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Functional hearing difficulties in Veterans with blast and blunt head trauma are associated with reduced fractional anisotropy in putative auditory radiations

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Veterans of recent military conflicts have experienced a high rate of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) due to blast exposure. A debilitating symptom often …

Associations between physiological indicators of cochlear deafferentation and listening effort in military Veterans with normal audiograms

Abstract: Cochlear synaptopathy, a type of cochlear deafferentation that impacts the synapses between the inner hair cells and the afferent auditory nerve fibers, is predicted to …

Hearing testing in the U.S. Department of Defense: Potential impact on Veterans Affairs hearing loss disability awards

Abstract: Hearing loss is the second most common disability awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to former members of the U.S. uniformed services.  This …