Abstract: Introduction: Hearing loss among military personnel is a well-known challenge, reported as the second most common VA service-connected disability. Although most hearing …
Abstract: Hearing loss is common among Veterans, and extensive hearing care resources are prioritized within the Veterans Administration (VA). Severe hearing loss poses unique …
Abstract: Purpose: Military-affiliated individuals (MIs) are at a higher risk of developing hearing loss and tinnitus. While these disorders are well-studied in MIs, their impact …
Abstract: Low- (or mild-) gain hearing aids (LGHAs) are increasingly considered for individuals with normal peripheral hearing but significant self-reported hearing difficulties …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Identify associations between self-reported history of military and nonmilitary traumatic brain injury (TBI) on hearing loss and hearing difficulty from the …
Abstract: PURPOSE: This tutorial reviews effects of environmental stressors like blast overpressures and other well-known acoustic contaminants (continuous, intermittent, and …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: With ongoing national expansions in cochlear implantation (CI) candidacy criteria, more patients qualify for CI today than ever before. Among US veterans and …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Acute acoustic trauma (AAT) is characterized by cochlea-vestibular signs following intense noise exposure, often caused by impulse noise. French military …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Estimated prevalence of functional hearing and communication deficits (FHCDs), characterized by abnormally low speech recognition and binaural tone detection …
Abstract: Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to examine the factors associated with long-term outcomes of postconcussive disruptive dizziness in Veterans of the post-9/11 …
Abstract: The diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is based on three requirements: a history of exposure to noise with the potential to cause hearing loss; the absence of …
Abstract: Longitudinal electronic health records from a large sample of new hearing-aid (HA) recipients in the US Veterans Affairs healthcare system were used to evaluate …