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barotrauma [‚bar·ə′trau̇·mə] (medicine) Injury to air-containing structures, such as the middle ears, sinuses, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract, due to unequal pressure differences across their walls. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Knowledge of previous otologic diseases and surgery, head trauma, barotrauma, congenital malformations and syndromes, bouts of recurrent meningitis, and other infectious diseases (e. Additional factors are the air shock wave generated by the tank's body and multiply reflected by it and high-intensity impulse noises that cause barotraumas to the ears and internal organs, as well as fragments of disintegrated equipment and the armor. [4] Both have the additional disadvantages of equipment malfunction, contamination, and induction of barotrauma (ie, injury resulting from changes in barometric pressure). |
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