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This week is Hearing Awareness Week in Australia which coincides with World Hearing Day on March 3rd. Both initiatives aim to promote hearing health and encourage hearing awareness. It's also an important time for the CRE-ICHEAR and our partners to make some noise about the inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children - who have the highest rates of ear disease in the world.
We are excited to announce the OMapp is now live and available for download from Apple's App Store and Googleplay!
The early years of primary school are critically important for childhood development. Learning through play, experimentation, classroom practice and social interaction, children begin to make sense of their world and their place within it.
A team of researchers led by Menzies School of Health Research have found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory are missing out on the important early years of schooling due to hearing loss.
International peer-reviewed journal Deafness & Education International have announced their 2020 Special Issue: Otitis media in children with an Indigenous heritage, guest edited by Associate Professor Kelvin Kong.
Ear disease (otitis media) is a common childhood disease and is the leading cause of preventable hearing loss in children. For Aboriginal children living in remote communities, it is a public health crisis. The prevalence of ear disease among Aboriginal children living in remote communities in the Northern Territory is among the highest in the world - 90% of children have a history of otitis media.
Our Director, Professor Amanda Leach is an inspiring scientist... And a trailblazer.
This week Amanda was featured in two inspiring reads focusing on women in STEM and the structural barriers that often hold them back. You can read both stories online:
Australia's Science Channel: It's possible to take a break from science and make a comeback
It's laundry day, the washing basket is bursting with your families dirty clothing, bedding and towels. In the blazing sun, you lug the heavy load to your local laundry only to find there are no washing machines that work - the power is out again. You begin the long and arduous task of washing everything by hand but there is no hot water and the detergent is empty.
Catching Dragonflies is a social impact documentary created by Rollingball Productions that explores the complex issues of otitis media (OM) and it's devastating toll on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities throughout Australia.
Hearing is fundamental for developing speech and language, to learn, laugh and play. In Australia, approximately two thirds of children will have been affected by otitis media (OM) before their first birthday.
Many Indigenous children, and almost all Indigenous children living in remote communities...
