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Dr. Yil Yildrim, Perth, Australia
Middle Ear Infections and Chiropractic
Treatment
Natalie, our daughter who is 4.5 years old, had her
first middle ear infection when she was three months old. Several
others followed in particular in the last two winters. Last
year after three continuous infections she started to react
on the antibiotics. In addition we noticed that she was snoring
and sometimes having bad breath.
I October 2004 we went to a 'specialist'
who recommended to get her tonsils and adenoids removed and
to insert grommets in her ears. By the time we finally got
the appointment at Princess Margaret Hospital at the end of
the summer in April 2005 her ears were dry. The doctor removed
her tonsils and adenoids but decided not to insert the grommets.
With
the cooler season starting, Natalie had one cold after the
other and several middle ear infections and her hearing ability
decreased notably. A test on the 23 rd September 2005 proved
this impression with the result of total deafness on the right
and only 10% hearing in her left ear. The doctor said he does
not want to take our last hope but he fears it is permanent
and she will need a hearing aid.
Initially the hospital wanted
to put us on the waiting list again to insert the grommets.
With plenty of begging we finally got an appointment for the
3 rd October 2005. In the meantime we found a flyer from Dr
Yildirim in our letterbox and desperate for a solution we decided
to give it a go. On the weekend of the 25 th September 2005,
Natalie had another middle ear infection which we started to
treat with antibiotics again.
The next Tuesday Natalie had
her first chiropractic adjustment with Dr Yildirim and following
his recommendation we stopped giving her the antibiotics.
Just after four adjustments a miracle happened and Natalie
was able to hear a little on her right ear and we cancelled
the operation appointment for the subsequent Monday. Several
up and downs occurred in the first month of Dr Yildirim's chiropractic
adjustments but he always encouraged us that everything is
progressing as he expected.
Approximately one month after the
first chiropractic treatment, Natalie had another middle ear
infection (again on a weekend). Dr Yildirim asked us this time
not to give any medication, which was very hard for us seeing
Natalie suffering from pain and not being able to do anything
against it. During that weekend we were in contact several
time over the phone with Dr Yildirim to get advice.
The following
Monday Natalie received three adjustments throughout the
day. After the third adjustment the 'locked' fluid in her
right ear started to drain, which continued for the next
five consecutive days. Since the fluid has drained her hearing
has improved significantly.
One day in the pet shop she asked
what that loud noise was - she
meant several birds in a cage, whose high frequency voices
she obviously did not hear before. Her question made us almost
cry for luck. Recently she complains regularly that it is
too noisy for her, we suppose we can live with that complaint!!!
In
addition the chronic sickness made her aggressive and depressive
at times. Now we and Natalie are very pleased to have the
same happy outgoing girl we used to have before her illness
(caused by subluxation) started to dominate her life and
ours and we thank Dr Yildirim for his exemplary commitment
throughout her treatment.
We give permission for this story
to be used for publicity about chiropractic care and hope that
it will reach many people and encourage them to take an 'alternative'
approach.
Anne and Joe Karow