"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa
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The main causative factor of repeated ear infections and glue ear is a retained birth compression. Also damage can occur via exposure to cigarette smoke which can disable the tiny hairs in the ear and therefore reduce essential mucous drainage.
The tube which connects the inside of the ear with the back of the throat is the Eustachian tube. Movement of skull bones assists in mucous drainage from the ear via the Eustachian tube. When the Eustachian tube is even slightly blocked, then pressure can build up in the ear. If the ear does not drain completely after an infection, it will be more vulnerable to further infection.
Osteopathic treatment to reduce the birth compression will assist in drainage of the ear which will mean fewer ear infections, reduced colds spreading to ear infections and an improvement in hearing (if this has been a problem).
NICE - The National Institute for Clinical Excellence recommends a course of manual therapy, including spinal manipulation (including osteopathic), for the early management of persistent non-specific lower back pain.
