Types of ear issues described by patients when consulting our office were: Noise (ringing, Pain, Infection and Hearing Loss. Between February 2002 and August 2004, 69 people who suffer from the above kinds of ear issues completed the initial 6-8 week period of care in our office. Of these 69 people, 28 (41%) reported a 70-100% improvement and 26 (38%) reported no change in their ear complaint within 8 weeks of their first upper cervical adjustment (4 people (6%) had a 10-40% improvement and 10 people (15%) had a 40-70% improvement).