Assessing Environmental, Nutritional, and Genetic Factors for Otitis Media-Related Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska Native Children
This study attempted to characterize environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors in rural Alaska Native peoples of Northwest Alaska; however, results are inconclusive, and careful consideration for how the Coronavirus disease pandemic may have affected healthcare behavior and potentially introduced bias in the sample is prudent. There continues to be a need for prospective research to characterize factors influencing otitis media-related hearing loss so that children at the highest risk can be identified early and receive preventive care.
Authors
- Rolvix Harlan Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-615X)
- Susan D. Emmett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4257-8161)
- Alyssa Platt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-0170)
- Joseph R. Egger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-9511)
- Samantha Kleindienst Robler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8768-8084)
- Matthew Hirschfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-6461)
- Denise A. Dillard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2969-7385)
- Kelli L. Scheinman
Institutions
- Southcentral Foundation (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
- University of Utah Hospital (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Norton Sound Health Corporation (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ear and Hearing
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001739
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00