The Narromine Bogan Bush Mobile playgroup were treated to a puppet show demonstrating the importance of ear health.
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On Wednesday Hear our Heart educators Therese Quigley and Donna Rees were joined by puppets Sam and Lucy to teach children and their families the importance of blowing your nose and how it affects your hearing.
Amy Barling from the Hear our Hearts bus project said teaching children about ear health was important as they were at higher risk for developing otitis media.
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"This is because up to the age of eight, children's eustachian tubes are more horizontal and smaller than adults, making it harder for the body to drain fluids from the ears," she said.
"The middle ear should be an air filled cavity, but commonly is filled with fluid in children, which then in turn affects children's hearing."
Ms Barling said this is why grommets is the most common surgery for children in Australia. However she said otitis media can be preventable if simple things such as good nose blowing and hand washing are done.
The volunteer community-funded project was established by hearing support teachers who identified that regular hearing checks were not occurring in their communities.
As a result the Hear Our Heart charity seeks to provide support with the identification, treatment pathway and improvement of educational outcomes for children involved.
The project is non profit and not government funded and relies on donations and fundraising to allow it to continue.