As a result of armed conflict, head trauma from exposure to blasts is an increasing critical
health issue, particularly among military service members. Whilst numerous studies …

Introduction: The phenomenon recently described as “hidden hearing loss” was the subject
of a meeting co-hosted by the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence and MIT …

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a common sensorineural hearing impairment that
lacks US Food and Drug Administration–approved drugs. To fill the gap in effective …

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a common injury for service members and civilians.
Effective prevention of NIHL with drug agents would reduce the prevalence of NIHL. There …

Background: Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the second most common
medical disability for military veterans and accounts for 24% of all hearing loss in the United …

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a major problem for active duty service members and
veterans, as well as civilians. As per the preface to this special issue, the development of …

Because of repeated exposures to noise, military Service Members and Veterans are more
likely to have tinnitus compared with civilians, and those who have comorbid mental health …

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of sensory dysfunction (ie auditory, visual, vestibular,
chemosensory and multiple sensory problems) and explore associations with traumatic …

Objective: To describe the prevalence and impact of vestibular dysfunction and nonspecific
dizziness diagnoses and explore their associations with traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity …

The intense impulse noise may damage the soldiers' hearing organs during a weapon's
firing. It is essential to find out the generation mechanism of the overpressure at the bottom …