Otitis media in Alaskan Eskimo children: an epidemiologic review with observations on control.

Acute otitis media and its chronic sequelae including hearing loss are major morbidity problems among North American Indian populations. That middle ear disease is of crucial importance among Alaska natives is demonstrated by the fact that otitis media has recently been reported as the second most frequent casue of morbidity in this group. The following review presents some of the results of investigations together with some prevention and control implications pertaining thereto.