Kids and Ear Infections: Find Treatment in Augusta GA


Ear problems can be excruciatingly painful, especially in children. With 10 million new cases every year, ear infections (otitis media) are the most common illness affecting babies and young children and the number one reason for visits to the pediatrician—accounting for more than 35 percent of all pediatric visits.

Almost half of all children will have at least one middle ear infection before they’re a year old, and two-thirds of them will have had at least one such infection by age 3. The symptoms can include ear pain, fever, and irritability. Otitis media can be either bacterial or viral in origin, and frequently results from another illness such as a cold. For many children, it can become a chronic problem, requiring treatment year after year, and putting the child at risk of permanent hearing damage and associated speech and developmental problems.

Before yet another round of “maybe-they’ll-work-and-maybe-they-won’t” antibiotics or the drastic step of surgery, more parents are considering chiropractic to help children with chronic ear infections. Dr. Joan Fallon of New York has published research showing that, after receiving a series of chiropractic adjustments, nearly 80 percent of the children treated were free of ear infections for at least the six-month period following their initial visits (a period that also included maintenance treatments every four to six weeks).

When a chiropractor works on the twenty-four bones in the spine, and the countless bones in the neck, the goal is to align the nerves and bones of the spine, to improve wellness in the patient. Ear infections, in general, are blockages in the Eustachian tubes. Manipulation of the neck and spine bones can help to unblock any fluids or infections in the ear, which a chiropractor gently manipulates to open up and allow the fluid to drain properly.

While many pediatricians will examine an ear, note redness and infection, and then write an antibiotic script, more and more pediatricians are refusing to give antibiotics for ear infection; the chiropractor agrees. This is a good process, designed to reduce antibiotic abuse. Most ear infections are viral and not bacterial. An antibiotic is useless, in general, against a virus.

As experienced chiropractors in Augusta GA specializing in customized care, Georgia Clinic of Chirorpractic successfully treats children of all ages for various medical needs, and one of the most common one is for ear infections.  If you have a child with ear infections, you can call us at  (706) 814-5053 to set up a complimentary consultation, and we’d be happy to sit down you to discuss your child’s needs further.


The Georgia Clinic of Chiropractic Blog is written by Dr. Mark Huntsman.

 Augusta GA Chiropractors Georgia Clinic of Chiropractic provides customized chiropractic care to the Augusta, Martinez, and Evans GA communities. Visit our main website at www.georgia-clinic.com for customized chiropractic in Augusta GA.

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