Michael A. Schmidt Healing Childhood Ear Infections

Michael A. Schmidt Healing Childhood Ear Infections

Michael A. Schmidt
Healing Childhood Ear Infections
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Healing Childhood Ear Infections
de Michael A. Schmidt
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Contents
Foreword by Doris Rapp, M.D.......................................................xi
Introduction ..................................................................................... xv
1. The Scope of the Problem............................................................ i
What Is an Earache? ................................................................... 2
Signs and Symptoms................................................................... 4
How the Doctor Diagnoses an Ear Infection .............................. 6
Terminology................................................................................ 7
Who's at Risk .............................................................................. 9
Current Medical Treatment ...................................................... 11
Complications of Otitis Media ................................................. 16
Treatment of Otitis Media in Countries
Other Than the United States.................................................... 17
2. Antibiotics: Sensible Use or Abuse? ........................................ 19
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria ..................................................... 21
Adverse Physical Effects of Antibiotics ................................... 24
Antibiotics and Otitis Media: Helpful for Most Children? ...... 30
Preventive (Prophylactic) Antibiotics....................................... 35
Foodborne Antibiotics .............................................................. 36
In Support of Antibiotics .......................................................... 38
3. Tubes: Effectiveness, Hazards, and Complications................. 41
How It's Done ........................................................................... 42
The Rationale ............................................................................ 42
Effectiveness and Complications.............................................. 42
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4. Hearing Loss and Delayed Development:
Myth or Reality? .........................................................................49
The Controversy Surrounding Ear Infections, Hearing
Loss, and Delayed Intellectual Development
5. Causes of Childhood Ear Infections.........................................55
Allergy and Environmental Sensitivity .....................................57
Infection .....................................................................................77
Mechanical Obstruction ............................................................82
Nutrient Insufficiency................................................................91
6. Home Care for Earaches ...........................................................115
When to Call the Doctor...........................................................115
Fever: Your Child's Friend, not Foe..........................................117
Keep Your Child at Home........................................................119
When Your Child Must Be on Antibiotics................................120
What if Your Doctor Recommends Adenoidectomy
or Tubes....................................................................................121
Climate Considerations ...........................................................121
Emotional Factors ....................................................................122
Children with Down Syndrome ...............................................124
Home Care Methods ................................................................127
The Importance of Intestinal Bacteria.......................................163
Putting It Together...................................................................168
7. Preventing Ear Infections in Your Child.................................171
Breastfeeding............................................................................171
Feeding Position ......................................................................175
Preventing Airborne Allergy and Otitis Media .......................175
Air Travel .................................................................................178
Smoking ...................................................................................178
The Day Care Dilemma............................................................179
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Contents
Dietary Considerations ...............................................................183
Minor Injuries..............................................................................192
Treating Colds and Nasal Congestion .......................................194
8. Alternative Treatment: Some Solutions.................................201
Using This Chapter.....................................................................202
Alternative Treatment Methods Described................................203
Allergy Management ..................................................................204
Homeopathic Medicine ..............................................................210
Manipulation ...............................................................................224
Acupuncture................................................................................230
Botanical Medicine......................................................................244
Clinical Nutrition ........................................................................248
Epilogue ............................................................................................. 263
Appendix.....................................................................................267
Resources..............................................................................267
Organizations........................................................................269
Nutrition Assesment Using Laboratory.............................271
References....................................................................................277
Index ...........................................................................................305
Figures
i-a. Structures of the Ear ........................................................................4
i-b. Comparison of the Infant and Adult Eustachian Tube ................10
2. Research Linking Ear Infection to Allergy .....................................61
3. Comparative "Sick Days" Among Children of Smoking
and Non-Smoking Households........................................................68
4. Principal Constituents of Cigarette Smoke .....................................69
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5. Summary of Other Studies of Indoor Air Pollutants ..................... 70
6. Examples of Organic Compound Types
and Potential Indoor Sources ............................................................72
7. Types of Bacteria Found in Middle Ear Fluid ................................. 75
73. Normal Tympanogram .................................................................... 87
7b. Tympanogram of Child i before Treatment with Spinal
Manipulation ................................................................................... 88
70. Tympanogram of Child i after Treatment with Spinal
Manipulation..................................................................................... 88
7d. Tympanogram of Child 2 before Treatment with Spinal
Manipulation ................................................................................... 88
7d. Tympanogram of Child 2 after Treatment with Spinal
Manipulation ................................................................................... 88
8. Sources of Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids............................... 96
9. How Dietary Essential Fatty Acids Are Converted
into Prostaglandins........................................................................... 98
10. The Trans Fatty Acid Content of Common Foods......................... 103
11. Acupoints Used in Otitis Media ..................................................... 150
12-3. Lymph Nodes of the Head and Neck ......................................... 152
12-b. Lymphatic Flush Technique......................................................... 152
13. Association Points of Acupuncture .............................................. 154
14. Acupoints for Colds and Nasal Congestion ................................. 156
15. Acute Otitis Media.......................................................................... 212
16. Otitis Media Without Effusion ....................................................... 213
17. Chronic or Recurrent Otitis Media................................................. 214
18. Location of the Si Feng Points ....................................................... 243
19. Prostaglandin Synthesis and the Arachidonic Acid Cascade — 251
20. The Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Prostaglandins
and Arachidonic Acid Metabolites................................................. 252
21. Nutrients That Block the Release of Inflammatory Mediators ... 253
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Healing Childhood Ear Infections – Prevention, Home Care, and Alternative
Treatment
Michael A. Schmidt
Healing Childhood Ear Infections
Prevention, Home Care and Altenative
Treatment
330 pages, broché
publication 1996
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