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Presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc., New Orleans, LA, April 13, 1983.
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Article first published online: 5 JAN 2009
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198403000-00005
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Nelson, S. M. and Berry, R. I. (1984), Ear disease and hearing loss among navajo children – a mass survey. The Laryngoscope, 94: 316–323. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198403000-00005
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From the USPHS Indian Hospital, Tuba City, AZ and the Research and Development Center, Northern Arizona University.
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The opinions expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent those ofthe Indian Health Service.
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- Issue published online: 5 JAN 2009
- Article first published online: 5 JAN 2009
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- Indian Health Service under the provision. Grant Number: PL 94-437
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Abstract
A team of trained technicians in a specially equipped mobile van conducted a mass screening effort on the Navajo Reservation from 1978 to 1980 to detect and refer individuals with ear disease and hearing loss; 15,890 school children were examined. The prevalence data and correlations of hearing level with ear disease are presented: 4.0% of the children had TM perforations, 2.3% middle ear effusions, 1.9% TM atelectasis, and 0.4% had sensorineural hearing loss. Microtia was found in 1:935, with a cluster on the Western one-fourth of the reservation. Cholesteatoma was rare. The patterns of ear disease are contrasted with other groups.