Audiological issues and hearing loss among Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 995-1004

  Oleksiak, Michael ^a,b   Smith, Bridget M ^a,b   St Andre, Justin R ^a   Caughlan, Carly M ^a   Steiner, Monica ^a  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Audiology; Auditory dysfunction; Blast injuries; Brain injuries; Hearing; Hearing loss; MTBI; Tinnitus; Veterans; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURY; HEARING LOSS; MTBI; TINNITUS; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BRAIN;

AUDITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; BLAST INJURY; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STIGMA; TINNITUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AUDIOMETRY; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868141005     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.01.0001     Document Type: Article

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