Exposure to blast shock waves via the ear canal induces deficits in vestibular afferent function in rats

The ears are air-filled structures that are directly impacted during blast exposure. In addition to hearing loss and tinnitus, blast victims often complain of vertigo, dizziness and unsteady posture, suggesting that blast exposure induces damage to the vestibular end organs in the inner ear. However...

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Published in:	Journal of Otology
Main Authors:	Yue Yu, Jun Huang, Xuehui Tang, Jerome Allison, David Sandlin, Dalian Ding, Yi Pang, Chunming Zhang, Tianwen Chen, Nathan Yin, Lan Chen, William Mustain, Wu Zhou, Hong Zhu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tsinghua University Press 2020-09-01
Subjects:	Primary blast injury Vestibular end organ Vestibulo-ocular reflex Vestibular afferent Vestibular hair cell
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672293019301333