Timmermans F J, Gerson S
Can Med Assoc J. 1980 Mar 8;122(5):545-7.
Otitis media in Inuit children is a problem of relatively recent origin and unknown cause. The prevalence of otitis media in 238 Inuit and 47 Caucasian children in Nain, a small community in Labrador, was determined by examination, and the history of breast-feeding or bottle-feeding was obtained. The prevalence of otitis media was found to be inversely related to the age at which bottle-feeding was started. Clinical observations suggest that otitis media in Inuit children is part of a process leading to chronic foreign body granuloma of the middle ear, and that the granuloma is formed from milk introduced into the relatively short and straight eustachian tubes of Inuit infants by the high negative intraoral pressure necessary for bottle-feeding.
因纽特儿童的中耳炎是一个相对较新出现且病因不明的问题。通过检查确定了拉布拉多一个小社区奈恩的238名因纽特儿童和47名白人儿童的中耳炎患病率，并获取了母乳喂养或奶瓶喂养史。发现中耳炎患病率与开始奶瓶喂养的年龄呈负相关。临床观察表明，因纽特儿童的中耳炎是导致中耳慢性异物肉芽肿过程的一部分，并且该肉芽肿是由奶瓶喂养所需的高口腔内负压将牛奶引入因纽特婴儿相对短而直的咽鼓管中形成的。
