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Damaged ear drums and other reading reduction conditions top the listing of issues at the Ear, Nose and Throat walk-in centers at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, going to a choice by soldiers to refuse the usage of ear protection, based on medical personnel. Although troops are released hearing protection and several models need troops to-use it, significantly more than half the patients seen in the ENT centers are there for hearing-related problems, mentioned an Army news release. 'The first question I ask an individual who is available in having a hearing criticism is 'Were you carrying hearing protection?'' Air Force Col. (Dr.) Joseph Brennan said in-the launch. 'Since I came within Might, I've perhaps not had one company member answer 'yes' to that particular problem.' Several soldiers say they don't use hearing safety on missions since they feel it influences their situational awareness, capability to finish their missions and do their jobs, he explained. 'I was in Iraq in '04 and '05 in Fallujah with the Marines and the Army's 1st Infantry Division and we only couldn't get people to use their hearing protection,' Brennan said. 'We comprehend. It's just like the old Army lids soldiers were complaining they might not take together. Therefore despite the fact that they provided greater security, which like a physician is what I worry about, the battle is most significant .' He found over 600 outpatients in an ENT center, while in Iraq, Brennan said, and hearing loss was the analysis there, just like it's today in Afghanistan. Noisy sounds such as these from improvised explosive devices the most effective cause for hearing loss in Iraq and Afghanistan may cause conductive hearing loss, physical neuro hearing loss or tinnitus, Brennan said. The most typical issue, Brennan said, is just a blown-out ear drum, that will be considered a form of hearing loss. What this means is that noise isn't achieving the nerve in-the hearing that enables individuals to hear, Brennan described, adding that it may recover by itself. H-e remembered an episode in Iraq in 2004 where a gift have been through two roadside bomb explosions. 'The 2nd surge actually blew out his ear drums, and h-e couldn't hear anything. The soldier's sergeant and his fellow soldiers were on a roof in a firefight. The bullets were humming by his mind. His sergeant had to handle him to get him from the type of fire, since the gift couldn't hear his friends shouting for him to take cover.' Brennan advised troops to obtain used to wearing hearing safety for their own safety and the safety of the other troops. And, h-e informed, hearing loss can result in medical release o-r reclassification to a different military occupational specialty.