Ear infections are incredibly common especially in kids! Chiropractic care can be one conservative + safe treatment option for you and your little. This blog covers the common symptoms of ear infections, what chiropractic treatment looks like + more!
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Ear infections are something that can affect anyone and they are incredibly common! In fact most kids will have at least one middle ear infection by the time they turn 3! Ear infections can occur when there is fluid build up in the middle ear. This occurs when the tube that connects your ear to your nasal cavity [auditory tube, or Eustachian tube] isn’t draining properly. The fluid buildup ultimately leads to increased pressure in the ear which causes pain! There are other symptoms below for kidz and moms to help you spot an ear infection!
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Top Symptoms in Kidz
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Irritability, crying
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Poor feeding
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Poor sleeping
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Tugging/fussing with ear
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Fever
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Recent upper respiratory infection
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Treatment for Kidz
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Top Symptoms in Adults
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Fullness/pressure in ear
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Muffled hearing
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Low-grade fever
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Dizziness
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Ear pain with colds, allergies, sinusitis
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Treatment for Adults
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Why More Often in Kids?
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Kidz auditory tubes are shorter, more horizontal, and more narrow. This makes it easier for the tube to become obstructed following and inflammation, infection, or allergic reaction in the nose.
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Kidz immune systems are not as robust as adults’ since they have yet to encounter the many of the viruses + bacteria that can cause a middle ear infection.
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Chiropractic care and Craniosacral Therapy can help anyone overcome ear infections. Our goal with treatment is to aid the auditory tube and improve its shape to allow for fluid to drain out of the ear through the tube more easily. CST and chiropractic care are gentle methods of allowing fluid to drain properly through the Eustachian tubes, which removes substances out of the ear as well as relieve excessive pressure from inside the ear. Doing so leads to improvements in the child’s hearing, speech, etc.
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