Moran D J, Waterford J E, Hollows F, Jones D L
Med J Aust. 1979 Aug 25;2(4):210-2. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb142051.x.
Aboriginals in rural Australia have a higher over-all prevalence of otitis media and tympanic scarring than non-Aboriginals. Over-all, 11% of 60273 Aboriginals had otitis media and 29.1% had scarring in one or both ears, although the rates varied widely in different regions. Of 37713 non-Aboriginals, 1.1% had otitis media and 13.5% had scarring in one or both ears. Children less than 10 years of age had the highest prevalence of otitis media in both racial groups. A lower proportion of the otitis media was "glue ear" in Aboriginals than in non-Aboriginals. The pattern of prevalence of otitis media and scarring suggests that otitis media occurs more frequently and lasts longer in Aboriginals. Scarring rates suggest that otitis media is less frequent now than in the past in non-Aboriginals, but is more frequent in Aboriginals.
澳大利亚农村地区的原住民患中耳炎和鼓膜瘢痕的总体患病率高于非原住民。总体而言，60273名原住民中有11%患有中耳炎，29.1%的人一只或两只耳朵有瘢痕，尽管不同地区的患病率差异很大。在37713名非原住民中，1.1%患有中耳炎，13.5%的人一只或两只耳朵有瘢痕。两个种族中，10岁以下儿童的中耳炎患病率最高。原住民中患“胶耳”的中耳炎患者比例低于非原住民。中耳炎和瘢痕的患病率模式表明，中耳炎在原住民中更频繁发生且持续时间更长。瘢痕率表明，非原住民中中耳炎现在的发病率低于过去，但在原住民中更频繁。
