Otoscopic and Audiologic Findings in an Ati Community in Boracay
Background: Certain indigenous populations have been noted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have the highest prevalence rates for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), including the Australian Aborigines (28-43%), Greenlanders (2-10%) and Alaskan Eskimos (2-10%).Objectives: To determine...
Published in: | Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Philippine Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Inc
2009
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Online Access: | http://www.philjol.info/philjol/index.php/PJOHNS/article/view/1424 https://doi.org/10.3860/pjohns.v22i1.1424 |
Summary: | Background: Certain indigenous populations have been noted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have the highest prevalence rates for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), including the Australian Aborigines (28-43%), Greenlanders (2-10%) and Alaskan Eskimos (2-10%).Objectives: To determine the prevalence of common ear problems, particularly CSOM, among the indigenous Ati or Aeta community in Bolabog, Boracay, and to determine their hearing sensitivity using screening audiometry.Methods: |
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