US Dept. of Defense Research: Decreased Sound Tolerance Associated with Blast Exposure

A new research paper has been published that focuses on Department of Defense current Service members and Veterans in America with hyperacusis.

The proportion of veterans reporting hyperacusis appears to be quite large:

"Based on the THS screening question, overall, irrespective of blast exposure, 29% (53 of 181) of Service members and 40% (99 of 245) of Veterans reported some degree of decreased sound tolerance."

Main link:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46626-6

PDF version:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46626-6.epdf