DELAYED ENDOLYMPHATIC HYDROPS SYNDROME AFTER HEAVY EXPOSURE TO IMPULSE NOISE

  • 1 July 1988
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 9  (4) , 282-285
Abstract
This study reports otoneurologic findings in 18 senior army officers with noise-induced hearing loss, balance disturbance, and history of long exposure to impulse noise from firearms. Most of the patients had symptoms resembling those of Meniere''s disease. The risk of Meniere-type symptoms appears to be significantly higher among impulse-noise-exposed professional soldiers than in the normal population. The possibility of endolymphatic hydrops as the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism is discussed in light of recent observations.

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