Bulging ear drums and hearing loss: Aboriginal kids have the highest otitis media rates in the world
- Written by Amanda Leach, Professor. Leader of the Ear Health Research Program (EHRP), Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research
This article is the final in our three-part series on blinding, deafening and sometimes deadly conditions in Indigenous Australian children that have little to no impact on their non-Indigenous counterparts. The previous articles looked at trachoma and rheumatic heart disease.
Aboriginal children have the highest rates of otitis media, a middle ear...