Bifid uvula and otitis media in Apache Indians

The association of bifid uvula with otitis media and scarred tympanic membrane was studied in White Mountain Apache Indians at Canyon Day, Arizona. Of 349 persons seen during a survey for otitis media, 13.5 percent had clinical otitis media, and 64.2 percent had scarring of the tympanic membrane of the otoscopically worse ear; 20.3 percent had bifid uvula. Bifid uvula was not associated with clinical otitis media or scarred tympanic membrane.