Blast-related ear injuries among U.S. military personnel

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 893-904

  Dougherty, Amber L ^a   MacGregor, Andrew J ^a   Han, Peggy P ^a   Viirre, Erik ^a   Heltemes, Kevin J ^a   Galarneau, Michael R ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Blast; Combat; Deployment; Ear injury; Hearing loss; Hearing protection; Military; Tinnitus; Tympanic membrane rupture

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY; COMBAT; DEPLOYMENT; EAR INJURY; HEARING LOSS; HEARING PROTECTION; MILITARY; TINNITUS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANES;

BLASTING; DIAGNOSIS; EAR PROTECTORS; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

AUDITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EAR INJURY; EAR PROTECTION; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INNER EAR INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR INJURY; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOLDIER; TINNITUS; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR, INNER; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; TINNITUS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883889319     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.02.0024     Document Type: Article

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