If you have some small children, then reading this article may be one of the most important thing that you do to make sure they grow up happy, healthy and to their best potential. The infections usually follow a course of viral respiratory infection. The first symptoms are red and swollen eardrum, pain and fussiness in kids. Sometimes fluid will accumulate in the middle ear right behind the eardrum. 66% U.S. children suffer middle ear infections also known as obits media, by the age of 2. This can remain for weeks or months and may negatively affect hearing.
A study done by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found nearly 66% of children with uncomplicated ear infections recover from pain and fever within one day of diagnosis. Imagine you came home after a long hard day from work and your little kid has an ear infection. Let's separate fact from fiction so you can make an informed decision that may have a drastic impact on your child. The treatment you choose could have a drastic effect on the rest of your child's life. What you have to know about ear infections is that they are not as dangerous as you may think. And this occurs without antibiotic treatment. Over 80% recover within several days.
About 93% of children treated with antibiotics recover within 1-7 days. Researchers also found that the newer and more costly antibiotics, such as cofactor, or provide no additional benefit to children than amoxicillin. The EPC also found no evidence that short-duration (5 days or less) versus long-duration therapy (7-10 days) made a difference in the clinical outcome for children 2 years of age.
More than 5 million cases of acute ear infections occur annually, costing about $3 billion. In the November 26, 1997 issue of the Journal of The American Medical Association, experts say the routine use of antibiotics against pediatric ear infections produces little health benefit while contributing to the spread of drug resistant bacteria.
It is also noted that children whose previous ear infections were treated with antibiotics have a rate of antibiotic resistant bacteria that is three times higher during subsequent ear infection episodes. This can be dangerous. In extreme cases, deaths from drug resistant meningitis have been linked to built-up antibiotic resistance traced to previous antibiotic administration for ear infection.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, MD, from Johns Hopkins University states that the treatment of ear infections is a huge problem. MOST of the chronically sick children I see were given antibiotics frequently for recurrent ear infections. The sad tragedy is that nearly all of these are preventable."
This means that not only does the use of antibiotics for many cases of ear infections possibly not help; it may lead to chronic illness that does not go away. Now for the good news. The good news is that there are natural ways to help prevent and stop ear infections without the use of harmful antibiotics that may cause resistance.
Studies were performed comparing the health of two hundred pediatrician's children versus 200 chiropractor's children showed very interesting findings. The results may just shock you. Eighty percent of the medical Children suffered ear infection versus only 31% of the chiropractic children. And whets more is that pediatricians were more likely to feel that every child would have been on a course of antibiotics at least once, and the occurrence of infectious diseases was significantly lower among the latter sample. Additionally this study has shown that children raised under chiropractic care are less prone to infectious disease. These diseases include obits media and tonsillitis, and that their immune systems are better able to cope with allergens such as pollen and more as compared to children rose under traditional care.
How could this be? What could be the difference that made the chiropractic children healthier? Could there be one thing, above all others, that gave these children superior health and... A better chance for success in life? I think there is. Your nervous system controls every function in your body. Your brain sends electrical impulses down your spinal cord and nerves to all your organs and cells. It tells your heart to beat and your lungs to breath. It controls the whole show.
These electrical impulses can get altered as they exit your spine, in between your spinal bones by misaligned or malfunctioning spinal joints. When this happens, your body doesn't function the way it should. Your immune system doesn't function the way it should. So when the germs responsible for an ear infection or any other disease enter your children's body, the immune system doesn't fight it off like it should and the result is an ear infection. Normally, without any interference from the spinal joint, the germs could have been defeated.
Dr. G. Guttmann is a medical researcher. He examined over 1000 infants. He concluded that approximately 80% had bones out of place in the spine. Many of these were from the top bone in the neck. Abraham Towbin, MD, discovered that 7 out of 8 autopsies he performed on sudden infant death syndrome also known as SIDS died from a spinal cord injury from the birth process or soon after.
One thing is for sure, the birth process is not a walk in the park. The infant is usually grabbed by its small head and is pulled and twisted out with great force. One thing to consider is that your baby's neck is very delicate and can get injured. It has been living in fluid for the last nine months and has never even had to hold up the weight of its head let alone be ready to be pulled on it.
The final determination is that children should receive a complete chiropractic spinal examination to make sure they grow up happy and healthy. You must remember that Medical researcher Dr, Guttmann found that 80% of the infants he examined had spinal imbalances. Most children are not any different. You can contact New Century Spine Centers in San Diego to find out how all of your children can get a free spinal trauma evaluation. TIt's quick and easy. And most importantly it may change their life.
A study done by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found nearly 66% of children with uncomplicated ear infections recover from pain and fever within one day of diagnosis. Imagine you came home after a long hard day from work and your little kid has an ear infection. Let's separate fact from fiction so you can make an informed decision that may have a drastic impact on your child. The treatment you choose could have a drastic effect on the rest of your child's life. What you have to know about ear infections is that they are not as dangerous as you may think. And this occurs without antibiotic treatment. Over 80% recover within several days.
About 93% of children treated with antibiotics recover within 1-7 days. Researchers also found that the newer and more costly antibiotics, such as cofactor, or provide no additional benefit to children than amoxicillin. The EPC also found no evidence that short-duration (5 days or less) versus long-duration therapy (7-10 days) made a difference in the clinical outcome for children 2 years of age.
More than 5 million cases of acute ear infections occur annually, costing about $3 billion. In the November 26, 1997 issue of the Journal of The American Medical Association, experts say the routine use of antibiotics against pediatric ear infections produces little health benefit while contributing to the spread of drug resistant bacteria.
It is also noted that children whose previous ear infections were treated with antibiotics have a rate of antibiotic resistant bacteria that is three times higher during subsequent ear infection episodes. This can be dangerous. In extreme cases, deaths from drug resistant meningitis have been linked to built-up antibiotic resistance traced to previous antibiotic administration for ear infection.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, MD, from Johns Hopkins University states that the treatment of ear infections is a huge problem. MOST of the chronically sick children I see were given antibiotics frequently for recurrent ear infections. The sad tragedy is that nearly all of these are preventable."
This means that not only does the use of antibiotics for many cases of ear infections possibly not help; it may lead to chronic illness that does not go away. Now for the good news. The good news is that there are natural ways to help prevent and stop ear infections without the use of harmful antibiotics that may cause resistance.
Studies were performed comparing the health of two hundred pediatrician's children versus 200 chiropractor's children showed very interesting findings. The results may just shock you. Eighty percent of the medical Children suffered ear infection versus only 31% of the chiropractic children. And whets more is that pediatricians were more likely to feel that every child would have been on a course of antibiotics at least once, and the occurrence of infectious diseases was significantly lower among the latter sample. Additionally this study has shown that children raised under chiropractic care are less prone to infectious disease. These diseases include obits media and tonsillitis, and that their immune systems are better able to cope with allergens such as pollen and more as compared to children rose under traditional care.
How could this be? What could be the difference that made the chiropractic children healthier? Could there be one thing, above all others, that gave these children superior health and... A better chance for success in life? I think there is. Your nervous system controls every function in your body. Your brain sends electrical impulses down your spinal cord and nerves to all your organs and cells. It tells your heart to beat and your lungs to breath. It controls the whole show.
These electrical impulses can get altered as they exit your spine, in between your spinal bones by misaligned or malfunctioning spinal joints. When this happens, your body doesn't function the way it should. Your immune system doesn't function the way it should. So when the germs responsible for an ear infection or any other disease enter your children's body, the immune system doesn't fight it off like it should and the result is an ear infection. Normally, without any interference from the spinal joint, the germs could have been defeated.
Dr. G. Guttmann is a medical researcher. He examined over 1000 infants. He concluded that approximately 80% had bones out of place in the spine. Many of these were from the top bone in the neck. Abraham Towbin, MD, discovered that 7 out of 8 autopsies he performed on sudden infant death syndrome also known as SIDS died from a spinal cord injury from the birth process or soon after.
One thing is for sure, the birth process is not a walk in the park. The infant is usually grabbed by its small head and is pulled and twisted out with great force. One thing to consider is that your baby's neck is very delicate and can get injured. It has been living in fluid for the last nine months and has never even had to hold up the weight of its head let alone be ready to be pulled on it.
The final determination is that children should receive a complete chiropractic spinal examination to make sure they grow up happy and healthy. You must remember that Medical researcher Dr, Guttmann found that 80% of the infants he examined had spinal imbalances. Most children are not any different. You can contact New Century Spine Centers in San Diego to find out how all of your children can get a free spinal trauma evaluation. TIt's quick and easy. And most importantly it may change their life.
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