent ear infections are the most common illness affecting young children and can be very painful. After numerous trips to the pediatrician and costly antibiotics that may or may not relieve the symptoms, many children do not get relief and repeatedly suffer from the pain. Antibiotics are many times prescribed even when not needed and can only help if the infection is bacterial. Over use of antibiotics can cause them to be ineffective and will not allow the body's own immune system to do it's job.

In severe cases many parents think their only alternative is to turn to invasive surgical procedures as an attempt to resolve the problem and get relief for the child. If surgery is prescribed by a specialist, it requires the child to under-go general anesthesia and involves a procedure where a small opening is made in the eardrum to place a tube inside which relieves pressure and prevents fluid build up. Many times this surgery must be repeated after several months due to the membrane pushing the tube out and the hole in the ear drum closing. Any surgical procedures should be used as a last resort for the child and only be used after all alternatives have been considered. 

Parents are now turning to their chiropractors for treatment of chronic ear infections in their children. Chiropractic adjustments help to restore normal function so the body can heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. Chiropractors look to correct a problem rather than just treat the symptoms. Subluxations (misalignments of the spine) can occur in children from birth, from normal everyday activities, and from trips or falls that may seem minor. These misalignments can disrupt the body's ability to function properly without treatment.

Chronic ear infections may be the result of the child's cervical vertebrae becoming misaligned at birth, disrupting nerve function and leading to fluid build up in the middle ear. If the problem is not corrected, the child will continue to suffer year after year from chronic ear infections. Chiropractic adjustments can be administered, correcting the misalignment and allowing the fluid in the middle ear to drain. Children undergoing a series of treatments will continue to have relief as the middle ear drains resulting in healing and recovery without reoccurrence of infection. Chiropractic adjustments are a non-evasive and drug free treatment for children suffering from chronic ear infections. It will restore them to health rather than just treat the symptoms.