Armed forces personnel is exposed to significant amounts of noise throughout their service life: from the big bangs and blasts produced by high-frequency impulse noises such as gunfire, artillery, improvised explosive device blasts or other percussive sounds to extended periods exposed to the buzz, whir and beep of low-frequency constant noise while traveling in helicopters or armoured vehicles or operating machinery, all these sounds leave their mark on the auditory system.

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