By Luc Chaltin, ND DIHom
The health problems caused by the failure of antibiotics to cure ear infections (otitis media) is not going away. With that in mind, we feel compelled to speak about this threat again as we found another article in The Atlanta Journal under the title “Listen Up: Kids’ Ear Infections Can Be Medical Guessing Game” (August 25, 1992). The text says: “Not yet two, Manny Major has taken virtually every antibiotic that doctors have for infections of the middle ear. With growing frustration, his parents have watched as each new prescription failed to correct the problem. ‘Every four to six weeks we would go back to the doctor and he would switch antibiotics,’ says Donata Major, whose older son, 4-year-old Zane, also has suffered a half-dozen middle-ear infections. ‘But the antibiotics always seemed to stop working after a week or so. I got tired of giving it to him. They got tired of taking it.’ Manny’s ordeal has become almost a national rite of passage for young children.”
Another article about ear infections, When Bugs Fight Back, states that “Nationwide, middle ear infections account for 20 million antibiotic prescriptions and more than $1 billion in medical expenses a year. America’s epidemic of middle-ear infections, however, is a sign of something more ominous than earaches. Made increasingly resistant by repeated exposure to antibiotics, the bugs that cause these infections are fighting back. In some cases, there are simply no antibiotics that work anymore.”
Further in the article, it indicates that antibiotics are often unnecessary. In yet another article in the same paper, “Otitis media: A childhood rite of passage,” the reporter writes that “Antibiotics can’t cure structural problems or inflammation caused by something other than bacteria.”
Homeopathy for Ear Infections
Newton’s Detoxifier (3 drops = child’s dose) on the tongue every night, formulated for liver and kidney functions, is recommended for your child. The Detoxifier focuses on the ability of the body to stimulate the excretory organs to better eliminate toxins and free radicals. Since the liver rejuvenates during periods of sleep, we suggest taking the complex at bedtime.
In addition to the Detoxifier, Newton’s Ear Care complex is recommended. The complex is formulated for symptoms associated with ear infections (3 drops = child’s dose) several times during the day, especially when the child cries from the pain. For healing, it is very important to feed the child organically grown food only. If you still breast-feed your baby, you yourself should eat an organically grown diet in order to give your baby the healthy milk she needs to stay healthy. The above-mentioned products are available at your health food store and through Newton Homeopathics.