"We already have had long waitlists for operating times as it is," Professor Kong said.
He also engages in outreach work in the Kimberley region each year in a bid to reduce ear-infection rates in at-risk Indigenous communities. "It becomes a real trickle-down effect, and a child can feel very, very insecure and they can shut down," she said.
As an adult I have needed ear surgery for nearly 2 years now. I finally got a phone call this week to say I'm slotted in for surgery in a couple of weeks (SA). No guarantee I'll hear properly again though, but I am grateful to be able to have the surgery.
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