Chronic Ear Infections: These occur more frequently in children, as their ear canals are not yet assisted with drainage by gravity as much as an adult’s, as their heads are not yet fully grown and their ear canals are not as slanted downward.  This can allow for fluids to build up more readily in the middle ear leading to infection.  If the vital nerves which help promote the immune response of the ears to infection are compromised due to displacements of the spinal bones in the neck, this will allow middle ear infections to increase in severity and frequency.  Many children and adults have endured many rounds of antibiotic therapy in an attempt to clear such infections, and in some cases have undergone surgery to insert drainage tubes in the ear(s) to help rid the ear of infected fluids.  It has been our clinical experience, as well as that of thousands of chiropractic clinics throughout the world, that gently aligning the neck bones physically allows for improved drainage of the ear’s eustachian tubes, thereby preventing a build up of fluid.  This, along with removing pressure from the vital nerves that stimulate immune response in and around the ears, boosts the ears’ immune response, thereby assisting the body itself to better prevent and fight off infections.