U. S. Naval Submarine Medical Center

U.s. Naval Submarine Medical Center Naval Submarine Base, New London

Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory Naval Submarine Medical Center Groton, Connecticut 06340 Memorandum. Report 70-7 an Investigation of the Effects of a Helium-oxygen Breathing Mixture on Hearing in Naval Personnel

Hearing levels of three subjects were measured at 125, 1000 and 8000 Hertz while the subjects were breathing air and while breathing an 80%/20% mixture of helium and oxygen. No significant change in hearing levels which could be attributed to the effects of the gas breathed were detected during or following a thirty-minute period on helium-oxygen.

Editorial: Cellular Mechanisms of Ototoxicity

Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, United States, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, MD, United States, Hearing Center of Excellence, J-9, Defense Health Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, San Anto...

Submarine Medical Research Laboratory NAVAL SUBMARINE MEDICAL CENTER, NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE Groton, Connecticut 06340 MEMORANDUM REPORT NO. 70-6 A HISTORY AND RATIONALE OF VISUAL ACUITY STANDARDS FOR SUBMARINERS

The visual tasks aboard submarines can be analyzed according to the demand for visual acuity placed upon the men performing them. Such assessments have been made on several occasions in the past, in response to increasing shortages of manpower, and have often resulted in relaxation of standards. These studies are summarized, the rationale for current standards stated and other solutions to the ...

The association between submarine service and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study of Korean naval personnel

OBJECTIVE We aimed to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity (≥2 chronic health problems) among Korean submariners and to evaluate the association between submarine service and multimorbidity and disease burden. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING This cross-sectional study included 590 naval personnel who visited a Korean primary care clinic during 2014-2015. Data regarding general characteristics a...