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What’s the Most Common War Injury? Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 14, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

A fascinating article on NBC shows the incredible prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus among U.S. armed forces personnel returning from conflicts abroad:
“You’ve been to a concert – you know how your ears are ringing afterward? It’s just like that my entire life,” Brogan said. “A lot of guys get home and they probably don’t even think about getting their hearing checked.
Changes in the noise exposure risks also appear to have contributed to the current epidemic of hearing damage and tinnitus:
“I suspect today’s generation of veterans – those who have been in a combat environment – … Continue Reading