Money K E, Buckingham I P, Calder I M, Johnson W H, King J D, Landolt J P, Laufer J, Ludman H
Undersea Biomed Res. 1985 Mar;12(1):77-84.
Postmortem human tissue from recently deceased divers was processed histologically to assess any inner and middle ear damage that could have resulted from the effects of pressure during diving. The following new findings are particularly noteworthy. In one diver, ascent while breath holding resulted in the rupture of the ear drum and blood in the middle ear, in addition to pulmonary barotrauma. In a second diver, following inner ear decompression sickness, new bone growth, similar to that described earlier in experimental studies with the squirrel monkey, was observed in the arms of one of the semicircular canals. These observations are further confirmation that otologic disorders can be a serious threat to divers.
对近期死亡潜水员的尸体组织进行了组织学处理，以评估潜水过程中压力影响可能导致的内耳和中耳损伤。以下新发现尤其值得注意。在一名潜水员中，屏气上升除了导致肺气压伤外，还导致鼓膜破裂和中耳积血。在另一名潜水员中，内耳减压病后，在其中一个半规管的臂部观察到了新骨生长，类似于早期松鼠猴实验研究中所描述的情况。这些观察结果进一步证实，耳科疾病可能对潜水员构成严重威胁。
