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Impulse noise trauma during army weapon firing

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A 100 infanty personnel firing modern weapons such as the Anti Tank Guided Missile, 106mm Recoiless Gun (RCL), 84mm Rocket Launcher (RL) and 81mm Mortar were studied for the effect of impulse noise on the ear and the evolution of the Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS), Recovery Time (RT) and Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS) was traced.

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    K. R. Munjal & V. P. Singh

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Munjal, K.R., Singh, V.P. Impulse noise trauma during army weapon firing. IJO & HNS 49, 165–168 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023801

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