Diving Induced Deafness.

Abstract

Diving deafness and vestibular disorder can be the result of barotrauma and/or decompression sickness. Inner ear sensory hair cells are damaged with diving deafness. Also the inner ear microcirculation can be involved in the pathology. Formation of inner ear perilymph gas bubbles may also explain certain cases of diving deafness. Inner ear decompression sickness pathology is probably mediated in part through the abnormal stimulation of intravascular clotting. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA058277

Entities

People

  • James G. Mccormick

Organizations

  • Wake Forest School of Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Storage Systems
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Divers
  • Ear
  • Health Services
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Medical Personnel
  • North Carolina
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Rodents

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.