Hearing damage is one of the most frequently observed injuries in Service members and
Veterans even though hearing protection devices (HPDs, eg earplugs) have been
implemented to prevent blast-induced hearing loss. However, the formation and prevention
mechanism of the blast-induced hearing damage remains unclear due to the difficulty for
conducting biomechanical measurements in ears during blast exposure. Recently, an
approach reported by Jiang et al.(2019) used two laser Doppler vibrometers (LDVs) to …