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Impulsive noise and blast are known to cause auditory deficits, but the relationship between exposure and injury is not well quantified. To better understand military-specific auditory injuries, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), in partnership with the Defense Center for Public Health Aberdeen (DCPH-A) and other collaborators within the DOD, has been engaged in a multiyear effort to characterize the hearing changes that occur following exposure to high-level impulsive noise.
This work has been enabled by two major advances: the development of wearable dosimeters capable of measuring both impulsive and continuous noise, and the development of boothless audiometer systems capable of measuring pre- and post-exposure hearing performance under field conditions. These technologies have made it possible to measure cumulative noise exposures and the resulting hearing changes in hundreds of service members who have been engaged in training events with heavy weapons and other high-level impulsive noise sources. The results provide insights into the development of improved hearing risk criteria for impulsive noise.
The views expressed in this abstract are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.
