auditory injury

Epidemiology

• American government personnel working in Havana, Cuba 2016-2017 appear to have suffered damage to various brain networks similar to concussion from exposure to an "unnatural" auditory or sensory stimulus

Clinical manifestations

from Havana Cuba patients

• 62% with dizziness, 33% with nausea, 67% with balance disorder > 3 months after exposure
• 76% with memory problems, 71% with difficulty concentrating
• 76% with visual problems, 43% had persistent hearing loss
• 86% with insomnia

More general terms

• injury

Additional terms

• hearing loss (hearing impairment, hard of hearing, HOH)
• ototoxicity