Half of ear infections experienced by children are by the age of one.
Two-thirds of them will have had an episode by the age of three.
Irritability, ear pain and fever come with Otitis Media.
When a doctor looks inside the ear a fluid build-up can be seen behind the eardrum and inside of the ear will appear inflamed.
The ear infection itself is caused by either a bacterial or viral infection, usually from a cold.
Ear infections can become a chronic problem requiring frequent treatment and possibly resulting in hearing damage and related speech and developmental problems.
Otitis Media is usually a result of poor drainage of the lymph system in the neck or when a muscle, which is responsible for keeping bacteria or viruses out of the eustacean, tubes fail to work correctly.
Both of these things can happen in adults, but the size and length of the eustacean tubes are greater, making drainage easier.
Adults also tend to spend more time erect than young children.
Also resulting in better drainage.
The current, very common treatment is a prescription of oral antibiotics and sometimes tubes are surgically placed in the eardrums to relieve pressure.
After several months the body pushes out the tubes and the hole heals.
There is however another method available for treating ear infections, which restores normal drainage of the ear and neck lymphatics.
This is available through chiropractic manipulation.
Chiropractic doctors will use a gentler treatment for childrens' ear infections, helping to restore normal function of the neck tissues.
Obits media can be reduced significantly or completely ridden from most children without antibiotics and/or surgery.