Mechanisms of hearing loss after blast injury to the ear.

Given the frequent use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) around the world, the study of traumatic blast injuries is of increasing interest. The ear is the most common organ affected by blast injury because it is the body's most sensitive pressure transducer. We fabricated a blast chamber t...

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Main Authors: Sung-Il Cho, Simon S Gao, Anping Xia, Rosalie Wang, Felipe T Salles, Patrick D Raphael, Homer Abaya, Jacqueline Wachtel, Jongmin Baek, David Jacobs, Matthew N Rasband, John S Oghalai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3698122?pdf=render