title: Treatment of blast injury to the ear.
abstract: Blast injury to the ear has long been acknowledged as potentially incapacitating. This paper discusses the scope of these injuries in terms of the anatomic and physiologic consequences. Management of both acute and chronic injuries is discussed, with specific regard to the deficits in a patient's functional ability once blast injury has occurred.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Casler
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Chait
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Zajtchuk
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000628:therapy*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D012421:Rupture; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*; D014481:United States