Ear Infections and Glue Ear

In children 6 months to 4 years of age one of the most common conditions is chronic ear infections or glue ear. It commonly coincides with teething in babies.

A major cause of ear infections in children is being given a bottle of milk or formula while lying down. The milk can collect in the eustation tubes (ducts from the middle ear to the back of the throat) and become infected.

Food sensitivity to dairy is sometimes present and by removing dairy from the diet the infections can disappear.

If you find that your child is in a cycle of ear infections and antibiotics being prescribed, then osteopathy can help to break this pattern in many cases by making sure that mechanical obstructions to the drainage of the eustation tubes is removed.