Surgery for Treating Otitis Media in Australian Indigenous Children
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Professor Stephen O'Leary+61 3 9929 8366
Project Details
Otitis Media is exceedingly prevalent in Australian Indigenous children, and causes a hearing loss that lasts throughout childhood and often into adult life. The hearing loss hinders learning and educational opportunities, and may have life-long impacts. The long term outcomes of the results of various treatments has been debated but never documented.
This surgical sub-study is a multi-centred, randomized trial to compare the outcomes of two surgical interventions on chronic Otitis Media in Indigenous children living in remote communities of Australia. This project seeks to inform evidence-based guidelines for the best surgical intervention for Indigenous children with OME living in rural and remote communities.
The outcome measures will be a reduction in the prevalence of OME/AOM, hearing impairment, aural discharge/perforation, and also the effect of treatment on nasal colonisation with pathogenic bacteria. Reducing the high burden of otitis media and hearing loss will improve the long-term educational and social prospects of young Australians growing up in remote communities.
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Researchers
Professor Stephen O'Leary, Principle Investigator
Katie Davis, Clinical Trial Coordinator
Funding
NHMRC
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