More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have ear and hearing problems – and it's easy to mistake for bad behaviour
- Written by: Letitia Campbell, Aboriginal Research Officer, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
ShutterstockAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience ear disease – fluid build ups, perforated eardrums and ear infections that can impair hearing – more frequently than most populations in the world. Rates are 8.5 times as high as for non-Indigenous children in Australia.
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