The last resort: how a family overcame chronic ear infections

“We’re desperate,” my patient’s parents told me.

 Rightfully so. Their daughter was going on nearly 12 months of recurring ear infections with no relief.

 They had tried everything. Antibiotics. Antibiotic drops. Garlic drops. And of course, the dreaded ear tubes. None of it worked.

 On a recommendation from a friend, they decided to try chiropractic. I was their last resort. But I was confident this would be the end of their ear infection saga.

Chiropractic can help kids with many common symptoms like ear infections, indigestion, colic and more.

 Chiropractic and Ear Infections

 Think of your ears like a plumbing system. Fluid builds up, and your body conveniently drains it out.

 Like the water in your home, you don’t have to think about it. It’s all controlled by the nervous system — one of the countless actions it takes every minute of every day to keep you healthy.

 A compromised nervous system can interrupt the ear’s drainage mechanism. Tubes will allow drainage, but it won’t correct the neurological interference causing the buildup.

 That’s what chiropractic can do. And that’s exactly what happened for my patient.

 We began adjusting her nervous system at 18 months. At her two-year checkup, the pediatrician was happy to report there was no fluid in either ear — for the first time in her life.

 That was a gigantic sigh of relief for the parents. You can imagine how much better it made my sweet little patient feel too.