Indigenous children experiencing fewer hearing problems

New figures show hearing problems among Indigenous children have declined but are still too high. (HANDOUT/HEARING AUSTRALIA)

Indigenous children are experiencing fewer ear and hearing problems, though rates are still excessive and preventable.

New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed the proportion of Indigenous children under 14 with an ear or hearing problem declined from 11 per cent in 2001 to 6.9 per cent in 2019.