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Recurrent childhood ear infections are one of the most common reasons to visit a pediatrician. The most common mainstream medical protocol for ear infections involved repetitive use of antibiotics. In severe cases, tubes are inserted surgically into the eardrums which have not been scientifically proven to be effective. In this article we will first talk about why your child shouldn’t be taking antibiotics for his/her ear infection. Then we will discuss ways to avoid and treat recurrent and chronic ear infections naturally.
Antibiotics weaken the immune system of your child. Babies and small children do not have fully developed immune systems. Giving pre scri ption medicine too early lowers the child’s resistance, and the body won’t have the capability to fight subsequent infections or allergies on its own. New studies done in 2008 and published in the jounal Clinical Infectious Diseases prove risks of antibiotics greater than benefits. This article also states that there is no symptomatic benefit of antibiotics for treatment of acute otitis media (ear infection), “antibiotic therapy is associated with greater risk than was previously appreciated.” Addressing the root of the problem, when it comes down to recurrent ear infections, is the wiser, safer, and more effective way to tackle the middle ear bacteria.
Weak Immune System
Babies don’t fully develop their immune system. Therefore giving antibiotics and pre scri ption medicine too early to children lowers the child’s resistance, and their tiny bodies won’t have the capability to fight subsequent infections or allergies on their own. The main important factor allowing pathological bacteria to overgrow in your child’s body is a weak immune system. As mentioned before, long-term overuse of antibiotics suppresses the immune system. And, it is the immune system which is supposed to protect us from infections in the first place. So this is why when it comes to conventional medicine, it simply doesn’t work!
Diet
Bacteria tend to overgrow in a certain environment. They need a low immune system, specific temperature, the right amount of inflammation, moisture and most importantly sugar! If your child is having chronic and recurrent ear infections, it simply means that his or her body is the perfect and nourishing environment for the bacteria to grow and live!
Eliminate all sorts of sugar out of your child’s diet (corn syrup, sucrose, corn sweeteners, dextrose, dextrin, lactose and etc.) Also stay away from foods with artificial preservatives, flavoring, or coloring. Stick to Vitamin C (not the chewable type which has added sugar), Zinc, and Vitamin A.
Other than sugar, consider dairy products your enemy when it comes to ear infections. Milk lactose is sugar and an inflammatory substance. It makes mucus thick and clogs up airways, ears, and sinuses.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is one of the best things you can give a child suffering from an ear infection. Chiropractic is not a treatment for ear infections, yet doctors of chiropractic have noticed chiropractic’s profound effect on ears and hearing. Change your child’s diet and give them healthier options that build their immune system. Chiropractic care has been shown to help improve and strengthen the immune system keeping your child’s spine free from spinal misalignments will help your child’s natural defenses against disease. This will help you avoid antibiotics and even more recurrent ear infections. Give your child the great advantage of this safer, more natural, side-effect free form of health care. Consult with your chiropractor or naturopathic doctor to see what alternatives you have to build a strong immune system and avoid antibiotics.
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