Table V.

Respiratory problems found in community health aide and community health practitioner encounters and recorded in Alaska, 2005–2006

Respiratory Problems	Percentage of All Respiratory Problems
Nose/Throat/Sinus	n=71,742
Pharyngitis/Tonsillitisa	26.0
Otitis Mediab	18.7
Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)c	14.0
Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis/Cough	11.3
Chronic Lung Disease	8.6
Sinusitisd	4.0
Otitis Externa, ear drainage, or pain	3.7
Asthma/Wheezing/Reactive Airway Disease	3.0
Pneumonia and pneumonia follow up	3.3
Respiratory Distresse	2.6
Other respiratory problemsf	2.8
Other ear problemsg	0.8
Total percent of all respiratory problems	100

^aIncludes peritonsillar abscess and laryngitis.

^bIncludes mastoiditis, acute, chronic, and serous otitis media; and tympanic membrane perforation.

^cIncludes rhinitis and allergy symptoms.

^dIncludes sinus pain.

^eIncludes shortness of breath, respiratory distress and breathing problem.

^fFlu, Tuberculosis, other infections, other problems and exam.

^gOther ear problems include: foreign bodies in the ear; ear injury; hearing loss; vertigo; ear exam without diagnosis; unspecified disorders of the ear; other disorders of ear; tinnitus.