title: Sensory sensitivity in operation enduring freedom/operation Iraqi freedom veterans with and without blast exposure and mild traumatic brain injury.
abstract: To examine factors associated with noise and light sensitivity among returning Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans with a self-reported history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) due to blast exposure, we compared the self-report of noise and light sensitivity of 42 OEF/OIF Veterans diagnosed with mTBI resulting from combat blast-exposure to that of 36 blast-exposed OEF/OIF Veterans without a history of mTBI. Results suggest a statistically significant difference between Veterans with and without a history of mTBI in the experience of noise and light sensitivity, with sensory symptoms reported most frequently in the mTBI group. The difference remains significant even after controlling for symptoms of PTSD, depression, and somatization. These data suggest that while psychological distress is significantly associated with the complaints of noise and light sensitivity, it may not fully account for the experience of sensory sensitivity in a population with mTBI history.
authors.affiliation: a VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Megan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.|c Department of Neurology , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.|d Independent Practice , Beaverton , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Laurence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.affiliation: a VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.|b Department of Psychiatry , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.|e Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Maya E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.affiliation: a VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.|b Department of Psychiatry , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.|f Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) , VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Belle
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zaccari
authors.affiliation: a VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Mai S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Roost
authors.affiliation: g Department of Psychiatry , University of California at San Diego , La Jolla , California , USA.
authors.forename: Shahrokh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golshan
authors.affiliation: a VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.|b Department of Psychiatry , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huckans
authors.affiliation: h Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.|i Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
authors.forename: Jesse R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fann
authors.affiliation: a VA Portland Health Care System , Portland , Oregon , USA.|b Department of Psychiatry , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.|c Department of Neurology , Oregon Health & Science University , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Storzbach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020795:Photophobia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans
keywords: Blast exposure; concussion; light sensitivity; noise sensitivity; posttraumatic stress; traumatic brain injury