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Diagnostic Approach for Veterans Suffering Hearing Impairment, TBI from Mild Blast Trauma

Differences in post-injury auditory system pathophysiology after mild blast and non-blast acute acoustic trauma

Nicholas Race, Jesyin Lai, Riyi Shi, Edward L. Bartlett Journal of Neurophysiology Published 8 March 2017 Vol. no., DOI: 10.1152/jn.00710.2016

Research findings suggest mild blast trauma suffered by military personnel affects portions of the auditory system that have not been extensively studied after injuries occur, and this impairment might be diagnosed using well-established testing methods.

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Differences in post-injury auditory system pathophysiology after mild blast and non-blast acute acoustic trauma
Posted on BrainLine March 8, 2017.