A newspaper report is indicating that hundreds of British soldiers who have served in Afghanistan have had their hearing permanently damaged because of the noise of intense combat.
Requests by The Times under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that in one regiment, nearly one in ten soldiers have hearing defects that could bar them from further frontline service and hamper their chances of a civilian job.
Presbycusis (Age-related Hearing Loss)-Causes-Symptoms-Diagnosis-Treatment-FAQs
Presbycusis (age related hearing loss) is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Presbycusis involves progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
Presbycusis (age related hearing loss) is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Presbycusis involves progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
According to The Times, 37 out of 411 soldiers in the Grenadier Guards have severe hearing problems. Nearly 240 of 691 soldiers in the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglians, back from Afghanistan last October, also suffered difficulties.
In 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), who also returned last October, 34 out of 555 soldiers reported hearing problems.
Age-related Hearing Loss may be Controlled by Aging Genes
A new study in mice has suggested that several genes that play a role in how human body's cells normally auto-destruct may play a role in age-related hearing loss.
A new study in mice has suggested that several genes that play a role in how human body's cells normally auto-destruct may play a role in age-related hearing loss.
Britain has 7,800 troops in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and US-led operations, and has suffered 121 fatalities since the US-led invasion in late 2001.
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Soaring Decibel Levels at Music Festivals Cause Brief Hearing Loss in 80pct Visitors
More than 80 percent of the people, who attend music festivals have experienced signs of hearing damage, a new survey has revealed.
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New Breakthrough Discovery Offers Hope to the Deaf
Scientists on Sunday said intelligible speech is learnt in part through nerve signals from the vocal tract, a discovery that could open up an ambitious avenue of therapy for the deaf.
Scientists on Sunday said intelligible speech is learnt in part through nerve signals from the vocal tract, a discovery that could open up an ambitious avenue of therapy for the deaf.
