Kamien M
Med J Aust. 1975 May 10;1(4 Suppl):33-7. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb116034.x.
A survey of 212 Aboriginal and 382 European children attending two primary schools in western New South Wales revealed 60.4% of Aboriginal children's ears and 16.1% of European children's ears to be abnormal. Perforated eardrums were found in 13.9% of Aboriginal and in 0.3% of European children's ears, and this abnormality was strongly associated with low weight and height status. Some degree of deafness in at least one ear was found in 34.8% of Aboriginal children and in 4% of European children. Hearing loss of greater than 25 dB in the better ear was found in 11.6% of Aborigines and in 0.7% of European students in the second to the sixth classes (that is, children aged seven to 13 years). "Running" ears also contributed to prejudice against Aboriginal children. Suggestions are made about a possible medical approach to alleviate ear disease in Aboriginal people.
一项针对新南威尔士州西部两所小学的212名原住民儿童和382名欧洲裔儿童的调查显示，60.4%的原住民儿童耳朵存在异常，而欧洲裔儿童的这一比例为16.1%。在13.9%的原住民儿童耳朵中发现了鼓膜穿孔，而欧洲裔儿童耳朵的这一比例为0.3%，这种异常与低体重和身高状况密切相关。至少一只耳朵有某种程度耳聋的情况在34.8%的原住民儿童中被发现，而欧洲裔儿童的这一比例为4%。在二至六年级（即7至13岁的儿童）中，11.6%的原住民学生较好耳朵的听力损失大于25分贝，而欧洲裔学生的这一比例为0.7%。“流脓”耳也加剧了对原住民儿童的偏见。文中针对缓解原住民耳部疾病提出了一种可能的医学方法建议。
