Can an Acoustic Trauma Cause Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?

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In CTE, a protein called Tau forms clumps that slowly spread throughout the brain, killing brain cells.

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

First-stage symptoms include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as well as confusion, disorientation, dizziness, cognitive problems, depression, anxiety and headaches.​

Anyone with some knowledge on this?

 

[Jason C]

I would doubt it. CTE is usually caused by bruising to the lining of the brain be it from repeated blows to the head such as a boxer or rugby player. It's this bruising that is thought to release proteins which cause the degenerative brain disorder.
Acoustic trauma can however cause tinnitus which obviously can lead to depression, anxiety, headaches, dizziness and problems with concentration due to the stress it brings in the person.