The document discusses ear infections in children and presents alternatives to antibiotic and surgical treatment. It argues that ear infections are often caused by interference in the nervous system from spinal misalignments called subluxations. Chiropractic care aims to detect and correct subluxations, allowing the body to heal itself without drugs or surgery. Research shows children under chiropractic care get sick less often and have fewer ear infections than those only receiving medical treatment.

1. Moms With A Mission Presents Ear Infections One Cause... One Correction... One Cure

9. The Medical Profession’s Primary Defense is Antibiotic Therapy for Your Child

10. A randomized, two time clinical trial of children ages 3-6, recently released from the Agency of Health Care Policy and Research concluded... ...there was NO BENEFIT from Amoxicillin, compared to a placebo and control group, in preventing ear infections.” March, 1994 - Newsweek Antibiotics-The End of Miracle Drugs

11. Many MD’s continue to ignore the evidence and warnings of over medication of ear infections. They concluded: “Given the lack of evidence for benefit and the potential for adverse affects, including altering normal respiratory flora and developing resistant organisms, routine treatment using ten days of antimicrobials for all cases of otitis media is not warranted.” Journal of the American Medical Association November, 1997

12. Another JAMA study found: “ Amoxicillin is not effective in the treatment of persistent asymptomatic middle ear effusion (fluid buildup) in infants and children.” They concluded that children who took the drug were 2-6 times more likely to have a recurrence of fluid buildup than those receiving a sugar pill (placebo).

13. Please Don’t Put Drugs Into This Perfect Little Package! The MD treats the condition that has the person. Chiropractors treat the person that has the condition. Which makes more sense to you?

14. Why do MD’s keep prescribing antibiotics even though they are ineffective or unsafe? “ We have a tradition of prescribing antibiotics to anyone who looks sick.” Misuse breeds stronger bacteria resistance. Since bacteria and viruses are simple, primal organisms, they can adapt. Among the “wonder drugs,” antibiotics top the list. But, experts say we’ve come to a crisis point in the battle against bacterial infections resulting from the misuse of these drugs.

15. The Link Between Antibiotics and Developmental Delays A recent nation-wide survey of nearly 700 kids revealed that children who have had more than 20 cycles of antibiotics in their young lifetime were over 50% more likely to suffer delays in development compared with children who have had 3 or fewer rounds of antibiotics. And, affected children were nearly 4 times as likely to have had negative reactions to vaccines.

16. Children’s Ear Surgery Is Not Always Needed The Journal of the AMA found that of 6,429 surgeries submitted for insurance reviews: *42% were deemed appropriate *23% were deemed inappropriate *35% were deemed equivocal This means nearly 60% of the ear surgeries performed on children were questionable! Issues of cost containment aside, this has important implications for the welfare of children, says Dr. L. Kleinman of Boston Children’s Hospital .

17. Chiropractic Is The Alternative For Ear Infections. Chiropractic Is A Natural, Simple And Holistic Way Of Correcting The Cause of This Costly, Painful, Invasive And Detrimental Condition!

23. If a fire alarm was going off in your house, you wouldn’t check the alarm for the fire; it’s only a warning signal. Chiropractors seek the CAUSE of a child’s ear infection. It is caused by interference in the nervous system. Chiropractors “put out the fire” by determining where and what caused it to occur. Chiropractors are the only health professionals specifically trained to detect and correct subluxations!