Implications of blast exposure for central auditory function: A review

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1059-1074

  Gallun, Frederick J ^a,b   Lewis, M Samantha ^a,b   Folmer, Robert L ^a,b   Diedesch, Anna C ^a   Kubli, Lina R ^c   McDermott, Daniel J ^a   Walden, Therese C ^c   Fausti, Stephen A ^a,b   Lew, Henry L ^d   Leek, Marjorie R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory dysfunction; Auditory processing disorder; Blast; Central auditory dysfunction; Central auditory processing; Central auditory system; Hearing loss; Rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury; Veteran

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION; AUDITORY PROCESSING; AUDITORY SYSTEMS; BLAST; CENTRAL AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION; HEARING LOSS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERAN;

AUDITION; BRAIN; HEARING AIDS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

MICROPHONES;

AGING; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY MEMORY; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUND; SPEECH; TRAINING; VETERAN;

AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY DISEASES, CENTRAL; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; VETERANS;

EID: 84868137030     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.09.0166     Document Type: Review

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