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SAM E. KINNEY, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118(6):581-583.

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Violence in our society frequently is directed toward our ability to hear as well as other functions related to the temporal bone. Important sensory and motor nerves as well as vascular structures traverse the temporal bone. Trauma to the temporal bone may impair the person's ability to perform everyday functions, also limiting the ability to communicate. The result of temporal bone trauma may have a significant effect on the victim's socioeconomic status.

Violence is defined by Webster's Third New International Dictionary as "exertion of any physical force so as to injure or abuse."¹ The purpose of this commentary will be to apply this definition of violence to the ear and temporal bone.

The physical forces that affect the ear and temporal bone may be separated into two categories. The first category is direct trauma to the ear or temporal bone, and the second category is acoustic trauma to the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Section of Otology and Neurotology Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44195-5034

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