New York Bombing

[Jonesste29]

Love how the media report:

Three additional injuries were reported but are not life threatening; including ear ringing and severe headache, NY Police Commissioner James O'Neill Jr. told reporters.

If only they knew how life threatening ringing ears could be !!

http://deadline.com/2017/12/bomb-new-york-city-port-authority-bus-terminal-1202224084/

 

[Jomo]

LMAO...dont get me started with how anything is handled in NYC.... unfortunate to hear.. total life changing event

 

[Luman]

I saw that item, with the ringing remarks, in the news. I was thinking of posting it. I hope that the tinnitus will not last, for these victims.

 

[JurgenG]

Thank god the only injuries we know of at this point were minor.

Hate that.

 

[Tinker Bell]

I made the mistake of reading comments on an article. One poster was chastising others for making light of the attack when people were injured, and others were replying back that the injuries were no big deal since they were only ear ringing.

Only ear ringing. I suspect there's a chance the victims have hearing loss, too.

 

[MBH]

That's awareness for ya, Minor injury ? if they really knew how major it is. I'm surprised they didn't tell them yet deal with it, they will then realize fast how major it is. But I will say the news said ringing in the ear, kiddos for that, I wonder if they said Tinnitius how many people know that word.

 

[Jomo]

Too early to tell...they still have a chance of it going away...will find out tomorrow and by that point it will never be heard of because the media will find somthing dumb to talk about

 

[Luman]

I am hoping that there's a good chance they'll be OK. If nobody was otherwise seriously injured by the blast, not even the SOB that was wearing the explosives, maybe the noise wasn't loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss or long-term tinnitus.

 

[Jonesste29]

https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-04...vors-deal-lingering-invisible-injury-tinnitus

Interesting article about the Boston Marathon victims , their tinnitus didn't go away after two years .. hopefully the Nee York victims won't suffer the same fate

 

[Lex]

Chances are that the tinnitus for these victims is temporary that's why it's considered only a minor injury. Even if it turns out to be permanent, it may be mild enough to be bearable. For most people exposed to loud noises, that's the case anyway.

 

[Jonesste29]

Someone else arguing with CBS on twitter for calling 'ringing of the ears' , a minor element

 

[anusha]

I hope the ringing is temporary for the victims

 

[Frédéric]

I thought it was not worth starting a new thread, so I put this article in this thread since it is related.

Otologic Outcomes After Blast Injury: The Brussels Bombing Experience
Van Haesendonck, Gilles*,†; Van Rompaey, Vincent*,†; Gilles, Annick*,†; Topsakal, Vedat*,†; Van de Heyning, Paul*,†
Otology & Neurotology: September 24, 2018 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - p
doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002012

Objective: After the suicide bombings in Brussels on March 22, 2016, many victims consulted our emergency department with otologic symptoms. The aim of this study was to report the otologic morbidity and outcome after acute acoustic trauma in these patients.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Patients: Patients reporting subjective hearing loss, tinnitus, feeling of pressure in the ear, vertigo or hyperacusis after witnessing these bombings were included.

Intervention: All included patients were treated with systemic corticosteroid therapy, concurrent hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was advised to each and every included patient.

Main Outcome Measures: Participants underwent a routine otologic work-up including otoscopy, liminal audiometry, and subjective outcome measures related to tinnitus at baseline and at follow-up. Primary outcome was to describe the otologic morbidity after acute acoustic trauma (AAT). Secondary outcome was to evaluate the recovery of hearing loss, subjective symptoms, and tympanic membrane perforations.

Results: Fifty-six patients were included in our population with an average age of 27 ± 13 years, and 46% women/54% men. Thirty-two patients reported subjective hearing loss, 45 reported tinnitus, 45 reported a feeling of pressure in the ear, 2 patients experienced vertigo, and 18 patients reported hyperacusis. Otoscopic examination revealed three tympanic membrane perforation (TMP). Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was observed in 41% (n = 23) and mixed hearing loss in 3.6% (n = 2). No conductive hearing loss (CHL) was observed. Follow-up was obtained in 76.8%, with the last follow-up available at 47 ± 74 days. Two perforations closed spontaneously, while one persistent perforation was successfully reconstructed with complete air-bone gap closure. There was a significant improvement in subjective symptoms. SNHL improvement was observed in 52.6% (10/19), mixed hearing loss improved in both patients. Improvement in hearing thresholds was seen in patients treated with steroids and in those treated with steroids and HBOT, there was no significant difference in the degree of improvement between these two groups.

Conclusions: Blast-related otologic injuries have a significant impact on morbidity. Comprehensive otologic evaluation and state-of-the-art treatment may lead to a significant improvement in symptoms and hearing loss.

Copyright © 2018 by Otology & Neurotology, Inc. Image copyright © 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health/Anatomical Chart Company

Source: https://journals.lww.com/otology-ne..._Outcomes_After_Blast_Injury___The.96618.aspx

I thought it was interesting because tinnitus, systemic corticosteroid therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) are mentionned. It is a pitty that we don't know the recover of tinnitus.