The Newsletter:
Military Audiology

Table of Contents

Vol7, No. 1 - January 1999

  1. Research Into NIHL
    Two researchers at NAVMEDCEN San Diego are working with a micro-catheter to deliver medication to the cochlear fluids via absorption through the round window.
  2. Effects of Airbag Deployment
    The overall goal of this project is to determine the presence and the extent of permanent threshold shift resulting from exposure to the impulse noise generated by a deploying airbag.
  3. DOD Committee for Audiology Research Update
    The Committee on Auditory Research is working hard to bring auditory issues to the Army of Today and the Army After Next!
  4. President's Message
    As LTC Henselman's tenure as President ends, she offers a final update regarding MAA's endeavors.
  5. Audiology Awareness Campaign Update
    The Audiology Awareness Campaign is making record headway for consumers and audiologists!
  6. Specialty Recognition
    The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Clinical Specialty Board (CSB) met 17 October 1998 to review the Stage II application for Specialty Recognition in Occupational Audiology. Unfortunately, it was not approved.
  7. Operation BANG in Action
    Current and prior Air Force and Army audiologists in San Antonio, Texas, are delivering a message loud and clear to San Antonio elementary school students about the importance of protecting their hearing.
  8. Army news and announcements from the Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service