Ear disease and hearing loss
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Nursing and Public Health
RAS ID
1439
Abstract
Ear disease and resultant hearing loss are significant public-health issues in developing countries and among many Indigenous populations in developed countries (Boswell et al. 1993; Couzos et al. 2003;Ward et a1. 1994). Exceptionally high rates of ear disease, particularly otitis media, have been reported (frequently) for Australian Aboriginal people, but there is little documentation of the ear health ofTorres Strait Islanders. Consequently, the following discussion is limited primarily to Aboriginal people, for whom otitis media and concomitant hearing loss are sources of significant morbidity and disability.
Comments
Thomson, N. J., & Burrow, S. K. (2003). Ear disease and hearing loss. In Thomson, Neil (Eds.). The health of indigenous Australians (pp. 247-272). Location: Oxford University Press. Available here.