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...

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Published in:Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Main Authors: Reyes-Quintos, Maria Rina T., Santos-Cortez, Regie Lyn P., Tantoco, Ma. Leah C., Roldan, Rodante A., Fellizar, Kathleen R., Dalisay-Cruz, Meliza Anne M., Abes, Generoso T., Chiong, Charlotte M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Philippine Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Inc 2009
Subjects:
Otorhinolaryngology
Hearing loss
chronic suppurative otitis media
Boracay
indigenous community
Ati
Aeta
eskimo*
greenlander*
Online Access:http://www.philjol.info/philjol/index.php/PJOHNS/article/view/1424
https://doi.org/10.3860/pjohns.v22i1.1424
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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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