Canty A A, Prestwood U, Dugdale A E, Lewis A N
Med J Aust. 1975 May 10;1(4 Suppl):Spec suppl 45-8.
In an Australian Aboriginal community, 65% of all people examined had clinical evidence of pathology in the ear drum or middle ear, but active ear disease was found mainly in children. In most people, both ears showed similar clinical changes. Clinical nutritional status and hygienic factors did not correlate with the presence of ear disease. Some families had significantly more ear disease than did others, suggesting that there is some as yet unidentified familial factor.
在一个澳大利亚原住民社区，接受检查的所有人中有65%有鼓膜或中耳病变的临床证据，但活动性耳部疾病主要见于儿童。大多数人的双耳呈现出相似的临床变化。临床营养状况和卫生因素与耳部疾病的存在并无关联。一些家庭的耳部疾病明显多于其他家庭，这表明存在某种尚未明确的家族因素。
