Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), sometimes referred to as chronic otitis media (COM), is a chronic inflammation and often polymicrobial infection (involving more than one micro-organism) of the middle ear and mastoid cavity, characterised by ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane. The predominant symptoms of CSOM are ear discharge and hearing loss. Antibiotics are the most common treatment for CSOM, which act to kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms that may be responsible for the infection. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

Reflections and perceptions of chronic tinnitus during childhood ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• May 2020

Chris Peter Deborah Valerie Karina Natasha Tamara Greta Kerryn Brennan-Jones Richmond Lehmann Swift Tao Morrison Veselinovic Bernabei Gidgup C PC D VS KT NM TV GB KG PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP AO, MBBS, MSc B.SpLPath&Aud, MClincAud, PhD MClinAud BSc ...

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This Cochrane review shows that both hearing aids and sound generators may be beneficial for reducing tinnitus severity in some patients ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• March 2020

A search strategy was developed to identify tools used to evaluate standard and teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults. A seven-domain hearing-health-care service model for validation was defined and used to analyse the applicability and suitability of patient- and service-centred tools. This model and the applicability and suitability criteria were based on the literature, the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework, and gold standard professional practice guidelines, which together formed the validation framework used in this study. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

We introduce and describe the concept of a Rare Disease Registry and Analytics Platform ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

This study aimed to explore the role of schools and classroom teachers in supporting the mental health and well-being of deaf and hard of hearing children ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

Describing the challenges of obtaining state and nationally held data for linkage to a non-government national clinical registry ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Functional role of CTGF in altering disease progression in a lymphoid malignancy ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

A national collaboration was formed to provide longitudinal collection of T1D patient characteristics and outcomes, the Australasian Diabetes Data Network ...

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• 2016
• August 2016

Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in rural/remote areas suffer high rates of persistent otitis media (OM) from early infancy. We aimed to determine the proportion of Aboriginal infants living in an urban area who have OM and investigate associated risk factors. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023