Perilymphatic fistula in cabin attendants: An incapacitating consequence of flying with common cold

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-68

  Klokker, Mads ^a,c   Vesterhauge, Søren ^b  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b Danish Armed Forces Health Services   (Denmark)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aviation; Barotrauma; Common cold; Inner ear; Sudden incapacitation; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; FLYING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PERILYMPH FISTULA; TINNITUS; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; COCHLEAR AQUEDUCT; COMMON COLD; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; TINNITUS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

FISTULA;

EID: 12144268648     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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