title: [The cochlea and underwater diving].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Santé des Armées, H.I.A. Sainte-Anne, Toulon Naval (France).
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lory
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belliato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peny
mesh_terms: 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