The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 2000/10, 100(10):635-639. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2000.100.10.635, type of study: ,cr,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

anti-bacterial agents [4]
case report [736]
combined modality therapy [5]
eustachian tube [12]
OMT [3924]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
otitis media [39]
parents [10]
spinal manipulation [83]
treatment outcome [38]

Abstract:

Otitis media is a common disorder that results in numerous visits to the physician each year. Antimicrobials, antihistamines, steroids, and surgery have all been used to treat otitis media; however, the literature makes little mention of osteopathic manipulative treatment in this regard. This article describes a technique that was first described in 1929 by William Otis Galbreath, DO. By simple mandibular manipulation, the eustachian tube is made to open and close in a “pumping action“ that allows the ear to drain accumulated fluid more effectively. Physicians can easily teach this procedure to parents for use at home.