Impact of Tinnitus on Military Service Members.
Objectives: The Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology (NOISE) Study is obtaining longitudinal data to evaluate the effects of noise and other exposures on auditory function in military personnel. A gap in the literature is the lack of studies concerning how active-duty Service members might...
| Publicado en: | Military Medicine Vol. 184; pp. 604 - 615 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
2019 Supplement
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=135541639&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 135541639 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00264075 4DV jtl: Military Medicine issn: 00264075 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2019 Supplement vid: 184 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 135541639 135541639 NLM30901434 135541639 10.1093/milmed/usy328 NLM30901434 135541639 ppf: 604 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Impact of Tinnitus on Military Service Members. aug: au: Henry, James A Griest, Susan E Blankenship, Cody Thielman, Emily J Theodoroff, Sarah M Hammill, Tanisha Carlson, Kathleen F affil: VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, ORDepartment of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR sug: subj: Tinnitus Complications Military Personnel Psychosocial Factors United States Psychometrics Equipment and Supplies Tinnitus Epidemiology Adult Health Screening Methods Audiometry Methods Human Middle Age Noise Adverse Effects Female Military Personnel Statistics and Numerical Data Male Psychometrics Methods Validation Studies Comparative Studies Evaluation Research Multicenter Studies Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Objectives: The Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology (NOISE) Study is obtaining longitudinal data to evaluate the effects of noise and other exposures on auditory function in military personnel. A gap in the literature is the lack of studies concerning how active-duty Service members might be impacted by having tinnitus. The present study reports NOISE Study data that address this gap.Methods: Data are reported from current Service members and recently-separated (within 2.5 years) Veterans, enabling a direct comparison of results between active and post-military samples. Data were collected from two sites: VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR and Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence, San Antonio, TX. Participants completed comprehensive audiometric testing and numerous questionnaires.Results: Results are presented from n = 428 participants across the two sites, including 246 Veterans and 182 Service members. The data reveal that, for both Service members and Veterans, the presence of tinnitus has effects on job performance, concentration, anxiety, depression, and sleep.Conclusions: This study has revealed that, for these samples of study participants, tinnitus has an impact on military Service members that is comparable to how it affects Veterans who have completed their military service within the previous 2.5 years. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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