Chiropractic Kids have Fewer Ear Infections
According to Jack Paradise at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, for every one child who needs and gets tubes for the ears, about 20 others who don’t need them also get them. They almost always cause permanent scars on the eardrum and could impair hearing decades later.
A study involving children under both medical and chiropractic care found that the children under chiropractic care had significantly fewer ear infections than children under medical care 80% reported occurrence for medical patients, 31% for chiropractic patients. Children under chiropractic care were also found to be less susceptible to tonsillitis. They used fewer antibiotics and other medications and had fewer allergies than “medical” children.
We see a lot of children with ear infections in our practice. We have a few medical doctors who refer their ear infection patients to our office for an adjustment. Many of these patients get over their infections and resolve their problems without the surgery.