PUBH1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: World Health Organization, Otitis Media, Middle Ear
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Out of the 185 children in the aboriginal school children from 4-12 year old age bracket 61% had middle ear problem of some type (thorne, 2000) Aboriginals in rural australia have a higher over-all prevalence of otitis media and tympanic scarring than non-aboriginals. Over-all, 11% of 60273 aboriginals had otitis media and. 29. 1% had scarring in one or both ears moran, waterford, hollows, jones 1979. Bulging ear drums and hearing loss- how aboriginal kids have the highest otitis rates in the world- middle ear infection. Indigenous children were five times more likely to be diagnosed with severe otitis media than their non-indigenous counterparts. Require antibiotic ointment twice a day for 16 weeks high maintenance. Common issue for lots of children not taken seriously. Prefer natural holistic medicine thus the issue isn"t resolved- children go deaf or get sicker which needs more care.
