My son began suffering with chronic ear infections at the age of 3 months. He had gotten to the point where the only way he could sleep was laying on my chest while I sat in a rocking chair. The doctors prescribed one antibiotic after another with each one being stronger. None of them worked. Shortly after his first birthday, we had tubes put into his ears. His pain had been relieved and he was able to sleep on his own and lying down. The only thing I really noticed was that in the course of a day, there were several times when he tried to tell me something and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.
At the age of 4, he began preschool and started showing signs that he was not able to understand what the teacher was saying. Although the doctors said that he didn’t have an ear infection, his hearing was very much affected. We were sent back to the ENT for a second set of tubes and an adenoidectomy. We are self employed and don’t have the benefit of group health insurance. The procedure was not covered by our insurance because it was “pre-existing”, it cost us about $12,000. The surgery went fine but, the side effects of the adenoidectomy were very unpleasant for him. After his operation, I had him evaluated by the county school board. The results of their testing were that he was within “normal range” for his age group.
As a mother, you know when something isn’t right with your child. I continued to pursue answers for his complications and my pediatrician finally listened. The result was a referral to a wonderful tutor. She was able to help him with his learning issues and explained to me that we were going to have to make sure he was looking at whoever was speaking to him. He was going to have to “read lips” until we got things worked out with his hearing. It still brings tears to my eyes to even think about it. He has been seeing this tutor for about 6 months now and he has caught up with his kindergarten class. He is sounding words out now and very rarely does he say something that I cannot understand. However, this February he began complaining about his ear hurting again. I did the usual running to the pediatrician who, of course, prescribed antibiotics again.
I knew this wasn’t going to do it. The panic and fear started setting in on me. The true icing on the cake was when I caught my son testing his own hearing 5 days into his antibiotics. He would cover up one ear and turn the other one toward the television and then switch sides. I asked him what he was doing. He said that things sounded much softer on one side than on the other. It broke my heart to think that he was worried about not being able to hear again.
Now, the many hours that I waited for him at tutoring, I spent reading various books that were left in the waiting area. I noticed most of them were about alternative care. They covered everything from ADHD to what you needed to know about your blood tests. I thought, this woman who has spent over 30 years helping children with emotional and learning disorders really does believe that our bodies can heal themselves with the right assistance. Now I truly respect this woman and feel that she has been invaluable to my son. The light bulb finally went off! Why was I pursuing treatments that I knew were not going to work?
I began looking on the internet for alternatives. That is when I stumbled onto an article about Dr. Myers and his new office (World Class Chiropractic) in Wesley Chapel. I went to his website (WorldClassDC.com) and read literally everything. I was convinced that he was the one I needed to take my son to see. I called and spoke with his wife and explained my situation. She was wonderful and assured me that Dr. Myers would help him. She even told me how every time one of their own children started to show signs of an ear infection, Dr. Myers would give them an adjustment and the ear ache was gone. Thankfully, they were able to get my son in that afternoon.
After the first treatment my son got into the car and told me that he hiccupped and he felt pressure in his ear. After the pressure passed he could hear better but, then it went back to being muffled again. The next morning he told me his ear only hurt a little bit. I had already made a second appointment for him. When I told him that he was going back, he looked a little concerned. I asked him why and he said that it hurt a little when Dr. Myers had worked on his neck. He said “I almost cried”. Of course I had to get more information from him about this concern of his. I asked him if his ear was feeling better. He said yes. I told him that it probably wouldn’t hurt as much the second time because some of the pressure had already been relieved. Not wanting to scare him, I left the decision up to him. He decided that he wanted to go back even though it might hurt a little. My brave little 6 year old boy had made a very grown up decision.
After the second adjustment I asked him if it hurt. He said “just a little bit mom”. The following day, he told me the only time he even felt his ear ache was when he burped, sneezed or hiccupped. He just had his third treatment and he tells me everything with his ear is fine. No more pain or pressure! I feel like I have just witnessed a true miracle!
I am so thankful to have found Dr. Myers and his wonderful wife and staff! I have been telling everyone about him. If you are questioning yourself about this type of treatment, please, do as Dr. Myers says and listen to your body. God truly has given us all the ability to find help from within. I thank God everyday that I finally listened and found Dr. Myers. —–Kathy Qualye
World Class Chiropractic 