Money, K. E., Buckingham, I. P., Calder, I. M., Johnson, W. H., King, J. D., Landolt, J. P., Laufer, J., Ludman, H.. Damage to the middle ear and the inner ear in underwater divers. 1985.

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Title
Damage to the middle ear and the inner ear in underwater divers
Creator
Money, K. E.
Creator
Buckingham, I. P.
Creator
Calder, I. M.
Creator
Johnson, W. H.
Creator
King, J. D.
Creator
Landolt, J. P.
Creator
Laufer, J.
Creator
Ludman, H.
Subject
Barotrauma -- Etiology
Subject
Blood
Subject
Decompression -- Adverse Effects
Subject
Decompression Sickness -- Complications
Subject
Diving -- Adverse Effects
Subject
Ear, Inner -- Injuries
Subject
Ear, Middle -- Injuries
Subject
Humans
Date
1985
Description
Postmortem human tissue from recently deceased divers was processed histologically to assess any inner and middle ear damage that could have resulted from the effects of pressure during diving. The following new findings are particularly noteworthy. In one diver, ascent while breath holding resulted in the rupture of the ear drum and blood in the middle ear, in addition to pulmonary barotrauma. In a second diver, following inner ear decompression sickness, new bone growth, similar to that described earlier in experimental studies with the squirrel monkey, was observed in the arms of one of the semicircular canals. These observations are further confirmation that otologic disorders can be a serious threat to divers.
Collection
Undersea Baromedical Research
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http://medspace.mc.duke.edu:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/2193.1/59976
Identifier
PMID: 4035820
Identifier
dumca:5750
Rights
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc. (http://www.uhms.org )
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=4035820
Source
Undersea Biomedical Research 12(1), 77-84. (1985)
 
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