A study by the Menzies School of Health Research has found that swimming in chlorinated water is unlikely to have a significant impact on middle ear diseases affecting children in remote Aboriginal communities.
Previous research has suggested that swimming may help resolve some ear conditions commonly seen in Indigenous children, such as chronic suppurative otitis media, or CSOM.
An inflammatory disease associated with poor socio-economic status, it results in perforation of the eardrum and discharge from the middle ear.
But PhD candidate, Anna Stephen, says the Menzies School study suggests exposure to chlorinated pools does little to either improve or worsen the condition.
She's speaking with Marina Freri.
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