An Investigation of the Effects of a Helium-Oxygen Breathing Mixture on Hearing in Naval Personnel

Abstract

Hearing levels of three subjects were measured at 125, 1000 and 8000 Hertz while the subjects were breathing air and while breathing an 80%/20% mixture of helium and oxygen. No significant change in hearing levels which could be attributed to the effects of the gas breathed were detected during or following a thirty-minute period on helium-oxygen.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 1970
Accession Number
AD0722658

Entities

People

  • Day Waterman
  • Paul Smith

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Air
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Ear
  • Frequency
  • Gases
  • Impedance
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • Respiration
  • Security
  • Sensitivity
  • Submarines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Materials Science