Katherine Times
Saturday, 2 December 2023

Hearing loss a serious issue

Updated August 27 2018 - 4:38pm, first published August 24 2018 - 9:53am
Kelvin Kong, Australia’s fist indigenous surgeon, pictured examining a child’s ear.
Picture: supplied.
Kelvin Kong, Australia’s fist indigenous surgeon, pictured examining a child’s ear. Picture: supplied.

Research shows that Aboriginal children have among the world’s highest rates of middle ear infections that cause hearing loss.