SLPNarrative ReviewTrends in hearing2018

An Integrative Model Accounting for the Symptom Cluster Triggered After an Acoustic Shock.

Arnaud J Noreña, Philippe Fournier, Alain Londero, Damien Ponsot, Nicolas Charpentier

PMID 30249168

WHAT IT FOUND

No clinical finding is reported.

The paper proposes a model of acoustic shock symptoms, so it does not change Monday practice.

What this paper is

This is a theoretical review proposing a pathophysiological model for symptoms after an acoustic shock, centered on tensor tympani muscle overuse, middle ear inflammation, trigeminal pathways, and sensitization. It includes no original patient study, methods, or outcomes, so there is no finding to change clinical practice.

The easy way to misread this

Do not read the proposed model as tested evidence for why acoustic shock symptoms occur or for what treatment should be used.

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