Child

Middle ear disease is one of the most common childhood illnesses.

It causes mild to moderate, temporary Conductive Hearing Loss.

Around 30% of children in mainstream early childhood classes may have Conductive Hearing Loss at any point in time.

In some Aboriginal schools up to 90% of children have or have had Conductive Hearing Loss.

How Do We Hear?

Sound is caught by the outside part of the ear and moves down the ear tunnel to the eardrum.
The sound makes the eardrum vibrate, which moves some small bones.
The small bones help send the sound into the brain.
The brain then works out what the sound is.

Ear working