Baxter J D, Julien G, Tewfik T L, Ilecki H J, Crago M B
J Otolaryngol. 1986 Feb;15(1):25-30.
In the last twenty years it has been recognized that hearing loss as the result of middle ear infection and/or noise exposure is a major problem among Canadian Inuit. In the past ten years in the Eastern Canadian Arctic attempts have been made to alleviate the problem and physicians, audiologists and educators have been involved in treatment, training programs and research with varying degrees of success. In the last few years the Quebec Inuit have become more aware of these problems and have asked for assistance. Whatever evolves, Inuit co-operation and advice is essential; their cultural identity must be respected if any project is to be successful. In February, 1984, a program outline working paper entitled "Program for Combatting Hearing Disorders in the Inuit Population of Nouveau Quebec" was circulated by Project Nord-Laval University. The goal of the program was "to ensure the integrity of hearing for the Inuit by preventing hearing loss, identifying hearing loss and minimizing the effects of hearing loss." In October, 1984 a Pilot Project involving the school population at Kuujjuaraapik was carried out involving personnel from the Project Nord-Laval University, the Department of Otolaryngology and the School of Human Communication Disorders-McGill University.
在过去二十年中，人们已经认识到，中耳感染和/或噪声暴露导致的听力损失是加拿大因纽特人面临的一个主要问题。在过去十年里，加拿大东部北极地区一直在努力缓解这一问题，医生、听力学家和教育工作者参与了治疗、培训项目和研究，取得了不同程度的成功。在过去几年里，魁北克因纽特人对这些问题有了更多认识，并寻求帮助。无论情况如何发展，因纽特人的合作与建议至关重要；如果任何项目要取得成功，就必须尊重他们的文化特性。1984年2月，诺德-拉瓦尔大学项目分发了一份题为《新魁北克因纽特人群体听力障碍防治项目》的项目大纲工作文件。该项目的目标是“通过预防听力损失、识别听力损失并将听力损失的影响降至最低，确保因纽特人的听力完整”。1984年10月，诺德-拉瓦尔大学项目、耳鼻喉科以及麦吉尔大学人类交流障碍学院的人员在库朱阿拉皮克开展了一项针对学校人群的试点项目。
