Bomb blast injury: effect on middle and inner ear

Objective To study the symptomatology, clinical findings and the effects of blast injury on middle and inner ear in survivors of bomb blast. Settings City of Mumbai, India. Methods The study group consisted of 52 patients exposed to the bomb blast that occurred on 25th August 2003. Result and Analys...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2008-12, Vol.60 (4), p.324-330
Hauptverfasser: Jagade, M. V., Patil, R. A., Suhail, I. S., Kelkar, P., Nemane, S., Mahendru, J., Kalbande, V., Kewle, P.
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To study the symptomatology, clinical findings and the effects of blast injury on middle and inner ear in survivors of bomb blast. Settings City of Mumbai, India. Methods The study group consisted of 52 patients exposed to the bomb blast that occurred on 25th August 2003. Result and Analysis The distance of the victim from the blast site has no major infiuence in producing effects on middle and inner ear in our study of the surviving individuals. Rupture of the tympanic membrane occurs due to the positive wave but both everted and inverted edges can be found in multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane.
ISSN:0019-5421
2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-008-0110-1