Abstract
Yearly, otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear and its extensions) creates fluctuating hearing loss for thousands of children aged ten or younger. The common etiological factor seems to be a dysfunctioning eustachian tube, but there is widespread disagreement as to specific causes contributing to this dysfunction. Certain incidence patterns suggest that season of year, low altitude, high humidity, and variable weather are contributing factors. Geographers could add to an understanding of this medical problem by studying spatial patterns and by attempting to determine the occurrence of otitis media with the interrelationships of such variables as climate, altitude and weather patterns.
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