Oriental medicine (OM), also known as Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a healing art that existed in some form or other for more than 3,000 years. Some of the earlier texts date back from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 220 ACE). In the western world, it is commonly known as acupuncture. However, acupuncture is only one of several modalities that physicians of TCM use to treat patients. TCM emphasizes the role of the body in the healing process and uses herbs and natural agents to maintain health. It is an effective form of treatment and a particularly safe form of therapy. TCM is a complete medical system that takes into account every aspect of human life to promote health and well-being. It sees the body as one whole entity like a “Garden” and encompasses its physical, emotional, energetic, as well as its spiritual aspects. It emphasizes on the “Vis medicatrix” the “healing power of nature” better known as “the inborn ability of the human body to respond to the insult of illness or injury and restore itself to health in most episodes of disease or trauma (Whorton, 2002, p. 6).” The goal for treatment is boosting the ecological condition to favor self-regulatory capacity. Physicians in the eastern world are trained to examine skin, complexion, bones, channels, smells, sounds, mental state, preferences, emotions, tongue, pulse, demeanor, and body build to discern patterns that underlie a patient’s complaints. TCM’s wholistic approach to healing addresses the underlying cause of disease, and allows the body to heal itself naturally. Physicians are taught to treat the cause not just the symptoms of an illness so that the body can function more efficiently and therefore ensuring true health.
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Many children and infants suffer from chronic ear infections. Often parents are at a loss as to how to go about treating these infections, as they can be quite difficult to treat and manage. Ear infections in children often recur over and over again, despite rigorous treatment with antibiotics. The reason for this is actually quite simple. In children, the eustachian tube (the tube that connects the outer ear to the throat and allows fluid to be drained from the ear) is oriented more horizontally, as opposed to the vertical orientation in the ears of adults. If we look at the image below, we can see the difference quite clearly.
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The horizonal orientation of the eustachian tube makes it harder to drain this canal and therefore makes it much easier for fluid and bacteria to build up in the ear of a small child. Antibiotics do not assist in fluid drainage, but simply kill the bacteria in the fluid. Over time, bacteria recolonize the fluid and the infection returns. This is why antibiotics do not usually solve the problem.
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There is quite a bit of evidence suggesting that chiropractic adjustments to the upper part of the neck help aid in drainage of the fluid from the eustachian tube in children. Before considering surgical intervention to place tubes in your child's ears, we invite you to contact our office to schedule your consultation with Dr. Fleming to see if conservative management may be of benefit to your little one.
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Dr. Alesha Fleming
Natural Health and Wellness Chiropractic, LLC
Daytona Beach, FL
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Dr. Fleming is a family chiropractor in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is passionate about preventative health care and nutrition and enjoys empowering her patients to improve their health and fitness, one day at a time!
Ear Infections
