title: [The algorithm for the medical maintenance of the aircraft personnel suffering from chronic sensorineural impairment of hearing].
abstract: The present study was designed to systematize the causes underlying the development of chronic sensorineural impairment of hearing in the aircraft personnel engaged in commercial aviation of the Russian Federation. A detailed clinical and audiological picture of chronic sensorineural loss of hearing in the aircraft personnel is presented with special reference to the criteria accepted in the civil aviationfor the evaluation of professional suitability and occupational selection in terms of hearing conditions. The study has demonstrated the paramount importance of the aviation medical expertise for the flight safety control in civil aviation. We analyzed the results of the audiological examination of the aircraft personnel suffering from chronic sensorineural impairment of hearing and proposed the algorithm for the rehabilitation of such subjects taking into consideration the stage of the chronic process.
authors.affiliation: All-Russian Research Institute of Railway Hygiene, Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing(Rospotrebnadzor), Moscow, Russia, 125497.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Pankova
authors.affiliation: Medical Centre, 'Aeroflot' - Russian Airlines public joint-stock company, Moscow, Russia, 125057.
authors.forename: L Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Skryabina
authors.affiliation: Medical Centre, 'Aeroflot' - Russian Airlines public joint-stock company, Moscow, Russia, 125057.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Barkhatova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000379:methods; D000465:Algorithms; D001359:Aviation; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019468:Disease Management; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012426:Russia