Noise and military service : implications for hearing loss and tinnitus / Committee on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Associated with Military Service from World War II to the Present, Medical Follow-up Agency ; Larry E. Humes, Lois M. Joellenbeck, and Jane S. Durch, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Associated with Military Service from World War II to the Present.

Humes, Larry.

Joellenbeck, Lois M. (Lois Mary), 1963-

Durch, Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deafness--Etiology.

Deafness.

Tinnitus--Etiology.

Tinnitus.

Deafness, Noise induced.

Acoustic trauma.

Soldiers--Health and hygiene.

Soldiers.

Veterans--Health and hygiene.

Veterans.

Noise--Health aspects.

Noise.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People serving in the military will, at some point, be exposed to high-intensity noise of various types. Some may develop hearing loss, especially for high-frequency sounds, or tinnitus ("ringing in the ears"), or both, as a result of their noise exposure. Hearing loss or tinnitus incurred or aggravated during military service may qualify veterans for services and financial compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Since World War II, the human and financial cost associated with hearing loss among military veterans have repeatedly drawn attention to noise, hearing loss, and the need for hearing conservation in military settings.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Reviewers

Preface

Contents

Figures, Tables, and Boxes

Executive Summary

1 Overview of the Problem and Introduction

2 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

3 Noise and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in the Military

4 Tinnitus

5 Responding to Noise Risks: Hearing Conservation Programs in the Military

6 Reports of Audiometric Testing in Service Medical Records of Military Veterans

7 Conclusions and Comments

Appendixes

Appendix A Legislative Language from P.L. 107-330

Appendix B Agendas for Information- Gathering Meetings

Appendix C Definitions

Appendix D Summary Tables on Epidemiological Studies

Appendix E Results from Alternative Analyses of Data on Reports of Audiometric Testing in Service Medical Records

Appendix F Selected Sources of Information on Sound Pressure Levels Measured in and Around Military Systems and Equipment

Appendix G Department of Defense Hearing Conservation Report Forms

Appendix H Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610286430

9781280286438

1280286431

9780309653077

030965307X

OCLC:

70751730