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Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-related bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is associated with otitis media

A retrospective population-based cohort study identifying target areas for prevention of acute lower respiratory infections in children

Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a major cause of hospitalisation in young children

Cochrane CSOM: A suite of reviews examining the effectiveness of interventions to treat chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) globally

Chris Peter Brennan-Jones Richmond PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Head, Ear and Hearing Health Head, Vaccine Trials Group chris.brennan-jones@thekids.org.au

Ear Explorers: A ‘real-life research project’ enabling children to view inside their own ears using smartphone video-otoscopy

Chris Brennan-Jones PhD Head, Ear and Hearing Health chris.brennan-jones@thekids.org.au Head, Ear and Hearing Health Professor Chris Brennan-Jones is

Ear Portal: An ENT and Audiology referral portal for improving access to ear health services for children using telehealth

Chris Deborah Peter Tanisha Greta Karina Brennan-Jones Lehmann Richmond Cayley Bernabei Tao PhD AO, MBBS, MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BBiomed (Hons) BSc

Koorlungkas yarning: Exploring the impact of OM on early language and communication skills in urban Aboriginal families

Deborah Peter Lehmann Richmond AO, MBBS, MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head, Vaccine Trials Group Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head,

Aural toilet (ear cleaning) for chronic suppurative otitis media

This is the first update of a Cochrane review published in 2020. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), sometimes referred to as chronic otitis media, is a chronic inflammation and often polymicrobial infection 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. Aural toileting describes processes for manually cleaning the ear, including dry mopping (with cotton wool or tissue paper), suction clearance (typically under a microscope), or irrigation (using manual or automated syringing). Aural toileting can be used alone or in addition to other treatments for CSOM, such as antibiotics or topical antiseptics. This is one of a suite of seven Cochrane reviews evaluating the effects of non-surgical interventions for CSOM. 

“We've wanted to vaccinate against it and now we can”: views of respiratory syncytial virus disease and immunisation held by caregivers of Aboriginal children in Perth, Western Australia

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory infection with a higher burden in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants and children. We conducted a pilot qualitative study identifying disease knowledge and willingness to immunise following the changing immunisation landscape for infant RSV in 2024.

Impact of ventilation tube insertion on long-term language outcomes at 6 and 10 years of age: A prospective pregnancy cohort study

Investigating the impact of early childhood ventilation tube insertion (VTI) on long-term language outcomes. 

Antibiotics or watchful waiting for acute otitis media in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children?

Chris Valerie Brennan-Jones Swift PhD Head, Ear and Hearing Health Aboriginal Co-Director, Djaalinj Waakinj Centre for Ear and Hearing Health;