Use of Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) to detect sub-clinical inner ear damage in divers of the Indian Navy

Abstract

We concluded that TEOAE levels are not a sensitive tool in identifying ships divers without any history of noise exposure at risk for developing hearing loss.

Letter to Editor

“…We have read with extreme interest the original article, "The use of Otoacoustic emission to detect subclinical inner ear damage in divers of the Indian Navy" by Raghavan et al published in Med J Armed Forces India 2014; 70:344e348. 1 The authors have done pertinent work on a topic which has hardly been investigated considering the safety and protection of the naval divers who put their lives on the line.…”