We use the Otitis Media (OM) Guidelines. These help us to prevent, diagnose and treat Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children or children who are high-risk who have middle ear disease or hearing loss.
You can read the Otitis Media Guidelines on the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care website or order a printed copy.
You can also download the Otitis Media Guidelines app on the Apple Store or Google Play Store. These give you free access to best practice recommendations you can use offline.
The PLUMS and HATS website has free tools and checklists you can use to assess if a child needs to be referred to an allied health professional.
Our program offers the following clinical services for children under 16 with chronic ear disease and related hearing difficulties.
We have clinical services in the following areas. You can refer your patient to our program if they live in one of these areas or close by.
Any health professionals including doctors, nurses, audiologists and health workers who work with ears can refer children to Deadly Ears if they have any of the following conditions.
Use our WHO HOW guide to help you decide which specialist service your patient needs and how to refer them. You may need to refer your patient to Hearing Australia or another health service instead.
If you're referring your patient to us and you work for Queensland Health, you can email the referral form to DeadlyEars@health.qld.gov.au.
If you’re a private clinician, fax the form to 07 3310 7810.
Learn how you can help prevent middle ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families on the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care website. They also have free brochures, activity books and other resources you can order.
The Indigenous Health Info Net website has current research, programs and articles about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ear health.
If you're a health professional, you can find free online and face to face training in middle ear disease, otoscopy, tympanometry and audiology on the visit Ear Train website.