Otitis Media, otherwise known as an ear infection, afflicts three out of four children by age three. On this episode of Kentucky Health, host Dr. Wayne Tuckson interviews Dr. Swapna Kartha Chandran, an otolaryngologist with UofL Health, about the impact of recurrent Otitis Media on learning and hearing in young children. 

Kentucky Health: Otitis Media: Impact on Hearing and Learning episode airs Sunday, Dec. 19, at 12:30 pm/11:30 am on KET and Monday, Dec. 20, at 2/1 pm on KET2. 

Kentucky Health is a weekly KET program that seeks to improve the people’s health through education and increased awareness. Kentucky Health is hosted by Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a colorectal surgeon in Louisville, and produced by Laura Krueger.

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