Question

A 3-year-old First Nations child from a remote community presents with recurrent otitis media and persistent middle ear effusions causing hearing difficulty. According to Canadian and Indigenous health perspectives, which strategy best addresses his health needs?

Accepted Answer

Early referral to an otolaryngologist for hearing assessment and possible tympanostomy tubes, along with attention to social determinants of health

Answer

Watchful waiting only, as recurrent otitis media is benign

Answer

Repeated courses of oral antibiotics without further referral

Answer

Immediate prophylactic tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Answer

No intervention is needed until school age

Practice question

A 3-year-old First Nations child from a remote community presents with recurrent otitis media and persistent middle ear effusions causing hearing difficulty. According to Canadian and Indigenous health perspectives, which strategy best addresses his health needs?