Warner Rachelle, Fuente Adrian, Hickson Louise
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, 8th Floor, Therapies Building, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia.
Mil Med. 2015 Sep;180(9):950-5. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00733.
Prompted by the continued prevalence of hearing related disabilities accepted as eligible for compensation and treatment under Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs legislation, a review of recent literature regarding possible causation mechanisms and thus, possible prevention strategies, is timely. The emerging thoughts on the effects of a combination of jet fuel and noise exposure on the central auditory nervous system (CANS) have relevance in the military aviation context because of the high exposures to solvents (including fuels) and unique noise hazards related to weapons systems and military aircraft. This literature review aimed to identify and analyze the current knowledge base of the effects of combined exposure to JP-8 jet fuel (or its aromatic solvent components) and noise on the CANS in human populations. We reviewed articles examining electrophysiological and behavioral measurement of the CANS following combined exposures to jet fuel (or its aromatic constituents) and noise. A total of 6 articles met the inclusion criteria for the review and their results are summarized. The articles considered in this review indicate that assessment of the CANS should be undertaken as part of a comprehensive test battery for military members exposed to both noise and solvents in the workplace.
鉴于澳大利亚退伍军人事务部立法规定中，与听力相关的残疾持续普遍存在且被认定有资格获得补偿和治疗，及时对近期有关可能的致病机制以及相应预防策略的文献进行综述很有必要。由于军事航空环境中人员高度暴露于溶剂（包括燃料）以及与武器系统和军用飞机相关的独特噪声危害，关于喷气燃料和噪声暴露联合作用对中枢听觉神经系统（CANS）影响的新观点具有重要意义。本综述旨在识别和分析当前关于人类人群中联合暴露于JP - 8喷气燃料（或其芳香族溶剂成分）和噪声对CANS影响的知识基础。我们回顾了研究喷气燃料（或其芳香族成分）与噪声联合暴露后CANS的电生理和行为测量的文章。共有6篇文章符合该综述的纳入标准，其结果总结如下。本综述中考虑的文章表明，对于在工作场所同时暴露于噪声和溶剂的军事人员，应将CANS评估作为综合测试的一部分进行。
