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AERO-OTITIS MEDIA IN PRESSURE CHAMBER FLIGHTS

AERO-OTITIS MEDIA IN PRESSURE CHAMBER FLIGHTS Abstract SINCE Armstrong and Heim1 published the original description of aero-otitis media in 1937, much has been written about this relatively new morbid process. Under the impetus of World War II and the vast increase in flying which has accompanied it, the problem of aero-otitis media has come to assume much more importance in aviation medicine than ever before. At the present moment its chief importance lies with the military in that all Army and Navy flying personnel are subject to its disabling consequences; however, the scope of the problem will widen with the advent of peace and the dawning of a new and greater era of commercial aviation. The present article is a report of observations on aero-otitis media that occurred as a result of high altitude "flights" in pressure chambers. "High altitude flights" in pressure chambers do not exactly duplicate actual flying; nevertheless the simulation of the physical conditions References 1. Armstrong, H. G., and Heim, J. W.: The Effect of Flight on the Middle Ear , J. A. M. A. 109:417-421 ( (Aug. 7) ) 1937.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

AERO-OTITIS MEDIA IN PRESSURE CHAMBER FLIGHTS

Archives of Otolaryngology , Volume 43 (5) – May 1, 1946

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1946 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-9977
DOI
10.1001/archotol.1946.00680050518005
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Abstract

Abstract SINCE Armstrong and Heim1 published the original description of aero-otitis media in 1937, much has been written about this relatively new morbid process. Under the impetus of World War II and the vast increase in flying which has accompanied it, the problem of aero-otitis media has come to assume much more importance in aviation medicine than ever before. At the present moment its chief importance lies with the military in that all Army and Navy flying personnel are subject to its disabling consequences; however, the scope of the problem will widen with the advent of peace and the dawning of a new and greater era of commercial aviation. The present article is a report of observations on aero-otitis media that occurred as a result of high altitude "flights" in pressure chambers. "High altitude flights" in pressure chambers do not exactly duplicate actual flying; nevertheless the simulation of the physical conditions References 1. Armstrong, H. G., and Heim, J. W.: The Effect of Flight on the Middle Ear , J. A. M. A. 109:417-421 ( (Aug. 7) ) 1937.Crossref

Journal

Archives of OtolaryngologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1946

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