Your Topeka Chiropractor Helps Prevent Recurring Ear Infections in Children

Standard treatment for ear infections in children is antibiotics prescribed by your primary physician. While antibiotics do eradicate bacteria causing the infection, antibiotics also kill many other bacteria in the body, including "good" bacteria necessary for a healthy immune system and gastrointestinal tract. For chronic ear infections, your doctor may even recommend implantation of tubes within the inner ear to help drain excess fluid causing ear pain and hearing problems. Unfortunately, antibiotics and tubes do not address the underlying reason for ear infections in children--a dysfunctional nervous system due to misalignment of the vertebrae.

How the Nervous System Affects the Inner Ear

The Eustachian tube connects the nasopharynx with the middle ear. It provides oxygen to the middle ear and helps remove mucus and other fluids out of the middle ear and into the upper throat area. Unless the Eustachian tube is able to open and close normally, the pressure within the ear will destabilize, allowing bacteria to easily access the middle ear. In addition, nerves responsible for stimulating muscles that support opening and closing of the Eustachian tube originate in the neck and brain. Impaired nerve functioning caused by misalignments in the vertebrae or cranial bones will promote the buildup of fluids that attract bacteria, which naturally leads to painful ear infections.

Pediatric Chiropractic Techniques for Ear Infections

Your family chiropractor in Topeka provides gentle, effective adjustments for children that correctly position spinal vertebrae and sometimes cranial bones and the jaw, when necessary. Without the need for antibiotics or tube implantation, chiropractors trained to perform adjustments on children can improve functioning of the Eustachian tube, decrease systemic inflammation and establish proper drainage within the middle ear. By preventing fluid buildup and subsequent ear infections, your Topeka chiropractor encourages your child's body to produce and retain antibodies supported by "good" bacteria that are often eliminated by taking antibiotics. 

Call Bolz Chiropractic Today to Learn More!

If your child is experiencing frequent ear infections, please call Bolz Chiropractic today to learn more about chiropractic treatment for ear infections or to schedule an appointment: 785-272-2090. We look forward to meeting with you.