[The cochlea and underwater diving].
Internal ear barotrauma are dangerous for cochlea. Out of accidents, long-term scuba diving involves no deafness. A study carries on 272 skin divers of the French Navy shows that only presbyacusis and industrial noise exposure give audiometric damages.
Renon
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Service de Santé des Armées, H.I.A. Sainte-Anne, Toulon Naval (France).
Lory
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Casanova
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Belliato
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Peny
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001299:Audiometry; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003051:Cochlea / Q000293:injuries*; D004242:Diving / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009326:Naval Medicine; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects