Functional Impairment in Service Members with Normal Audiometric Thresholds
Abstract
The goal of this research effort is to advance our understanding of the etiology and implications of noise- and blast related hearing damage in our Active-Duty population with normal or near-normal audiograms, and obtain normative data for tests that could be used to efficiently assess these problems in DoD Audiology Clinics. This will be accomplished by three studies. The first study will be a direct evaluation of the relationship between objectively measured noise dosimetry and subjective noise surveys. This data will be used to improve the ability to obtain reliable self-reports of noise exposure. In the second study, auditory tests that are sensitive to objective differences in performance among Service Members with normal or near-normal thresholds and varying levels of noise and blast exposure will be identified, to establish normative data in those tests that will facilitate their direct transition to clinical use. Finally, auditory and functional tests that are sensitive to differences in performance among Service Members with normal or near-normal thresholds and various levels of bothersome and non-bothersome tinnitus will be identified, and normative data will be established to facilitate direct transition to clinical use.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1212968
Entities
People
- Colleen Leprell
- Douglas S. Brungart
- Jaclyn Schurman
- Rebecca Bieber
- Sherlock Laguinn
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine