Hearing conditions
What the words on a hearing report actually mean — noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus, acoustic trauma and the rest.
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL): A Guide for Serving Personnel and Veterans
What noise-induced hearing loss is, how military noise damages hearing, the symptoms, how suspected NIHL is assessed and what an audiogram can establish.
Last reviewed 22 August 2026Acute Acoustic Trauma: Military Blast, Gunfire and Sudden Hearing Damage
Sudden hearing injury after gunfire or blast: symptoms, how it differs from gradual NIHL, what an audiogram may show, and the MOD’s urgent-assessment rule.
Last reviewed 25 August 2026Hearing Loss Types: Sensorineural, Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss
Sensorineural, conductive and mixed hearing loss: how air and bone conduction tell them apart, and what a military surveillance audiogram cannot show.
Last reviewed 26 August 2026Hyperacusis and Sound Sensitivity After Military Noise Exposure
When everyday sound becomes painful: hyperacusis, how it differs from misophonia and recruitment, the blast research, and why silence makes it worse.
Last reviewed 26 August 2026Tinnitus and Military Service: A Guide for Serving Personnel and Veterans
What tinnitus is, how it links to military noise, what Abbott v MoD decided about delayed-onset tinnitus, and how it is assessed and managed.
Last reviewed 24 August 2026