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    Vestibular Illusions and Alterations in Aerospace Environment
    (2021) Demir, Abdurrahman Engin; Aydin, Erdinc; 0000-0001-6864-7378; 34386801; AAJ-2379-2021
    As the aerospace industry has grown rapidly over the years, aviators and astronauts have been exposed to some abnormal physiological changes arising from the dynamics of the aerospace environment. The vestibular system, encoding linear and angular movements of the head, is one of the main affected systems in which those abnormal changes can occur during flight. Despite the intricate and solid organization, vestibular units are such delicate structures that they can easily be deceived by aerial dynamics and gravity changes. Therefore, it is of vital importance for the continuity of flight safety to be aware of the detrimental alterations and impairments regarding the vestibular system and its reflex pathways. The aim of this paper was to present a review about how a healthy vestibular system is negatively affected within the aerospace environment and how some vestibular disorders become exaggerated or impaired during aviation and space activities.
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    Evaluation of Hearing Loss in Pilots
    (2015) Atalay, Hayriye; Babakurban, Seda Turkoglu; Aydin, Erdinc; 0000-0001-5067-4044; 0000-0001-6864-7378; 29392000; AAI-8856-2021; AAJ-2379-2021
    Objective: High-intensity noise sources with an increase in air traffic and sudden changes in atmospheric pressure can cause hearing loss in pilots. The main goal of this research is to examine hearing loss due to age, the total flight hours and aircraft types and to evaluate the effects of personal conditions that can influence the hearing level. Methods: We examined the data of 234 Turkish pilots aged between 25 and 54 years who were examined due to the aviation Law for annual control from January 2005 to January 2014 at Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara Hospital. The audiometric results of the pilots were used. While 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 KHz were used for the airway threshold, 1, 2, and 4 KHz were used for the bone conduction threshold. Results: According to the data of the 234 pilots, there was a significant correlation between high-frequency hearing loss and the total flight hours and pilots' ages. The average hearing loss was higher, particularly in the left ear, in pilots using helicopters than in those using other aircraft types. There was no statistically significant correlation between hearing loss and diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, anemia, obesity, and smoking. Conclusion: A significant cor-relation was observed between high frequency hearing loss and the total flight hours, pilots' age, and aircraft types in our study.